The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-07-31
NEW MINING LAW PASSED
BY NEVADA LEGISLATURE.

The following is the text of the ne
mining law passed by the last legis-
lature of Nevada.
Chapter LXV.-An Act supplement
tary to an act entitled IAN Act TO
encourage the mining. milling. smelt-
ing or other reduction of ores In the
state of Nevada" approved March /,
1875. approved March IA, 1907.)
Section /. Any person, citizen Of
the United States. may enter upon
any unfenced and unimprovsd land
In the state of Nevada. held in pri-
vate ownership excepting mining
claims and mining property already 10
Gated or occupied for mining pur-
poses, and may prospect thereon for
gold, silver, or other valuable mineral
or metal, being responsible to the
owners of the land for all damages
done thereon.
Sec. Any person, a citizen Of the
United States. discovering ledge or
other valuable mineral or metals In
or upon unfenced or unimproved land
ir this state held IN private own
ership, excepting mining claims or
mining property already located or
occupied for mining purposes, may
locate such ledge or deposits in &C
cordance with the laws of the United
States, and of this state, in respect
to the locationof mining claims, the
same as though such ledge or de-
post was found upon the public do
main and may acquire title to such
land so located by means of the spec
ial proceedings prescribed in this act
The said special proceedings shall
be substantially as follows:
There shall be filed in the clerks
office of the district court in the
county where the real estate is sit
uated a petition verified according
to law, stating therein the names of
the person or persons presenting the
petition; that he or they have dis
covered ledge or deposit contain
ing gold, silver or some other val
liable mineral or metal; the descrip-
tion by metes and bounds or by
some other accurate designation of
tn treact or tracts of land, located
in the manner of mining claims as
herein provided and described to. be
appropriated for mining purposes
that said land is more valuable for
for which the same is being held;
the names of those in possession of
said land, and those for which the
same is being held; the names of
those in possession of the land, and
interest therein, so far as the same
can be obtained by reasonable dill
igence.
Sec. 3. That the proceedings fol-
lowing the filing of such petition
shall be as prescribed in that GER
tain act Of the legislature Of this
state entitled AN act to encourage
mining. milling smelling or other re-
duction Of ores in the state of Ne
vada," approved March 1, 1875, in
SO far as the same are inconsis-
tent with the provisions of this act.
Sec. 4. II upon the hearing of the
petition filed as provided in this act
II appears to the satisfaction of the
court or the Judge thereof that the
land In question Is more valuable for
mining than the purpose for which
the same Is being used, then the petit
toner or petitioners shall acquire it'll
thereto In manner similar to that
prescribed in the act to which this
ACT Is supplementary.
Sec. 5. In determining the value of
the land as basis for the compen-
sation which the petitioner or pc
titioners shall pay to the owners
thereof, the minerals therein contain
ed shall not be considered as going
to make up the value, but the val
ue which shall govern is the rea-
sonable value Of the land for the
use to which the same has previously
put, or reasonably might be expect
ed to be put in the future, by the
owners thereof