Show bylaws by laws of gold amnon mining mim n g district 1 I H minutes of a meeting of tile miners of gold canon milling Mining district held on the ad day of july A dj I 1 1864 at city in the county of lander territory of nevada 1 pur pursuant baut to a call for a meeting of ta 3 of gold canon i mining mini n dis aw 10 suc abiga ld the ad 9 day dakof of atil 1864 at th house of walter J E Edsall d sall Esq in steptoe city nevada I 1 territory and nd john B urmy uri gy was called c to the ahe char chair and edw ea d v Ingli ingham arn was chosen secretary on motion chotin a of three U was appointed appoint ea to io report the ahe order of business tile the committee consisted of thurmond bane find and pierce after consideration consid cra tift 1 11 the tl ic committee 1 t f 4 a s follows fo I I 1 0 W S 0 n Q order r d r f of 0 f business I 1 pi first of the laws of the ake district second se c 0 n it tile consideration bf the i by bylaws L laws i third the election ofa of a recorder the report was accepted accept bd and th the committee discharged 0 on oil motion 1 a of five were appointed by the chairman to draft a new set of obby by laws for the government of claim holders and others in the dis erict the of john gordon Gor dont I 1 0 fuller ely E ly thos beighel and josiah hosmer i after due consideration by the committee appointed for that purpose ic I 1 the following bylaws by laws were made land and p passed a d unanimously i 1 at ba a meeting atthe claim holders in ih gold clanon canon mining minim district lan der n I 1 t I 1 county nevada territory held heldak a t steptoe city in in said territory and bounty fitly 21 20 A D 1864 the foli fol I 1 lowing 0 W i 11 r Preamble 1 and laws word ye 11 anant u arll t l 9 f 1 im ita i adopted S for the i of the mining interests of said district whereas r 1 ll 11 1 11 ll 1 1 tl ft Hf t I 1 a and n d a acknowledged c I 1 1 1 P 0 ie d right I 1 I g 1 1 t of miners to form t i m mining districts I 1 specifying g the boundaries anakin making 0 laws rules arid and regulations for the lo clatin locating working and controlling mines 1111 nes when nu in ill conflict with the conati constitution ll 11 of tile the united states or the law lassof 1 the slate in which said miness are situated therefore lidoff i be it ft resolved r e I 1 S SEC P E 0 1 iila thattie Th atthe t ahe mining in 1 ining i i 1 rul rules s heretofore existing in thi district L be and hereby are arc palt re 1 seq SEC ip anid 1 is D i af ri 6 ti i ihal be 16 known iown as tho the G gold 0 id C canon 4 at mi ning ji D i strict and rid shall be bounded aws as follows to writ wit commencing at the donth sonth douthat aou that iab comer of stape toe city h n ln A jkr y e of uie t ali I 1 ence ruu elih ning CIS in a southerly direction along atie W e eastern base of the steptoe range of mountains ten m miles I 1 iles thence e due west to the wo western f aters base of sa said id ibo mountains U i stains thence in a northerly direction aloag 00 the western bage bae of saida twenty V n tz miles hence A due eab f to the i 1 t f ia s f f te as to r a ila bac lie ot or and sou dire C fio a to the place of beginning i t I 1 SF seb b SD there shall be a I 1 acted for this 1 oil till tale ar in COAZ ad W day of july jilly A dl D l j 9 each year wiio shall hold hid office farione for one 1 3 year mar unless foont fe moved I 1 which pan only t s i in u hereafter pre SEC am jt shall be b tin anty of the i in a stait arfi able table bodif h br boob a fun and pk alto VI pulU oi i f tap kt aidy ai Wy jl to but buthe lie shall ng 09 tiby the party of parties r e qi jesting 0 such re cp alich such clain claim i interferes or affects thea interest I 1 of arlo location ij such facts appended to the record re cording the same in the tha or of their being filed lie he sh all keep lifs his books open at all ordin the tb 0 INU f f 1 have lave the power ait act in his I 1 place fa fp r whose official I 1 il a a acts as meshall ls liall be responsible a and n it shall s lia a also so be bc jhc t thc if duty 0 of t the he P recorder cco ader tp deliver I 1 i v p r to I 1 liis successor uc cessor in office al all I 1 1 bo 1 books i s records i I 1 pap papers s etc i bi belonging fo fa or I 1 i aig to 6 liis office 0 ari v 1 T SEC it aliah shall b the duty afflic af pf the recorder when whenever eve r application a tj on js J made to him to 1 chord L yliria laim N to gp go upon n the ground measure accurately said claim and e 1 oct or pause to be aw 0 I 1 e erected re c ted a I 1 mound of rocks roja a at the point of discovery of said claim cWM three thre e feet in i a stake in the conten center vi sufficient lieh height ali above the mound forthe notice to be 1 posted it q i t therean ri i af swi said at da m ty which i 1 i h otic ghatt stal particularly RAul arly ali the e distances and dirc clion of of said claim for which service e vido of r rc biordi cording arr and lo 10 juill arting lie shall receive the sum 0 one n e ry dollafa r and fifty fiffy oO 50 f tile