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J. Snively, Chairman. H. Ehrenberg, Secretary."
WEAVER MINING DISTRICT. Name and Boundary of District.
"1st This District shall be known as Weaver District and bounded as follows-to wit, com- mencing at the mouth or sink of the Hassayamp Creek following up the eastern bank of said creek to the Tanks on the Southern boundary line of Walkers, thence West to the head of the Canyon of the St. Maria, thence southerly to In- dian Springs continuing in said direction cross- ing Date Creek near the Indian cemetery ten miles from said crossing, thence east to the place of beginning.
Size of Claims.
"2nd-The size of Claims in this District shall be one hundred & fifty feet on creeks or Gulches and seventy five feet on each side.
Number of Claims, &C.
"3d No person shall hold but one claim in this District except the original discoverers (Ten in number) and the discoverer of new creek or Gulch diggings who are & shall be enti-
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tled to one additional claim, all claims worked & recorded within five days from the time of loca- tion shall hold good for sixty days. After the expiration of said sixty days all claims shall be worked on one day in ten.
Arbitration.
"4th. All disputes in refference to mining claims in this District to be settled by arbitra- tion.
Mexicans.
"5th No citizens of Mexico shall hold or work claims in this District except the boy Lor- enzo Para who is one of the original discoverers, and should the miners employ any of the said citizens of Mexico, they will be held responsible for their good behavior, and should the said employer fail to comply with this article he or they shall forfeit all interest in the mines & leave the District.
Purchasing Claims.
"6th No person or persons shall purchase or sell any claims in this District for sixty days from the adoption of these laws, nor shall any person take up and hold claims for non-residents of the District.
Recorder.
"7th There shall be one Recorder elected whose duty shall be to record mining claims & bills of sale & preserve the laws of the district in a book or books to be kept for that purpose, said Records to be open for examination (free). His term of office shall be three months & until his successor is elected. He shall post or cause to be
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posted notices in three public places of the Dis- trict notifying the miners of the expiration of his term, stating the time & place of election, and deliver to his successor all Books Papers and Maps belonging to his office. His fees for Re- cording shall be one dollar for each claim, and one dollar for each Bill of Sale. No Bills of Sale of claims will be valid unless recorded within forty-eight hours after date.
Called Meetings.
"8th Any five miners can call a meeting of the miners of the District by Posting notices in three public places of the District stating the object of the meeting, giving five days notice and signing their names to said notices. June 25th, 1863"
Arthur M. Henry, Recorder PIONEER MINING DISTRICT. Miners Meeting on the Oolkilsipava River May 10th 1863 Mr. S Shoup President J. V. Wheelhouse Secretary
"Names of original prospectors as required by Resolution No seven-
Capt. J. R. Walker.
George Bloper. A. C. Benedict.
G. Gillahan. Jackson McCrackin.
Jos. E. Walker, Jr. John Dixon.
S. Shoup.
T. J. Johnson. Felix Cholet.
M. Lewis.
Jas. V. Wheelhouse.
B. Ellis. A. B. French. .
Jas. Chase.
Jack Swelling.
Chas. Taylor.
George Coulter.
Frank Finney.
H. B. Cummings.
S. C. Miller.
Wm. Williams.
Rodney Mckinnon.
Jacob Linn. Jacob Miller.
"Preamble, laws & resolutions adopted & passed by the 'Walker' prospecting & mining company for their mutual guidance and protec-
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tion at a meeting of said company on the Ookil- ipava River May 10" 1863
"Sec 1st To all to whom it may concern, be it know that the 'Walker' prospecting & mining company have taken up certain portions of Ook- ilipava river & Tributarys for mining purposes have formed the said portion into a District to be called Pioneer District extending from the head of said river to a tree below the falls at the foot of the mountains (on which the notice of claimants is put up) taking in all tributarys, gulches, & ravines drained by said portion of river to main summit on both sides.
