Show bylaws by laws of gold canon mining district 1 1 I 1 minutes of a meeting of the miners of oc gold canon mining district held on the ad day of july A D 1864 at ab city in in the county of lander territory of nevada pursuant to h a califor calf for a meeting of the miners of gold canon mining district such m meeting eti n was held on the ad dw ofa fl jjr alv 1 1864 at the house of walter edsall d ih j steptoe city nevada vada toki territory and john 01 iab B vimy vi my was called to the chair and E edw dw in ingham bam avas on myon a aoam committee of three wa was 9 appointed to report theonder the order of business the committee consisted of thurmond bano and pi pierce erce A after after fter consideration the committee reported as follows on the order of business bubines s r P first the he rep repeal e al oatlie laws I 1 of the district second td i the he cons consideration id aeration of the laws i 41 1 by bylaws T I 1 ii I 1 d the election of a recorder tha report was accepted ania and the committee discharged I 1 on oil motion a committee of five were appollo ted by the chairman to draft tt a new nev set of bylaws by laws lor tho government nt of claim holders and others in the district the committee consisted of john gordon 0 0 bulc puller J JL H 1 ely thos B beighel hel a and 11 d J jasiah Os aali ho hosmer I 1 a ar after due consideration by the committee appointed for that purpose the rol following lowing bylaws by laws were made and passed unanimously at a meeting of the claim holders in gold canon mining district lander count county nevada territory held at steptoe pity in said territory and county bounty july ad A D 1861 1 the fol lowing preamble and laws were un ani adopted for the govern of tile the minin mining gd D t J whereas it lias has been the grafl practice e and acknowledged right of miners iners to form mining d districts specifying the boundaries making laws rules and regulations for the locating working and controlling mines not in hi conflict with the constitution of the united states I 1 or the laws aws af pj the he state or territory in in whichard chaid mines are situated therefore be it resolved SRO that the mining hee heretofore existing existing 4 in this district b be e and are r repealed ep baled ar Ss bao 2 m this district shall be known k no n as a the G gold ol 01 d C canon anon M i n i n p D is brict nd shall be bounded as kol follows lows to wic wib commencing at the southeast south east eist corner of steptoe city as laid down in in a survey kirvey odthe off the same thence running in ill a C ahree t ion qa eastern ste ali base ai 6 c ringe range of mountains ten miles thence due west western n said mountain thence in id a northera nor northerly therl r direct direction io n alone the we base 0 of 7 said mountains tain li f 1 I 1 twenty mes thence due east to the alie eastern balto of said mou mountains and ahnee iti ri a abut herly dira dirton on to the pi aca 10 1 of bagi nn nang i ali SEC 91 D there re shall be a recorder al eced fr this fuis G on 6 the 6 ecord secand eco jd I 1 21 d dayot a jbf july A D I 1 1364 and each eab year thereafter who shall shah sha H hom rs bf ficeto fice K 0 1 0 ye dinless Tin M less s 4 C moved which cah i only be dono V asin in fi lier e cafter prescribed 1 4 it shall be ilic duty odthe alid recorder Ro corder to kl keep beep in suitable bol boo or book booked qa full aup and record oft ofte 1111 11 Ll f s 1 ln L fj f J e 11 II 0 in ti to hini him for forthal that purpose but he shall notify the party ar or parties va such recard it if such claim interferes with or the right or interest of a prior location and making note such fact ao appended to the rec record ord tei irei cording the bame in flie reorder he order of theia being filed he shall ephis ke books open at all ordinary business hours for ahe of odthe the ho he shall have the power to appoint act indis plate place for farho whose i b official acts he shall hall be responsible and it hhall alwo aio be the duty of the recorder to deliver to his successor in office all looks boks records papers etc belonging to gr pertaining to his office ath the recorder Record Lr whenever appl application i cation is T is made to fo him to record a 9 claim lo 10 9 go 0 upon the ground round measure accurately said claim and erect or cahide to be erected a mound of rooks rocks atthe at the boik of discovery of bf said claim 1 birce alire e fet ct in tivo twofee fe ef high 0 P wi with alth a stake s tak id of sufficient 1 it li height bight abo above the mound for ane ae notice to io be posted thereon of said i claim which hichi said notice shall shill state particularly the liw distances and direction of said claim for which service of bf recording and locating he shall receive the sum one JI 1 dollar and