c cu jid ix also fifty bets ce ts extra ca r tiB cates es furnis lied L 0 o SEC aru the recorder elect before ef re en antorin en tari torin n upon T the duties bofill i s I 1 shall i 11 I 1 alve ive bonds i in in i tl the ii sll sum f in 0 r vi 1 vt T ob 4 do sinnit ai IT 17 ee i iby N M 1 I tv ti v afif wood good and i sli sufficient M i ien sureties fa for I 1 the I 1 tit liftig ot of ati ff i 3 duties doties which b bc e fil niad e d i in ii tile e I 1 clerks j I 1 erks mee odthe of the nevadah caad d terri territory tol tw k A tae T recorder der shall i 11 keep keel it i daay Y ay iy ji i dy jn L j two cerms of bookson rl one oneff r winch which to L record e ord 1 all 1 locations v arid and 5 7 in in tile seco second seconia nii il 1 1 Kf a iii it all ira transfers c 0 da l 11 tuis district TV 19 mt T in ili 11 ll the 1 jatto 1 latter 1 I 1 l r lic he 1 8 aih if all 11 ta ti i al also 1 l so I 1 ata 1 place 11 tt T c e m 0 on record all deeds ot U hurvana S 11 ll hur al cana 11 61 clim wi presented resell ted for that tha purpose td I 1 NN C FIC he shall receive il sum riot ex cc P two ollars collars ih fil each c base lan n d dallu 4 1 11 fa ft b cay rc e cords COIN ich ylie t ri s 1 t amp 11 s 1 affix a macd adf shan shall ba be dab emad legal e 1 49 the 0 ikc case nl maybe I 1 y b 0 ino F c 4 all t I 1 i e exa q ai i n a t io aw n 6 r rz 9 c T i 1 lr l must be made 1 in pres presence efte r of bf the rn fit juif r IT i r rw I 1 ya I 1 r jay ar 1 n recorder or I 1 his lis deputy ill ty f t 1 I I 1 iv r i noaim i 6 of 1 a all I 1 I 1 clainos 0 or ra 10 location 0 of mining ground by any indi ind J byj d u a I 1 or b company on oil file 0 in in 1 10 r 1 lie i i ers i office i r li ay iy P bo 6 d deemed l qa beju t 1 I 7 1 i ll 11 0 c eq biyal qa to A re cordo vi huttt jj in ap aft b entitled C t ta hold by location q tw two 6 hun dt on any u icae lead aj ar or 1 lode l in in la 11 this ais district ii strict with I 1 all its dips I 1 spurs p ills a 1 agles 1 I es depths avid widths tali byl ou shoots loots 0 out u t ros abid variations ap and d all th the ali man era eala s tf idrain co stained I 1 tai lidd ex or and loc a I 1 ing f en anti 0 li tied tiede abile ohe C claim extra t sib I 1 aam of any lead acad in Es ashall hall be e e c I 1 toli f 0 1 ia e each ach side aft lie load land lo 10 for 1613 one errie kr fiel for 0 1 SEC al rift aaion all be I 1 r I 1 M abr 16 ed i ion 7 on q claim with C al nad and the names of ori 1 tile the I 1 notice edtice ty tl 1 rt no 1 aib 1314 y heker lb cil bf 1 A C cinc NC Ni x W iw i use ltv ov no ale bec yorla done i orl on anop n tunnel I 1 II 11 h shaft or stift j in g G 0 I 1 fait shall be consider considered qc 1 a as C ilag tile claim oin owned ped by such person 0 11 1 I ar 1 I 1 I 1 company if proposed 6 maid pc person i son ot or f I 1 compely company 7 fa t 0 intersect by such essl acut shaft or oi dr d i iffa his or the I 1 r t alaina I 1 ara V I 1 SEC whenever 50 acts I 1 per toot foot shall have wen cen expended P pa on oil tile daams claims jf ip ft 1 rt rt r t T jau mt of it it an annir n r c PON t ni arati irati it 3 company ap ny person r oil or oi P Q Q U any ally suo haibi Va 1 0 c aei ibi 1 ai mal VIR ty an a ny ver son 01 J oi c company r said raid r c claim aim aft h aff a bo considered con si abd r i i real es 1 t ate I 1 1 aila l t r not i nit to forfeiture ex cep t b a actual tua abari r 1 i t af pf r dorment donmen don ment fc SEC SC iam I 1 ath eve evary required to a a holl hole five f ce t IV beep p on each location on or b before the secor sona cl day ay of october A D fa and persons labati locating g cla claims ii hereafter s li a ali lid lia ve ve months hsih tn W which hi c h to pe perform r rm said TOor f r 1 SEC afi any enlisted in men eni in tho military afy service of the vilified fes ll oldin claims diab district brict shall fida ba requiem A to do any anT antwork wor vork ki upon the i m until ninety addys 1 expirations his term td same to be bc reck nt ed deft ft om fild timea IM liis discharge 0 from the tinny wn sf ikc 0 ja rn all blaim libl li aers in tili thier I 1 district shall do the prescribed 0 r on oneace e tick lop loci acion as pi ih 15 n or beforce be forc j mofid ad day dahlof of july 1865 aad her a after locators of claims ahall havel ve year after date or of locations locati onlin which cht ter dothe said borc these ruic vr or g acty am ty be akerd ai majority bof pre eit wt inthe at any ti rn clap m twenty days nahoe of ft int 40 uon shall have beant signed by twenty atty 1 nyc eve alahn li hatka nearest 4 new span ianthe iut yew tor yr ancl shall khall havo bave ben po ted in th reo 1 y in particularly pa tho the thae placey arnd nd ob dobz a d t d lo 10 i ehe alpo d aa a 1 elec election ot 01 a recorder I 1 JAM thurmon v ia and ed aleye placed pi aced an nomination nomina for the thurmond ond with withdrew drey v lis bw edw ingrain 1 nham w was as unanimously elect recorder for ille eais anig J fa IP v jag ji B iD limy j n 1 DW ic A M I 1 a |