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Show Ol) MINE ASSESSMENT BILL TEXT IS GIVEN WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 The text of the joint resolution suspending i sessments on mining claims Which passed the house July 31 and the n ate August 7. is as follows Resolved, That the provision of sec-J sec-J lion 2S24 of the revised statutes of tho L'nited States, which requires on each mining claim located and until a patent has been issued therefor, not less than $100 worth of labor to be performed or improvements aggregating such amount to be made during each year, be. and the same is, hereby suspended during the calendar year, 1919. Provid ed, that no such suspension shall be granted to any one claimant tor more than five claims: Provided, that every claimant of any such mining claim, in order to obtain the benefits of this resolution, res-olution, shall file, or cause to be Hl d, j In the office where the location notice lor certificate Is recorded, on or before December 31, 1919, a notice of his desire de-sire to hold said mining claim under this resolution. Section 2 That this resolution shall not be construed to alter, modify, ami ad or repeal ..he public resolution MM entitled joint resolution to relieve th owners of mining claims who have been mustered in the military or naval service of the United States as officer or enlisted men from performing work d ring the term of such service, approved ap-proved Julv 21. 1917. II |