Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-16
MINES AND MARKETS

" called on Governor Sloan, who ex- pressed his desire that the commission, as appointed, should organize and serve, and MT. Clark was appointed chairman. Accordingly, the commission met in session at the office of member Thomas Armstrong, Jr., in the National Bank of Arizona building, at 1:30 P. m., pres ent all five members. On motion, Tbom- as Armstrong, IT,, was nominated and elected as secretary of the commission.
 Whereupon, MT. staunton offered the following preamble and resolution, and moved its adoption:
 "Whcreas, 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 inspcc- tion, and when the same is complete to report the same to the governor to be by him laid before the next legis- lative assembly of the territory of Ari- zona.
 "And whereas, it is the further duty of this commission to provide for and grant public hearings for period of at least six consecutive days, at which time any and all persons desiring to go before the commission shall be heard, and of which hearing at least thirty days notice is required to be given.
 "And whereas, it is desirable that all information possible be had by this commission before proceeding to formu- loAa xf ha onAo which can only take effect when adopt ed by the legislative assembly of Ari- zona at its next session.
 "And whereas, a committee, consist. ing of Messrs. w. R. Ingalls,, John Hays Hammond, James Douglas, J. Parke Charming and James R. Finley, was appointed at the meeting of the American Mining congress held at Den yer, Colo, in November, 1906, to pre- pare modern law governing quarrying and metalliferous mining, with the view to it's adoption by the American Min. l ing congress and recommendation to the various states of the Union for it's l passage as uniform law, replacing ex
 isting laws, which are more or less i'm. perfect and fragmentary; such commit ] tee to report at the meeting of said congress to be held at Goldfeld, New, on September 27, 1909; the report of which committee this commission be. lieves will be of great service to it in 1, the preparation of the proposed Arizona | mining code.
 "And whereas, during the time inter vening before the report of this com
 mission can be submitted to the legis- lature of Arizona and become a law, other and important changes may be made in the laws of the different states
 in regard to mctalliferous mining, and l q large amount of information can be gathered from persons interested in
 mining; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That this commission ad- | iourn it's sessions until 10 o'clock a. m, ! of Thursday during the week of the | Arizona territorial fair at Phoenix, in
 1909, and that the public hearings pro yided for by the act creating this com mission be not held until after that ! time and at a date or dates to be fixed I by the commission, of which due notice will be given as required by law. Resolved, further, That in the mean time, all persons interested in metallif. erous mining in the territory of Ari- zona be requested to communicate with the chairman or secretary of this com
 mission, giving, in writing, any sug- gestions and recommendations that may a,d the commission in the formulation of the proposed code. v
 Which motion being duly seconded, was by the unanimous vote of the com mission adopted, and the meeting stood adjourned.
 Dated at Phoenix, Ariz., May IF, 1909.
 (Signcd) WILL L. CLARK,
 Attest: Chairman.
 THoS. ARMSTRONG, JR. SncretarY