"Sec 2d That at a miners meeting duly called & at which a majority shall pronounce pro & con, shall be in this Dist the manner by which all laws be made & adopted, disputes to rights of claims settled, extent thereof, litigation, &c, & all other business appertaining to miners & their rights usually settled at said meetings in other mining Dists-
"Sec 3 That there shall be one President to preside over said meetings & one Secretary, both of whom shall be elected by a majority of votes for the term of one year from the date of elec- tion- It shall be the duty of said Presd't to call all meetings & see that business belonging to said meetings be properly brought before it & freely discussed to the satisfaction of all parties concerned- The duty of the Secty shall be to keep a true and proper record (in writing) of the proceedings of each & all of said meetings-
"Sec 4 There shall be a Recorder for said Dist appointed by the miners for the term of one year, whose duty it shall be to record all claims,
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sales & transfers of same & other transactions in said Dist appertaining to said office in other min- ing districts- He shall keep a true record of same in writing open at all proper hours for public inspection-
"Resolutions passed & carried at the above meeting-
"Resolved, that one hundred yards in length and fifty yards from each side of centre of gulch be considered a claim on this river .-
"Resolved, That each original prospector be entitled to one extra claim by right of discov- ery-
"Resolved, That each member of the company having drawn by lottery the number of his claims shall have the privilege of exchanging one or both of them for any other unclaimed part of said river same dimensions as original being ob- served-
"Resolved, That whereas but little time was taken to properly prospect, no claims be taken for persons outside of original prospectors until they have definitely settled to which part of said river their claim may be exchanged to-
"Resolved that the President be entitled to a fee of five dollars for each miners meeting which may be called to settle disputes or other individual business, to be paid by parties calling said meeting before the meeting be called & in case of winning suit to be refunded to Plain- tiff & same amount collected from Defendant-
"Resolved that the names of all original pros- pectors be embodied in this document-
"Resolved That Mr. T. J. Johnson be Presi- dent of this Dist-
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"Resolved That Mr. Wheelhouse be Secre- tary-
"Resolved That Mr. Wheelhouse be Recorder
"Resolved That the original claimants whose names appear in this document have nothing to pay for recording their first claims-
"Resolved That the fee for recording claims be fixed at Two dollars & fifty cents per claim-
"Resolved that No Mexican shall have the right to buy, take up, or pre empt a claim on this river, or in this Dis't for the term of six months, to date from the first date of June 1863 to Dec 1st 1863
S. Shoup, President J. V. Wheelhouse, Sect'y-"
YAPAPEI (SIC) MINING DISTRICT By Laws Leihy & Mellons Camp
September 10th 1863
"Notice is hereby given that a Miners Meeting will be held at Leihy & Mellon's Camp on the 28th day of September for the purpose of form- ing a Mining District and to make laws govern- ing the same-
September 28th 1863 "The meeting called in accordance with the above notice was organized by electing A. B. Smith-President & Geo. W. Leihy Secretary- "A committee of 5 were elected to draft laws for government of District & its boundaries-A. B. Smith, Geo. W. Leihy, G. C. Welch, C. G. Mellon & G. C. Cross the gentlemen of committee
"On motion meeting adjourned one hour to allow committee to make report.
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4 o'clock P. M. 28th 1863
"Meeting again assembled-The committee made the following report & respectfully asked its acceptance & adoption as the laws & bound- aries of the District.
"Resolved 1st That the District be known as the Yapapei District.
"2nd That the District be bounded on the North by commencing at the North end of Point of Mountain Range lying on the West side of the Assamp River, near the headwaters of the Agua Frio River, from thence along the divid- ing ridge of said Mountain in a southerly direc- tion to a point intersected by the Trail now traveled from Peoples Ranch to what is known as the Tanks on the Assamp River, from thence along the said Trail in a Southerly direction to the South-East corner of what is known as 'Webbers Ranch' from thence in a North West direction to Williams Fork River, from thence up the main branch of said River twenty (20) miles from thence to the place of beginning.
"3rd That any one may locate one claim only on each Lode or Vein of Mineral that may be discovered in the District, & that in addition the discoverer of any Lode or Vein of Mineral shall have a discovery claim.
"4th That each claim both by location & dis- covery be Three hundred feet on the Lode or Vein and One hundred feet on each side follow- ing the dip of the Lode or Vein.
"5th That on locating any claim or taking one up by discovery the party or parties so lo- cating or taking up shall place a notice on said
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claim in a conspicuous place setting forth the direction in which such claim or claims are taken.
