Show by vi of ani ax talley mining ining district I 1 kr k r at a meeting of tile ani miners nars of lake valle valley y mining district held at camp jones july 10 16 1864 U H it broxie was appointed president 1617 f the mechin mooting and 1 H L seward secretary the Chair nitin stated that the objects or of the meeting au eting were to create a now new mining district within the limits of snake valley I 1 mining alining district elect a recorder and establish bylaws by laws for the government of said district k A committee consisting of D C jewell jewel 1 hugh knepper and wm vm jams were appointed to draft bylaws by laws the following laws having been presented by the committee were acted upon seria seriatim tint rud and adopted by bv the ine meeting eting 1 article 1 this district to be known as snake valley mining dining district to include that por lebn of territory situated in the territory oKU tab county of beaver as follows goin commencing at the crossing crosing or of the reese river roa road d from minersville Miners ville ut at snake ak cra creek ek running thence thirty miles W west est thence thirty miles north thence thirty miles east and thence to point of beginning article ad the ex extent tent of it a claim on any mineral vein shall bu be two hundred fe feet vt along the lode with it a width of on one hundred A d feet et on oil each side or of the lode including all its dips spurs angles depths widths shoots offshoots off outcrop droppings pings variations and ill all the minerals and other valuables therin contained and priority of location shall determine the owned ownership s 11 i p cfall of all cross or other leads traversing af ground claimed under these laws the discoverer land and locator of a lead shall be entitled to ono one claim additional lot for discovery article ad no person shall hold more than one claim by loc tion aion on any one vein vein by purchase tiny any number of claims may be h held L article ath all locations shall be madl made A by companies and me measured on it a horizontal itne each companas comp anys location to be designated and its extent fully described article ath rich eich company must do one fal faithful thild days work on their claim in in each month after the same shall 11 have ave been located one year on a failure to do so tile the claim or claims will bu be subject to relocation location re by any at ther h er person provided however that if the gorab company ally are prevented fed from working by local insurrection or rebellion a 11 failure 1 to do so will not hot forfeit their claims article ah th work done or caused to be done by th the jovn rs in any tunnel cut shaft water ditch or prill privilege eje in fin g good I 1 faith alth for the benefi tot any any claim ashall lw dered as aou tm the damn owned by said person or cr ti T article ath all clait claims s shall recorded within ten days after a notice of location locations shall liall have been posted thereon but it a notice filed for record itt in the recorders office shall bo be considered in all cases equivalent to a record article ath claims on gold sur burlace lace dic diggings shall hall be eachus bui hundred vired feet square article oth locators on vein heuft n of coal or iron shall be entitled to five hundred feet lot lor each location and five In hundred indred feet additional for discovery and in all other respects shall be subject to and enjoy all the privileges privileged and immunities of these diese laws article logli all locations made on water for mini mining ncr ditch nill mill privileges or for abr irrigation ti on purposes shall be respected and the same be recorded in the book boo bo o or books of the district recorder and shall in all other ra eipl acta be subject to 10 and bijoy all the eriv privileges i I 1 and immunities of these laws whenever three hundred dol lars shall have been expended upon the aie claims or of any any company in this district the ground so claimed by said company shall ili be deemed as belonging in fee to the owners and their assigns and the same shall not be subject to relocation by other parties ever after except by a au n acknowledged knowledg know led 9 ed abandonment of the ground by the company which shall be so construed after said ground shall have lain iain idle for one y year ear and except in cases where claims are in in litigation at article bicle all voters at meetings r s to regul regulate ate mining interests shall be claim owners in this sli district strict article all meetings for the purpose 0 of f election or changing these laws must be called by posting written notices in at least three public places in the district or by pub kiib same printed it ia i a m 1 T baid ud publication tobia to b y it ifil the RL recorder Record c orar tr in either cas case during at least twenty days previous ions to sueh inc lae ting eting t staling the object thereof article there shall be a recorder chosen from adiong the minors miners of the di district brict who iio shall hold his office during biring it a term of one olic year unless dunles a successor shall hall be duly elec elected fed which cm can only be done dolle iq by a majority 01 th the cl voters present at a meeting for that purpose I 1 I 1 I 1 p 0 s e it shall bo be the duty of tile to record till sill clai claims lils presented for itha t purpose provided that it shall not be 1 for him to record any cl clum tim in conflict with W ith a prior location and hejhall lie he shall be 40 entitled to receive it a sum bum not exceeding one 10 q aft i 0 o 01 aach cd h B W e parate claim cr company he shall endorse on all placed on file in his office the exact time of presentation for record it shall b be his duty it if paired pu ired by Uala cator to furn furnish ifill each share holder with a a haa claim by tee ibo 1 I 1 7 ip v r V i kotlus Is office for each of which chic h be hestell fil be b e on titled to receive the sum of fifty cents before recording any claim he be shall satisfy himself that no rights are arc infringed article irth the recorder shall keep two I 1 series of ol books in one of which to record all i locations location wid and the other till all tr transfers ansill ers 0 in this district to be styled book A 1 B and 0 of claims and book A band B and 0 0 or of trans lers in the latter of which lie he shall place on record all deeds of shares presented for that thai pur purpose posey for which he shall be entitled to receive it a sum still not exceeding two dollars and it a it atif in each case and all such records with the necessary revenue stamps ef fixed shall hp he deemed le legal lil evidence of sale or ownership as the case may bo be article irth all examinations of records shall be made in tho the prest presence of the recorder of his deputy when relieved the recorder shall turn over to his successor till all books and papers pertaining to his office lie he shall have 11 a seal and attest all acknowledgments and certificates made by him 5 provided that he be may use lise 11 his N private seal until the proper seal of office shall halt be procured article all records and copies thereof properly certified shall be legal evidence of their contents in all courts in this territory on motion the district was declared established lis lied and the bylaws by laws as above I 1 were adopted on motion james G C lehmer delimer was ats unanimously elected recorder on motion the president de declared blared tho the meeting adjo adjourned birned II 11 R BROWN BROWIN president II 11 L secretary |