Year: 1866

THE NEW MINING LAW.


AN ACT entitled an Act concerning Partnerships


for Mining Purposes


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


Section l. Whenever any two or more persons
being owners, occupants or locatOrs of any min
ing claim, or whenever any two or more persons
shall have associated themselves together. with
or without any written agreement, (but not as a
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 associae!
in said mining claim. be deemed to be coparlners
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 !. mining claim shall have been
located. any person who shall be a member of
the company, desiring to work said claim may
| notify he 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 IA 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
-
meeting shall he authorized to levy such assess
ment: but, il a majority of the shares in such
company he not represented ut such meeting
then majority of those present shall he auth
orized to cause the said mining claim to be pros
pected or 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 bc levied from time to time, not Oitener
than once in thirty days, by any member not de-
linquent of said mining company, against dcin
quent 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 delinquent
assessment may he collected in this Act provided
provided. that when the mining companies have
bylaws designating what amount of work shall
be done on such claim, then any assessm ent 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 collec-
tion thereof shall have been exhausted


Sec. 3. Any member of mining company. or
his heils. 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.
piraion Of thirty days after such assessment la
bor or other liability has become due be notified
in writing by any remaining member or members
or 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. 4. Such notice. and all other notices
required under this Act, shall be served us fol
lows:


FirstIf the party reside in the county where
the mine is located, it shall be delivered to him
personality or lett at his place OF residence.


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


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


Sec. $. If the person so notified shall neglect
or refuse to pay or discharge such assessments,
work, or liability for ten days after personal
service or leaving notice at his residence, when
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twenty days after deposit in post or express Of.
flee of such notice, when such deposit has been
made. or until the expiration of the full 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 as 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 may be
required to pay such assessment or liability, to-
gelhcr with costs of SALE


Sec. 6. All sales under the provisions of this
Act shall be at public auction at the mining
claim and shall he MADE by any Constable of the
township. auctionecr, 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 dcln-
quency and the name OF such delinquent men,
Der or members, at the time and place of such
sale. which place shall he within the district
where the mine is located, and shall commence
by Offering the smallest number of feet or shares
in such claim for sale. and continue selling at the
same time and place until sufficient number of
feet or shares is sold to pay the delinquent assess
ment OF Liabilities and the officer selling shall
execute a deed to the purchaser or purchasers
and such deed shall he received in ali Courts nc