"6th. That said notice shall hold said claim thirty days from the time of putting up said notice, after which time if there is no record made of said notice the claim shall be deemed abandoned and subject to relocation by any other party.
"7th. That any person taking up or holding claims in this District neglects to work or does not cause to be worked for the time of Sixty days from the time of recording shall be deemed to have abandoned the same & the claim shall be subject to relocation.
"8th. That each claimant do or cause to be done three days work on each claim in every ninety days from the time of taking up or locat- ing their claim.
"9th. That in case such claimant shall have done or caused to be done twelve days labor within six months from the time of locating, it shall hold said claim for one year-
"10th. That there be a Recorder elected for this District who shall be a resident of the Dis- trict, whose term of Office shall be six months or until his successor is elected, it shall be his duty to record all claims presented to him for record in a book kept by him for that purpose, & that it be his duty, should it be required, to furnish certificate of Record to each one recording a claim or transfer of claim or Bill of Sale. That it shall be the duty of said Recorder to deliver all records of this District kept by him to his successor in office upon presentment of a duly
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certified certificate of his election by the Miners of the District.
"11th. That for recording each claim or no- tice of claim Fifty cents, and for recording deeds of transfer Two dollars and fifty cents. The Recorders book shall be open to the inspec- tion of any person who may wish to examine in the presence of the Recorder or his Deputy. That the Books, stationery, &c. necessary for the office shall be furnished by the Recorder at his own expense-
"12th. That Recorder may appoint any suit- able person resident of this District, to act as his Deputy-
"The whole adopted.
"The meeting then proceeded to ballot for Recorder; G. O. Welch declared unanimously elected for the next ensuing six months-
A. B. Smith, President- "Geo. W. Leihy, Secretary.
"Adjourned sin die."
WALKER MINING DISTRICT.
"At a meeting of the Miners of Lynx Creek & Vicinity held pursuant to notice on the 24th day of November 1863 at the office of the Re- corder, the President T. J. Johnson tendered his resignation which was accepted and Capt. Bogert was elected chairman.
"The Recorder J. V. Wheelhouse tendered his resignation, and an election for the office of Recorder was called after a ballot Mr. V. C. Smith was declared elected.
"Upon Motion a committee of five was ap- pointed by the chair to draft Laws to govern the
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Quartz mines of the District consisting of V. C. Smith, Mr. Shoup Cal Dobbins Major Mc- Kinney & Mr. Sandford.
"Upon motion a committee of three was appointed to draft new Laws to govern the Placer mines of the district consisting of Cal Dobbins A. Thom Mr. McCrackin as appointed by the chair
"The committee appointed to draft Laws for the government of the Quartz Mines of the Dis- trict submitted the following report.
"To the officers and members of the miners meeting held Nov. 24th, 1863, at the office of Recorder Lynx Creek.
"Gentlemen Your committee appointed to establish boundaries & draft Bye Laws for the government of a Quartz Miners District would most respectfully submit the following Preamble Resolutions and Bye Laws for your considera- tion
Preamble
"Whereas owing to the increasing interest manifested by the Residents & Miners of this locality in Quartz & other Lodes containing metal of value-and to the many and various conflicting and untruthful reports that have originated and spread throughout the land con- cerning, and to the detriment of the Residents and Miners of this locality be it
"Resolved, That we the residents & miners of Lynx Creek & vicinity will under any and all circumstances defend, protect, aid & assist any and all traders & persons whether citizens or not in the prosecution of right & legitimate busi- ness while within the jurisdiction of our laws.
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"Resolved, That we denounce the originators of the many falsehoods, circulated by the faint hearted many who have returned to their shin warming firesides as a set unworthy the name of Pioneers & be it further resolved, That the boundaries of this Quartz Mining & Mineral District be as follows viz. Commencing at a Bald Mountain near the sink and to the West- ward of Lynx Creek running in a Southerly direction following the dividing ridge of the waters of the Agua Frio and Hassayamp Rivers to a large Pine Mountain about thirty-five miles in an Easterly direction from the place of com- mencement, thence in an Easterly direction to the Agua Frio River, thence up the Agua Frio River following the bed of the stream northerly direction to Woolsey's Ranch, thence in a West- erly direction to the place of beginning, and be it further
"Resolved, That the name of this district be known as the Walker Quartz Mining District
Bye Laws.
