The Alaska citizen., 1915-05-24

attested by the surveyor. incorpor
ated into the proof of annual labor
as in case of other classes of labor
or improvements, as provided for
in Section 10 of this act.
RECORDING OF AFFIDAVIT OF
ANNUAL LABOR.
Section 81. The owner of a lode
claim or claims. or some other per
son having a knowledge of the facts,
shall record with the recorder of
the district wherein such lode claim
or claims Is or are situated an
affidavit showing the performance
of annual labor or the making of
Improvements to the value of one
hundred (s100.0O) dollars upon or
for the benefit, of each claim.
PROVIDED, that the owner OF a
group of contiguous lode claims may
incorporate within a single affidavit
mis- proof of labor performed or
improvements made upon or for the
benefit of each, any or all of the
locations embraced within such
groups.
In all cases the affidavit shall
set forth the following:
First: The name of the claim or
claims, and where situated.
Second: A detailed description of
the work done or improvements made
upon, or for the benefit Of each
claim, together with the location of
the same with reference to the boun-
daries of the claim.
Third: The date of performance
of such labor or of making of i'm
provements.
Fourth: The number Of days work
done on or for the benefit of the
claim, and the character and value
Of the improvements made.
Fifth: AT whose instance the work
was done and Improvements made.
Sixth: The actual amount paid for
such work and improvements, and
by whom paid
Seventh: The wages charged which
shall be at the customary daily rate
prevailing in the district in which
the work is done.
Eighth: A declaration that the
time or expense OF travelling to and
rom the claims has not been in
Guided in computing the cost Of
such assessment work
Ninth: That not more than eight
hours work per man in any one Gay
has been charged to such assess
ment work.
Such affidavit shall be filed with
the recorder of the district within
which the claim or claims are To-
:ated, not later than ninety 600 day |
from the close Of the calendar year
during which the work was done or
improvements made.
For the filing recording and in |
deXing of such affidavit the record |
er shall receive the customary fee |
for the filing of a notice of location |
of a mining claim In the district |!
wherein he is recorder, and In addi- |
ton thereto, the sum of twenty-five |
(25c) cents for each and every claim |
included in the affidavit above a
single claim, when such affidavit |
covers group of contiguous loca
lions.
Should the locator Of a lode claim,
unnel site or millsite Cor his heirs
or assigns) fail to comply with any
of the provisions of Section ten 00) |
to twenty-one (2D inclusive of this
act, the burden of proof shall be !
claims as to the compliance with the
hereof. In the event of
any failure, relocation of the
lands involved shall be void if made
by or indirectly in the in,
terest Of such delinquent locator
or his successors in interest until |
one calendar year shall have elapsed |
since the failure obtained
Section %. That Chapter IA, AL
aska Session Laws, 1913, and all |
other acts or parts of acts in conflict
with this act are hereby repealed
Approved, April 20, 1915.