Bisbee daily review., 1902-05-10
Laws
 in Mexico

called the expedien:, ! are then forwarded to the department of encouragement within sixty days af- l ter depositing the plans with the min 1 ing agent. If after studying the plans the. engineer of the department finds any error, they are returned to the mining agent and the survey will have to be made over again.
 "A protest can be made to the min ing agent prior to the plans being sent to the department, in which case a notice is posted to bring the disputed parties together.
 If the plans are approved of by the department, stamps to the extent of $10 per pertenencia must be furnished by the denouncer immediately, after which the title is signed by the presi- dent of the republic and the minister of encouragement and delivered, usu- ally from two to three weeks after pay ment for the stamps.
 The title is then taken to the H. nance department and recorded, when the tax of ten dollars per year per pertenencia can be paid either for a year in advance or a third of year. If the taxes remain unpaid for one month after they are due, fine of fif- ty per cent is charged, for two months 100 per cent, and if for three months, the title is lost and the claim is de- clared abandoned and is subject to de- nouncement by anyone, no matter if thousands of dollars have been expen. ded. This is a weak point in the lav. for under its provisions a dishonest sd perintendent might represent to his company that the taxes have been pad and the property may pass into other hands as consequence.
 The taxes to a mining property are usually paid at the . mining agency, but as this is oftentimes inconvenient, a solicitude or application can oe made to the minister of Hacienda, who will grant this privilege to allow taxes to be paid in the City of Mexico.
 According to the mining law it is illegal to work a mine for profit and export ore until the title has been granted, although the law states that any person in the republic can explore his property to the extent of ten me tres in depth, or in length, making as many excavations of this size as he has been broken. and miners have been known to ship thousands of tons without receiving their title. The first case of this nature was tried last Sep tember, when a decision was made al lowing any person to ship ore from his claims before receiving his title as samples. and. according to this decis ion. there semms to be no limit to the amount that may be shipped. which may be necessary to prove the value of the property.
 If the prospector is operating for a foreign company and wishes to make transfer to it, he must procure copy of the charter and bylaws signed by notary and the Secretary of State ln which the company was organized and afterwards certified by the Mex ican consul These documents have to be translated into the Spanish and a testimonio is prepared by a notary in which the title is conveyed to the foreign company. This document is then signed by the notary. by the Gov ernor of Foreign Relations and by the secretary of the embassy of legends.
 The company now owns their prop erty but has no legal right to do busi- ness. In order to obtain this privi- lege it is necessary to obtain an eX- tract of the first and last meeting of the company, by a notary, and also by a commissioner of the state, and certi- fed by the Mexican cansul.
 The company must next have a legal representative and general pow CT of attorney is made out to an agent signed in the same manner by the sec retary and president of the company, notary and commissioner Of state and certified by the Mexican consul. These documents must now be legal. ized and all translated into Spanish, taken to a notary who makes testimo- ny, signed in the same manner as the transferring of the title. namely by the notary, governor, minister of for eign relations and secretary of lega- tion. The testimony is then taken to the chief town of the district, where the property is located, and registered.
 The company can now do business according to the commercial code, keeping the four books leash, day. ledger and inventory duly stamped, but the stamps must be purchased in the district town, this often meaning journey of three days from the mine.
 Although these seem small and mi mute details, they are of the greatest importance, as a violation of any one of them might result in a legal fight or the loss Of property