"Art. 1st. The officers of this district shall consist of One President and one Recorder whose term of office respectively shall be six months from the date of the election-
"Art. 2nd. It shall be the duty of the Presi- dent to preside over and order all meetings, and to conduct the business of the same according to the rules adopted by legislative bodies.
"Art. 3rd. It shall be the duty of the Re- corder to act as secretary of all meetings and keep a true & correct record of all claims located and when required shall accompany the person or persons locating claims as a witness of the
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same & make out all deeds and transfers of claims and take acknowledgments thereto.
"Art. 4th. The Recorder shall receive for each name appearing upon the notice fifty cents and for each mile traveled by him when required in locating claims provided the same exceeds two miles travel from his office fifty cents per mile and for each deed or transfer the sum of $1.50. The Recorder shall pro-cure the necessary books for his office & turn the same over to his suc- cessor
"Art. 5th. The books of the Recorder shall be open at all times at his office for the inspection of the public.
"Art. 6th. The Recorder may appoint depu- ties who shall have the same authority, & whose acts shall be deemed as legal as the principal.
"Art. 7th. Notices of all meetings shall be posted one week previous to the meeting in three prominent places in the district which notices shall designate the time & place of holding the same.
"Art. 8th. All claims of Quartz or of lodes containing metal of value shall be two hundred feet along the lode with Fifty feet on each side & all the dips, spurs and angles following the ledge.
"Art. 9th. The discoverer of a ledge shall be entitled to one claim, which shall be known as the discovery claim, and one by right of pre- emption.
"Art. 10th. Person or persons locating claims shall post notices and erect monuments either by stakes, ditches or furrows or stones or trees at each end of his or their claims which notices
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shall designate the date of location, amount claimed, names of parties claiming the direction following the ledge as possible with its dips, spurs & angles.
"Art. 11th. All claims shall be recorded within sixty days from the date of posting notices
"Art. 12th. Person or persons locating claims shall furnish the Recorder with a true copy of the notice and a specimen of the metal "Art. 13th. No claim shall be deemed aban- doned or subject to relocation after recording providing three days labor shall be performed on each claim every three months for one year, or if held by a company the number of days labor required for the number of claims held by them may be performed upon any individual claim held by such company upon that particular ledge on & after the 1st day of April next.
"Art. 14th. None but white persons shall be allowed to hold claims in this district.
"Art. 15th. All disputes with regard to claims shall be settled by arbitration: The par- ties disputant each selecting an arbitrator the two arbitrators thus selected, selecting the third, the decision of the arbitrators shall be deemed final.
"Art. 16th. No person or persons shall locate a claim or claims in this district who are non residents, or who are not within the district at the time of its location
"Art. 17th. No person or persons except the discoverer of a ledge shall hold more than one claim on each ledge discovered except by pur- chase.
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"Art. 18th. All sales and transfers of claims must be made by deed properly acknowledged, and a note of the same entered upon the books of the Recorder, stating the date amount sold or transferred and to who so sold or transferred.
"Art. 19th. Any person or persons or com- pany holding claims who shall have complied strictly with the foregoing laws for the term of one year from the first day of April next such claims shall be deemed and considered as Real estate & held as such
"Art. 20th. The amount of labor required to be performed upon each claim or claims for one year may be performed at one & the same time, provided the same is performed within three months from the first day of April 1864, or within three months after recording if recorded on and after said first day April.
"Art. 21st. Persons acting as arbitrators shall be entitled to a fee of $5 per day which fee must be deposited by the parties calling the arbi- tration with the President of the district.
"Art. 22nd. The person or persons losing the suit shall pay the expenses, and the money de- posited by the opposite party upon demand re- turned to them by the President.
"Art. 23rd. All laws & parts of laws con- flicting with these by laws are hereby repealed.
"Art. 24th. The discovery claim upon each ledge is hereby exempt from the labor required in the foregoing by laws."
