Year: 1866

within each succeeding three months for the like
purpose until such Company shall have eXpend-
ed in the aggregate Tor each claim OF 200 feet
the sum Of One Hundred Dollars, when such per
son or Company shall be deemed to have II vcs-
ted richt to such claim or claims and the same
shall not be deemed jumpable, Provided. ho,c-
eue, il within any one OF the above specified Pc
riods such person or Company shall eXpend in
addition to the above required SUI TO hold good
such claim CT claims, to the further sum Of one
or more ten collars for each claim, then such
such claim or claims shall be held good there
after Tor Il period corresponding at said rate of


three months for each ten dollars expended for
each claim. ...


ART. s. The Recorder shall keep two well
bound bound books each OF which shall be pro-
vided with an ami lie index. In one Of said books
the Recorder shall Immediately, upon the filing
of any and every notice OF location Of a mining
claim for Gold. Silver. Copper or other metal
record the same. and shall at time of said filing
index such location 10y the name or designation
of such Company or claim. He shall also in
dorse on the back of each of said notices the
date and hour of the day when the same shall lie
filed for record, and subscribe the same. He
shall also when recording said notices append to
each record TO be subscribed by him certificate
of the said date and hour Of filing. and the name
OF The person presenting the same for record and
shall at the same time carry out in said index
the page or pages of said book when said record
is made. In the other Of said books the Recor-
der shall in like manner index and record. and
certify the record OF every affidavit Of labor and
expenditure made by any Company or person.
taking snecial care to index The same by the same
name by which The same Is indeXed and recorded
in the said first described book. And he shall in
the manner first above described. as to Offices,
file each OF affidavts. On the filing of said no.
tices and afidavts the Recorder shall carefully
file the same away alphabetically. and the sun"
shall thereafter he thus carefully preserved, in
his Office for reference and shall be by him de.
lvered over to his successor in office for the like
purpose. He shall also on demand, and on the
payment OF his fees therefor, make and certify
to any person certificate of'any notice or afl-
tllvit on file in his Office or of these laws or
those hereby repealed. The Recorder shall in
no case be required to file for record any of said
notices Of claims or afidavits of labor as hernin
provided except upon the payment in coin OF the
fees in rnll for such filing. recording and certif
cate prescribed hy these laws, PROVIDED, that
the rights intended by the laws to he acquired or
secured by such record of such notice or aft l,-
Wit shall be deemed to relate to the date of said
filing thereof. Provided. further. it shall lie
the imperative duty o! said Recorder to immc-
,iiately file and record said notices and af-
davits on presentation TO him ior those purpo-
ses. whether he shall or shall not have received
bis fees therefor unless at the time Of s,id pre-
sentation he shall have demanded said fees in at
vance. The fees OF the Recorder for the servi-
ces required OF him Ivy these laws. shall be fifty
cents for The recording OF each folio or less for
the body OF every instrument to he recored ten
cents for each name signed thereto; ten cents for
each indeXing; ten cents for each filing; and
ten cents for each certificate of record. lie shall
also be ntiled to receive for each certified COPY
of any recorded or filed instrument fifty cents
for each folio or less and ten cents for his certii-
cate thereto.


ART. 8. There shall be elected for said Dis
tri t Recorder annually on the first Saturday
of January. except that the first Recorder elect
ed under these laws shall hold his office until the
first Saturday of January. 1861 and he and his
successors shall keep the books, papers and Of
fee in the town OF Auburn. II shall be his duly
annually to give at least one weeks notice be-
fore the first OF January. by publication in the
newspapers published in the town OF Auburn of
and election (>tating the time and place. to be
held to elect his successor. And on said elec.
ion the Recorder shall deliver TO his successor
all books and papers pertaining to his Office. In
the case Of the Recorders death. or his removal
from the District. any rs quartz miners of the
District. who have signed these laws, may call
meeting at Auburn by giving one weeks notice
by publication. for the purpose OF electing Re-
cordcr to fill the uneXpired term. Proplded.
that from any cause the Recorder shall not have
given The said required notice. and said election
has not been advertised to he held. as last herein
provided, it shall be the duty OF the Recorder to
Immediately give the required notice OF such
election for the uneXpired term being held over.


ART. TO- When at anytime 25 or more bona
fde quartz miners within this Di strict. and who
own each not less than one Gold. Silver, or Cop.
per mining claim therein. shall sign and present
TO the Recorder written request Tor the convO.
cation of meeting OF the Quartz Miners of said
District for the purpose of chan ging any Of these
laws, or adding thereto. or both it shall be the
duty OF the Recorder (on payment OF the ncces-
sry cost Of publicaion) to cause to he publish
ed in the newspapers in the town Of Auburn. for
the period of Two weeks 4 notice signed by him.
setting Forth in substance said written request
(and the time. which shall not be les than two
days after the last publications. and the place OF
general meeting OF the miners having claims
within said District. for the purpose of amcnl
ing or adding to the laws regulating said mining
within the District; and except as the same may
be amended or added to. as in this Article pro-
ved. these laws shall be and remain in full
force; PyOpided that in case Of the refusal or
failure OF the Recorder to cause such publca
of notice of such meeting within reasonable
time after the said request and payment of cost,
etc. said miners signing the same may cause said
publication OF notice to be made. signed by
themselves, and said meeting may be held and
exercise the powers Aforesaid.


ART. IL. All former laws regulating Gold
Silver or Copper mining within this District. are
hereby repealed. Proridcd. however. that no
ri 9hts heretofore acquired under The same Shall
be in anywi>e affected by said repeal, but such
ghs shall be detcrmnable by the terms Of the
laws under which they were acquircd Provided,
however. that in all case. where ghts to claim
or claims less than vested right thereto. only
have been acquired according TO the terms of
said former laws, then the owner or owners
thereof shall cause afiitlavils to be filed and re-
corded, us required by these Laws Of the perlor-
nance of the remaining labor. etc. necessary (ac.
cordng tt said former laws) to be done to perfect
"A vested right and The period CT periods with
in which such afidavits shall be filed and recOr-
ded shall be the same within which (accordng to
said former laws) said labor etc., are required to
bc performed.


ART II. All elections for Recorder shall be
by ballot.


ART l3. No person shall be entitled to take
part in the deliberations of any Quartz Miners
Convention or meeting. called by virtue OF these
laws unless he b. an owner of claim or an in
terest therein, and has signed the laws Of the
District.


COMBINATIONS 1t is hereby earnestly