Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-19
CODE COMMISSION
 ORGANIZES AT PHOENIX


 and Draft Complete and Comprehen- sive Code of Laws Regulating Metallif- erous Mining, and to Provide for Elf fective Mine Inspection" met at the territorial capitol Wednesday, present all five members appointed, as follows: Thomas Armstrong, Jr., attorney mem- Der, of Phoenix; Peter J. Nipple of Globe, Charles J. Kimban of Crown King, W. F. Staunton of Tombstone and Will l.. Clark of Jerome.
 The commission first met and formal ly called on Governor Sloan, who ex- pressed his desire that the commission, as appointed, should organize and serve and MT. Clark was appointed chairman thereof. Accordingly, the commission met in session at the office of Member Thomas Armstrong, Jr., in the Ma tional Bank of Arizona building, at 1:30 ?. m., present all five members aforesaid. On motion, Thomas Arm strong, Jr., was nominated and elected as secretary of the commission. MT. Staunton offered the following preamble and resolution, and moved it's adoption:
 "Whereas, it is made the duty of this commission to prepare and draft a complete and comprehensive code of laws regulating metalliferous mining and providing for effective mine in speetion, and when the same is com plete to report the same to the govern or, to be by him laid before the next legislative assembly of the territory of Arizona;
 "And whereas, it is the further duty of this commission to provide for and grant public hearings for a period of l at least six consecutive days, at which l time any and all persons desiring to go before the commission shall be heard, | and of which hearing at least thirty l days notice is required to be given;
 "And whereas, it is desirable that ! all information possible be had by this commission before proceeding to formulate a final draft of the proposed code, which can only take effect when adopted by the legislative assembly of Arizona at its next session;
 "And whereas, a committee consist ing of Messrs. W. R. Ingalls,, John Hays Hammond, James Douglas, J. Parke Chaning and James R. Finlay, was appointed at the meeting of the American Mining congress held at Denver, Colorado, in November, 1906, to prepare a modern law governing luarrying and metalliferous mining, with the view to it's adoption by the American Mining congress and recom- nendation to the various states of the union for it's passage as a uniform law, replacing existing laws, which are i nore or less imperfect and fragmen- ( .ary; such committee to report at the meeting of said congress to be held in f ioldfeld, Nevada, on September 27th, , 9O9; the report of which committee i his commission believes will be of | ,reat service to it in the preparation of n he proposed Arizona mining code;
 "And whereas, during the time in \ ervening. before the report of this a commission can be submitted to the leg h slRture of Arizona and become a law, f ther and important changes may be q lade in the laws of the different states f n regard to metalliferous mining, and f, large amount of information can be f, adhered from persons interested in " lining; now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That this commission al p ,urn its session until 10 o'clock a. m. %. f Thursday during the week of the a rizona Territorial Fair at Phoenix, in 1O9, and that the public hearing pro $, ided for by the act geating this com ol ission be not held until after that h, me and at a date or dates to be fixed m ? the commission, of which due notice Q; i'll be given as required by law. fe Resolved, further, That in the eantime, all persons interested in uc etalliferous mining in the territory of tb rizona be requested to communicate on ith the chairman or secretary of this he mmission, giving in writing any sug- he stions and recommendations that Al ny aid the commission in the formu- IT, ton of the proposed code" ed Which motion being duly seconded bv , Mir. Kimball, was by the unanimous mn te of the commission adopted, and an e meeting stood adjourned.
 WILL L. CLARK,
 test: Chairman. ll ruOS ARNTSTpONC TIP