Year: 1866

for Mining Purposes.


The People of the State of California, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows


Section I. Whenever any two OF more persons
being owners, occupants. or locators of any min
ing claim. or whenever any two or more persons
shalt have associated themselves together, with
or without any written agreement (but not as Il
body corporate.) for the purpose of working or
prospecting any mining claim on any Of the
public lands Of the United States, shall after be.
ing notified in writing by any member of said
mining company that they have been associated
in slid mining claim. be deemed to be copartners
for the purpose Of prospecting or working said
claim and shall be subject to the provisions and
liabilities imposed by this Act.


Sec. 2. After Il mining claim shall have been
located. any person who shall be Il member of
the company. desiring to work said claim, may
notify the other members of the company of his
or their desire to have an assessment levied
against the owners Of the claim for the purpose
of prospecting. working. or developing such
claim. designating time and place tor a meet
ing of the members of such company for the
purpose of levying such assessment; such notice
shall be given as provided in the fourth section
of this Act. and if a majority Of the shares in
such mining claim be represented at such meet
ing, then u majority OF those present at such
meeting shall lie authorized to levy such assess
ment; but, II majority OF the shares in such
company bc not represented at such meeting,
then majority OF those present shall be auth
orizcd to cause the said mining claim to be pros
pectea OF worked, and thereafter the owners in
such mining claim shall be liable for their re-
spective proportion of the expenses so incurred
in prospecting working. or developing such
claim to the extent of the value of their inter.
est in such claim. and thereafter assessments
may be levied from time to time, not oftener
han once in thirty days, by any member not de-
nnnt nf cai1 ipit
qucnt members for the collection of sufficient
amount of assessment to pay for the working
and prospecting of such claim up to the time
such assessment is made, and such delnoueut
assessment may be collected in this A ct provided:
provided. that when the mining companies have
bylaws designating what amount OF work shall
be done on such claim. then any assessment made
as provided in this Act shall not exceed an
amount sufficient to pay Tor the work required by
the bylaws; and, provided. further, that no new
| assessment shall be made until all previous asses.
ments have been paid, or the remedies for colec-
tion thereof shall have been exhausted


Sec. 3. Any member Of mining company. or
his heis. executors, administrators. or assigns in
any mining claim, who shall neglect or refuse to
pay any assessments or shall neglect TO perform
any labor or other liability which shall become
due from him under this Act. may, after the cx.
piration Of thirty days after such assessment. la
Dor or other liability has become due, be notified





OF by his or their agent, that such assessment
labor or other liability, is due. which written
notice shall specify the name of such mine, and
the district wherein it is located, and shall par
ticularly mention the liability which has been
incurred.


Sec. A. Such notice, and all other notices
required under this Act, shall be served as fol-
lows:


First If the party reside in The county where
the mine is located il shall be delivered to him
personally or left at his place OF residence.


Second-ll the party reside out of the county.
but within the State, and his place OF residence
is known, such notice shall be deposited in a post
Office or express Office in a scaled envelope, with
postage or express charges. as the case may be,
paid, addressed to such party at his place of
residence.


Third-If such party reside out of the State.
or his place of residence is unknown. such notice
shall be published once week for eight succcs
sve weeks in some newspaper published in the
county where the mine is located il there be
such paper. otherwise in some newspaper pub
lished in an adjoining county.


Sec. 5. If the person so notified shall neglect
OF refuse to pay or discharge such assessments
work, or liability. for ten days after personal
service or leaving notice at his residence when
such service has been had or notice so left, or for
twenty days alter deposit in post or express of.
flee OF such notice, when such deposit has been
ih""S' VI up'ii 'uc NApildtlOU Ol tue lUll period
Of publication herein provided when publication
is made, thereafter such Delinquent shall be
deemed to have absolutely forfeited and aban-
doned to the other members Of said mining COM
pany all the right, title claim and interest owned,
held, or possessed by such delinquent in the said
mining claim, such portion thereof rs shall be
sufficient to satisfy such delinquency; the remain.
ing member or members may sell the interest
Of such delinquent member in and to such min.
ing claim, or so much OF said interest as nav be
required to pay such as essment or liability, to-
gether with costs Of sale.


Sec. g. All sales under the provisions of this
Act shall be at public auction at the mining
claim, and shall be made by any Constable of the
township. auctiOneer, or Sheriff of the county.
and by giving ten days notice thereof by posting
written notices in three public places within the
mining district where such mine is located. The
notice shall also specify the extent of the interest
OF the delinquent. and the amount OF the dclin-
quency, and the name Of such delinquent mem.
ber or members, at the time and place of such
sale, which place shall be within the district
where the mine is located, and shall commence
by offerlng the smallest number of feet or shares
IN such claim for sale, and continue selling at the
same time and place until q sufficient number of
feet or shares is sold to pay the delinquent assess
ment or liabilities; and the officer selling shall
execute a deed to the purchaser or purchasers.
and such deed shall be received jn ali Courts os