fifty 50 cents in ill the currency of tile the united states i 1 also fifty 50 cents ench cachor for all extra 1 li t ca tes e SEC 6 tir the recorder elect before antei entering ing upon the duties of his office shall give div bonds in the sum of two thousand 2000 dollars with three thi ree good and sureties for thy th y faithful performance of his duties which said bond shall be filed in the clerks clerics office of the county of iander nevada territory 9 S SEC F C TIL the recorder shall keep two s series ris dal of books ili one of 61 aich which to record all locations and in the lebund all transfer claims attos district in ili the latter shall also place on record all alf deeds of shares and claims cia inis I 1 I 1 presented for that burp purpose ose for which he fie shall receive a sumi sum not exceeding two dollars collat s in each case and all such records with the necessary revenue stamps stain i ps affixed shall be deemed legal evident evi dence a as the case may be SEC ath all ali 0 records 0 iiii musac st be made idar in presence of t the e o recorder or MS his decaty De pAty SEQ OT api ii notice of all claims or ip cadien of mining ground by any irl indi di vidual pr or by any company conigan Y on file in the recorders office shall be equi equivalent vale nt to a decoi 4 of the fhe same 1 SEC EC lorn lotfi ea each claimant shall abe be entitled tto hold by location tivo aup gnp d die diefert r red feet on any leal oi or lo loe lode de in ih a all 11 its lips i ps purs epurs I 1 am an agles depths widths di dahs off shoots outcrops and variations and alythe min erla therein contained the diacon berer arid locator of a lei lea d db eing catti antl i z 0 d to one claim clai TO extra far Y sze SEC llan the leb locator aitor of arty any lead lode or leda in the Dia triet ishall be W CD ti fco kold on each the akad bead 1 lode w oc ledge one em hunck hundred od beet wt fw for woj working king r purposes asni all locatis 10 oa shan a be I 1 made bya by a written notice posted upon the claim wf with tb borm darica define dind the names of all blatman clah ts posted poste 11 ft dl a i the uoti 7 r f A every ery ether jo y as a S I 1 1 mr i bif ii 6 R caged by i individual n it or of company a aban te be recorded within tm yoaw ao 50 lim 40 cp OTA stilow STi loL fi i i 1 l tunnel shaft or drift dria in good f shall be considered as aa being 1 done don e orp tile claim owned by s pers cmor comp company aby if proposed by s said kid company to intersect by such tunnel cut shaft or drift his or their adlar alarm cl arm i m OA SEC whenever 58 59 acts pr fow shall have halve been expended anthe claivon allig i of any company person son or person out any one location claid son or company id claim shall wi considered real estate aad not subject jeet to corfe forfeiture I 1 alture except by actual aliat ate roii oG S six 1 grit rit every required to sink 4 a hole five fire kat ielpi on bac each 11 location 1 on ret hg and day of October pA A df dy persons locatis locating claims r amx have hav three ethree months in whick ic 00 to gnp s said 1 i d labor r 1 SEC sc arn ny enlisted men inthe in m the thea military service service of the united holding claims inthis in this mining Distri District qt it j shall not be bequir required e d todo a any ny work f t A 1 1 1 MA u upon pon t them I 1 iem until ninety A days aft after the e expiration of his term of service 6 the i firc same to be rec reckoned i aed T r from tuo the i til time i 0 of his di disch from the army CA rr SEC ISTL all alf claim holders in this chii district shall do the prescribed bed w woric ork j is ifs r i v ts ti A on eadi each location 1 as presed prescribe bibija din 80 sec tion i fa ir on 0 or before f t the he i S see co n ond on d ad lay day of jia 1865 18 60 and 7 lim ireve imal of c claims sh shall all bave orm yea r after date of location in ih W which 1611 I 1 to do the said work SEC these rules or mining laws may be altered and amended I 1 by r a majority of those present at apy I 1 ine etingin the district at anny ai r ti tor er twenty da days Y a notice of such tion shall have b been een signed signa li b bythe y t we fy 2 five claim homers and ana published fail ih ake nearest newspaper in in the territory if 1 and rhall have been posted ported i nt n t fir ai e public places in the di district vita tin g particularly aly the lime place 1 an ahad a I 1 0 1 joca of the meeting ine eting the next bugi business hess arf of order der bein i g thi election of a recer recorder Rec erder der J M ahli rm W and ado fid wingham were ere placed leril rn nomination for the same thurmond Thur mona ond withdrew his namo name and edw ingham was tin unanimously alii elected recorder for the ensuing emiling yer niccie JOHN B URMY chyn 1 I EDW INGHAM st se 0 1 I 1 |