Arizona republican., 1909-05-13
THE ARIZONA MINING
 CODE COMMISSION ORGANIZED YESTERDAY, Gov- ERNoR APPOINTING WILL. CLARK CHAIRMAN. Proceedings of the Session-Ad ourn. ment Was Taken Until
 Next Fall.

hc 1lllnIIlS COue COInInlSSlOD dp- pointed by the governor of Arizona in accordance with the provisions oi An Act to Create a Commission tC Prepare and Draft a Complete anC Comprehensive Code of Laws Regu. lating Metalliferous Mining, and tc Provide for Effective Mine Inspec- tion," met at the territorial capito this morning, present all five mem- bers appointed, as follows: Thomas Armstrong jr., attorney member, oi Phoenix; Peter J. Nipple of Globe Charles J. Kimball of Crown King w. F. StauntOn of Tombstone and Will L. Clark of Jerome.
 The commission first met and for mally called on Governor Sloan, who expressed his desire that the com mission, as appointed. should organize and serve, and Mir. Clark was ap- pointed chairman thereof Accord ingly, the commission met in session at the office of member Thomas Armstrong jr. in the National Bank of Arizona building, at 1880 p.m. present all five members aforesaid On motion. Thomas Armstrong jr was nominated and elected as sec retary of the commission.
 Mir. Staunton offered the following preamble and resolution, and moved its adoption:
 Whereas, it is made the duty of this commission to prepare and draft a complete and comprehensive code of laws regulating metalliferous min ing and providing for effective mine inspection, and when the same is complete to report the same to the governor. 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 pc riod 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 re- quired 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 pro- posed code, which can only take eff feet when adopted by the legislative assembly of Arizona at its next ses- sion;
 And whereas, a committee consist ing of Messrs. w R. Ingalls,, John Hays Hammond, James Douglas, J. Parke Charming and James R. Fin lay, was appointed at the meeting of the American Mining Congress held at Denver. Colorado. in November. fn n lnN qdx erning quarrying and metalliferous mining, with the view to it's adoption by the American Mining Congress and recommendation to the various states of the union for its passage as a uniform law, replacing existing laws, which are more or less imper- feet and fragmentary; such commit tee to report at the meeting of said congress to be held in Goldfield, Ne vada, on September 27th. 1909; the report of which committee this com mission believes will he of great ser vice to it in the preparation of the proposed Arizona mining code;
 And whereas, during the time intervening before the report of this commission can be submitted to the legislature of Arizona and become a law, other and important changes may be made in the laws of the different states in regard to metalliferous min ing, and a large amount of informa- ton can be gatheredy from persons interested in mining; now. therefore, be it
 Resolved, That this commission adjourn its sessions until ten o'clock am. of Thursday during the week of the Arizona Territorial Fair. at Phoe- nix. in 1909, and that the public hearing provided for by the act creat ing this commission be not held until after that time and at a date or dates to be fixed by the commission, of which due notice will be given as required by law.
 Resolved further. That in the all persons interested in mining in the territory of Arizona be requested to commun- icate with the chairman or secretary of this commission, giving in writing any suggestions and recommendations that may aid the commission in the of the proposed code"
 Which motion-being duly seconded by Mir. Kimball, was by the unani nous vote of the commission adopted, and the meeting stood adjourned.
 WILL l.. CLARK, A tfast. Chairman