QUARTZ MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT. Laws.
"At a meeting of Quartz Miners held at Lount Cabin on Granite Creek December 27th 1863.
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John West was chosen Chairman and C. M. Dorman Secretary-
"The following laws & regulations for the better governing of Quartz Mining, as reported on by the committee, were taken up separately and adopted.
"Article 1st. That this District shall be known & called the Quartz Mountain District, and shall be bounded and described as follows: Commencing at a Bald Mountain known as the North West corner of the Walker District run- ning along the west line of said District to its South West corner. Thence in a North West- erly course along the Divide between the Waters of the Hassayampa and Granite Creeks to the Granite Mountain. Thence in a straight line to the place of beginning.
"Article 2nd. That this District shall have a Recorder who shall hold his office one year from the time of his election, or until his successor be elected and qualified, and whose duty it shall be to visit, examine & measure either himself or Deputy the ground claimed in any notice pre- sented him for record before recording the same, & shall be entitled to receive one dollar for each claim so recorded and examined.
"Article 3rd. A claim on any Ledge or Lode of Mineral Rock in this District shall not exceed 300 feet, running with the main Lead, together with (150) feet of ground on each side of the main Lead or Lode with all the Minerals con- tained therein.
"Article 4th. All persons locating ground for Mining purposes on any Metallic Vein or Lode of Quartz or other Rock in this District, shall
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be required to post a notice on a conspicuous place on the Vein indicating as nearly as possi- ble the direction, & setting forth the number of feet claimed each way from the notice, and the notice of the discoverer or the company contain- ing the discovery claim, shall be the starting point from which all claims subsequently located on the same vein shall be measured.
"Article 5th. No person shall be entitled to hold by location more than one claim on the same vein, except the discoverer, who shall be entitled to two.
"Article 6th. Any notice claiming ground for Mining purposes on any Metalic Vein or Lode of Quartz or other Mineral Rock posted accord- ing to provisions of Art. 4th of this code, shall be deemed sufficient to hold such claim or claims for the term of sixty days from date of such notice. But after the expiration of sixty days, such notice be not found recorded or filed for record with the recorder of the district, the ground so claimed shall be deemed abandoned & subject to relocation.
"Article 7th. All notices claiming ground for Mining on any Metalic Vein or Lode of Quartz or Mineral Rock in this District properly located according to the provisions of Art. 4th of this code, shall be deemed sufficient to hold such ground until the first day of May One thousand eight hundred and sixty-four (1864). But if any claimant or claimants to any ground in this District, located & held as here in above described, shall perform or cause to be per- formed the am't of (6) six days labor to each claim on any part of his or their ground at any
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time between the date of the notice claiming such ground and the first day of May 1864, the same shall be deemed sufficient to give him or them perpetual title thereto; Provided that in case the claimant or claimants are not actually engaged in working the same at the expiration of two years from the time a perpetual title is acquired and certificate to that effect issued by the Recorder; the claimant or claimants shall renew the record in the Recorders book provided for the purpose-Otherwise the claim to be deemed abandoned & subject to relocation-The amount of labor in all cases to be examined by the Recorder who shall on application visit & examine the ground, & if in his opinion the re- quired amount of labor has been done there on, he shall certify the fact in a note to be attached or written beneath the notice recorded claiming such ground; and for such services he shall be entitled to receive one dollar for each claim so recorded.
"Article 8th. Any person or persons holding ground for mining purposes in this District, on and after the first day of May 1864, shall be re- quired to perform or cause to be performed thereon the amount of three days labor to each claim, in every ninety days, and if any person or persons shall comply with the above provi- sions for the period of one year, he or they shall thereby acquire perpetual title thereto. The labor to be examined and certified to by the Re- corder, as provided in art. 7th; Provided always that the labor be performed or record renewed according to Art. 7th of this code-
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"Article 9th. If any person or persons hold- ing ground for Mining purposes in this District perform or cause to be performed thereon the amount of twelve days labor at any time after the first day of May 1864, Shall thereby acquire perpetual title thereto; The labor to be exam- ined & certified to by the Recorder; And pro- vided always that labor be performed or record renewed as provided in Article 7th of this code.
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