Show miners meeting at love r agua A ua 0 o 1 nr n r A meeting of miners in in the agua frio district was held at capt jno abc keowns saloon on saturday evening evening no nov 0 1858 1859 at which jas mccror mccrory was chos chosen en chairman and sam IV smith appointed appoint edS secretary e ere tary mr giltner stated the object of the meeting and offered the following preamble and resolutions which were unan unanimously adopted believing that we as miners miners have hae certain rights granted us by the general government with regard to the working of the mines mines i in california therefore be it resolved that we the miners miners of the agua frio district will always maintain the privilege pa allege to make our own laws and regulations without consulting the miners miners or other districts fm further ther be it resolved that we ve will enforce our laws ard and regulations until new fiew ones are regularly instituted instituted by a majority of the miners miners in in the district Reso Rs hed oved that the regulation and F mining law lav of our district which has been in in vogue ogue for two years and a half prohibiting from working our district and not al allowing lowin white men to work them shall still cc be the law and rule in in this district resolved Reso hed if any chinese stop within the district for the purpose of mining mi they must lew leave e w within athin forty eight hour hours after being notified by at least three miners if not note the miners miners in in the locality or district shall compel them to leave and nd inflict such punishment as they may deem proper resolved that the above laws of our in mining ining i district shall hold good for one year and longer if not repealed resolved that after this the chinese question shall be acted upon once every fall in in tins this district resolved Res olied that wo will always abide by the decisions of a ajor i of f the regular placer miners in the d district brict it was AN as then moved that a committee of five fhe be appointed to warn the who are now on the creek to leave which was unanimously adopted the following gentlemen were appointed P hinted said committee purdy ehte paix alexander and allen alien on motion the meeting eting adjourned JAS mccrory McCU ORY chairman Cha irmin li i SAM secretary lifa juan ri posa star etl n 11 1 i 1 1 aa d wf lt |