Proceedings of a Miners' meeting, held at the mining camp of Dimick and Hart,
situated in the South-east corner of Section 32, Township 15N, Range 8E.
in Santa Fe County, Territory of New Mexico, March 27, 1879, for the purpose of
defining the limits of a Mining District, also to establish rules and regulations
for the governing, the location of mining claims and the working of the same,
within said district.
On motion Frank Dimick was appointed Chairman and Robert Hart, Secretary, of the
meeting, and the following rules were adopted.
Resolved: That this district, organized under the authority of the laws of
Congress and of the Territory of New Mexico, shall be called the mining district
of the Cerrillos, and said District shall embrace townships 14 and 15 north of
the base line, range 7,8,9 of the N.M. principal meridian.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1st. All claims located prior to this date, having been located under the US.
mining laws, cannot be reduced in extent, but all lodes hereafter located will be
limited to 150 feet on each side of the vein, and 1500 feet along the course thereof.
2nd. Each person, who is the owner of an interest in a mining claim shall be
entitled to vote in the election of a Recorder chosen at this meeting to serve
until his successor is elected and qualified for which a meeting will be held,
annually on the first Monday in September.
3rd. The Recorder shall faithfully record all claim notices and deeds of transfer
in books kept for that purpose, and shall be entitled to charge and receive the
amount of two dollars for each entry, for which he will return a receipt to the
party making the application.
4th. It shall be the duty of the Recorder to furnish, on the application of any
party interested, a certified copy of the records at the same rate.
5th. On the application of five persons interested in these mines, it shall be the
duty of the Recorder to call a meeting by posting in four conspicuous places
within the District, Notices specifying the object of the meeting, at least 15
days prior to the time stated in said Notices.
6th. In all location of claims, a notice shall be posted thereon with name or
names of the locators and the date thereof, at or near the discovery shaft; the
same to specify the number of feet claimed in each direction from the notice
along the lode; the corners of the claims to be marked by stakes or monuments.
7th. In claims hereafter located, a shaft no less than ten feet deep shall be
sunk on the vein or lode, within 90 days from the date of location.
8th. All notices of the taking of claims shall be recorded in this District,
within 90 days from the date thereof. All claims located under the US. mining
laws will be subjected to the above conditions from this date.
9th. In estimating the value of improvements, recognized under the U.S. mining
laws, viz: One hundred dollars per annum on each mining claim, labor shall be
estimated at four dollars per day.
On motion Frank Dimick was unanimously elected Recorder.
These rules and regulations will remain in force until altered or amended by the
decision of a regular miners' meeting.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
Frank Dimick, Chairman
Robert Hart, Secretary
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