El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-08
NEW MINING LAW
Is BEFORE HOUSE
Committee From Univer-
sity Club Gives Details
of Relief Act.

school Of mines. and z. F. Knots.
mine operator, constituting the com
mittee OF the Mining Circle OF the
University club. have returned from
Austin, where they were sent to help
senator p NJ Dudley and representa-
tives Adrian Pool and Thomson
in drafting and introducing in the.
legislature bin be a revision of the
mining law or an entirely new min
ing law. 10 encourage mining in the
state The bill was drafted by the
commissioner Of the general land Of
ice and Messrs- Worreu and Knots.
Following, in a general way the min
ing law OF the United States. The bill
was introduced In. the senate by SEN
ator Dudley, and by Judge Pool in
the house 1t passed the committee
OF the senate with a favorable report.
ana Messrs- Worrell and knots re-
turned confident Of its passage at an
early date.
This bill provides for the location
Of minerals on all state land or lands
IN which the mineral rights have been
reserved by the state All pIacers.
veins, lodes or any rocks or aqueous
solutions carrying metallic or nom
metallic substances of value. except
OIL natural gas. coal and Ignite. can
be located under the provisions Of
this act.
The size Of claims Is placed at 1900
Ieet IN length by 500 in width as the /
maximum The extra lateral rights I
are done away with. saving the end !
less litigation under the United States /
law
Surveyor Marks Corner.
After the locator has posted his 10 /
cation notice at the center Of one OF 4
me END lines Of the claim and has 4
marked the same, the temporary mon- 1
uments shall be replaced by perma-
nent ones at the four corners within 4
10o days from the date of the award I
OF the claim The application 10 the
county surveyor for the survey Of the
claim must be made within 30 davs
aIter the posting OF the notice Of To-
cauont and the application and the L
field notes must be filed in the gen
sral land office, which office will
ISSUE the award OF the area included
In the claim
The annual assessment work re-
CURED Is a shaft, tunnel or open cut
" rect IN length and at least four 4
Ieet in width by five feet for other
dimensions. If an award shall be
issued prior to October l, the first an
nual assessment work shall be done
before the end OF the calendar yea.
Shd IN January following, an aft
eaNlt OF assessment work done shall
De filed in the general land office. IN
the next calendar year following. the
assessment work shall be done mad
nled as stated.
Coowners who fail to contribute
lnelr shares OF any expense required
under this act shall lose their inter
ests, on written notice, or BY advsr-
llsement, much the same as under the
United States law
Failure TO comply with any Of the
-e9glrements Of this act before patent, ;
WORKS forfeiture OF all rights ipso
lacto, ana the locator or locators can
not relocate the same ground within
SIX months thereafter.
Five Percent Royalty.
Further conditions are that the To-
Gator shall pay 50 cents uer acrsi
every January and pay 3 percent roy
atty upon the production Of such
claim as shown by the net smelter.
Iilt- mint or refinery returns arising
from the sale Of ore or products. such
royalty payments shall be paid quar-
-erlys IN January, April. July and Oc- I
soosr' through the general land Of
nee into the state land fund. This
royalty payment must be supported
1y aIudaTit OF the claim owner aud s
vouchers and returns OF the snefter.
ne royalties paid shall apply upon
ne purchase price Of the land EN- e
l .3-o IN the claim. and II. at any /
me WITHIN i've years. this amounts
70 SO per acre for all mineral lands.
IS against 800 per acre as it is nov,
ne claim owner will be entitled to A
patent, after which all assessment
YORK and royalty requirements cease.
litter five years from the date Of the
ward OF the claim. TO pay up the bal
ince due on the purchase price OF SIS
Der acre and get a patent
May Occupy Claim
me locator or owner Of 3 mininEl
sIEfrr shall
within the limits Of his claim SO much
y the surface as is strictly necessary
or Its use and exploitation and for
building and works used in mining
operations, and for treating and
melting and for necessary rightof- J
Units OF the claim for ingress and
igress for roadway and railroads. IN
,ase the owner OF the mineral right :
IND the owner Of the surface rights
annot agree on the compensation To-
he injury incident to the opening oil
ormer may apply to the county Judge =
u the county in which the claim Is Z
ocated and the proceedings shall fol-
oW, as lar as possible, the laws re-
ating to the condemnation OF rights
1way for railway companies. Moth
ng IN the act gives the locator any
,razing right or right to well water
'sed Tor stock or TO any timber.
The Issuance OF an award or the
ling Of a prospector's location on
-nsold state land included within this P
ct, shall not prevent the sale OF the
and without minerals on which the o
Minerals or claim are located. But.
q case OF such sale. after the loca-
lon has been filed with the commits
Toner Of the land office as provided.
ne purchaser Of such land shall not
e entitled TO any part OF the nro-
eeos OF such minerals or location nor
ther compensation, nor shall such
purchaser have any action for dam
ges done TO such land by or result
ag from the proper working or op- v
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