The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-19
BRITISH COLUMBIA'S
EXCLUSION STATUTE.
Special Dispatch tn the pass-Tn;el-
lsgencsr.


lsgencer.
VICTORIA. n. e., Jan. iS--
The faIl text OF the antt-aiten
law fa.
I. That every person who II
not less than Is years OF aae
and 10 n Brtffsh subject shall
be entitled To all the rights
and privileges Of q free miner
under this act. upon taking
out q free mtner's certificate.
80 lonx ns such certificate re-
mains In force.
2. No Joint stock company
or corporation shall he entt-
tied TO take out u free miners
certificate unlcss the came
has been Incorporated and
not simpIy licensed or resfs-
tered under the lava of the
province. and unless auch
company or corporation II
authorised to take out .
miners license by the teuseu-
ant governor, in council. the
word "person" In this section
shall include only such COM
panies or corporations ~
Aforesaid.
3. 4 miners license taken
ont by any pcraon not author
tsed 50 to do hy this section
shall he null and void.
feet free miners' certificates
tssued before the contag into
force of this section, and In
case any person or corpora
sectien to take out n free min
er's license has prior TO the
coming into force OF this sec-
tiea acquired any interest or
any claim under the proxis-
ions of the placer mining act.
such license may he renewed
from time to time, hut such
renewed license shall not en-
title the holder thereof to hold
or acquire any interest In any
claim under said placer MIN
ing act. except such Interest 80
acquired prior to the coming
into force Of this aectiOn.
q. No free miner after tho
coming into force Of this sec
tion shnll hold any claim an
der said placer mining act. or
any interest therein ~ trus-
tee or otherwise for any per-
SON who II not - British sub
tect or for any corporation
not authorised to take out n
free miaer's certificate ~
above provided.
The attorney general, when the
order for the adoption OF the re-
port OF this bill came up, suggest
cd that the order he discharged and
the bill recommitted for the pur-
pose or the introduction OF the fol-
lowing amendments, which were
adopted.
That the order for the consid-
GRAFTON OF bill No. be discharged,
and tre hili referred hack 10 the
committee OF the whole house with
instructions to strike out sGb-sec-
ton of section .. Of said bill. and
substitute therefor the following;
-. A free miners certif-
cate, issucd before the coming
into force of this section. the
holder Of which 10 not n BRIT
ish subject, shall not entitIs
the person holding the same to
take MP, record or acquire any
fnfcrest In amy claim under
certificate shall be valid only
with regard to claims record
ed under the placer mining
act prior tn the coming into
force of this section, and as To
which the holder of such GER
titicRte was, prior to the COM
ing into force of this section,
the owne either wholly or ta
part. Any such certificate
may be renewed, hut such re-
newed certificate shaii only be
valid with regard Ia claims
recorded ander the placer min
ing act under the circum-
stanres In said sub-sectton
stated
'Anf also To add To said section
2. the following subsection,
ga. This section shall not
apply to persons tn whom the
lieutenant governor. In roua-
ell, may, under the provisions
Of the placer mining act, grant
q lease for dredging. or for
what - known as hydraulic
mining, as distinguished from
ordinary placer atuieina.'"