wg? TITLE 38.-—NAVIGATION A Gy Petition by hydraulic miners.-——Thé individuzi1‘pmprig» M. M`}.,-0ppiet¢>rs, 013 in case of u ccrpmiation, its manager oy ‘__,Cm ·uM;Qi;;[gd iorétlnat purp0se,_ owning mining g1T0l1¤d_iD
;{.;·;·;m;·y in the Stafc of California mentioned in section
· {,1};; gg; {mg chapter, which it is desired to wcnrk by the,1;yd;·gu1ic ,‘,,,»`;`_ must file with szridpommission ·a verified pétitipn, {LINK flirt}: su<·h'facts as will comply with law andjpe Hue Y} =___.§»g;,.\(1 lzy said commission. (Mar. 1, 1893, c.- 183, §~ 9, ··»z 33*;. J . . l . . ·
Suzwcnder to United States of right to regulate débfis
pf mine.-——Said péfitiog shall be accqmpapied by an instrument ,·mv {·¤—(·uted and uckriowledxed, as required by that law of nw midi State, whereby the owner-or bwuérs of such"mi¤e or ,,,;,;.~$ gm·reuder to the Unitéd States the right; {aud privilege ‘ ,,, ;·¢·;;u1¤m by law, as p1‘<»vidcd—»·iu this- chapter, or gpy law nm may iweazacéted utter March 1, 1893, or by such rules a—ud_ §.m;;m¤»¤; s as may be presqtibcd by virtue thereof; the.- mgmugr and smiapd in which the-débris resulting iroxi the working ofmm mm or mines shall be restx·aii1ed,· and whatnfnount shall !·;· ;»mdnme<l therefrom; it ‘bging uuderst00g1 thzit the surréndet
- m·¤-.·>¤»,—¤i¤1 shin not be construed as in any way affecting the
mai; mj >u<·h dwner my owners tq·-qpératé said mine br miugs
- ~;. may miwr process or mg-thod in use- in said Stinte on ‘2bi
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2.. mss}: Pr0v€dcd,`-Thatv they slu1ll.`u0t iuterfetel with the _ };,xi:;;I»i}»iYy bt the-afomsaid rivers, (Mar., 1, 1893, c. 183, g $ 14;, tz? Smt. 509.) · ‘_ `· . V , “ 67:. Fetition for comma;} dumping ground, etc.-·-The owners` .¢»{ >m··.·1·$al mining claims situated so as to require n comiuun elhmpiwg gmand my dam or_ otlmr rest.mi¤1ing works for the .i£·»»ri» issuing therefrom in bm} or more kites may tile ,a joint-
- .»;zi}·u set-ting feirth such facts in addition to the_ Ij€(]\lil‘€€
- .· wx ··f scctim1`(i6Q of this chapter; and where the owner 01
it 1._u1m`ulic mine or owners of scvéral such -min0s have mia um- .~.m·m¢»n dun;ping sites for impoundingndébris or as settling yi `··rv·»ii·>¤,_ whixgh sitésgarc locgtcd below the mine of au_-apyili-e Wy}: mn entitled to use game-S. such fact slmll also bestated -,iz;V>:»i¤i petition. F Thcwxxpon the same proceedings éhall be had·‘
p¤·;}v`ide·¢1 1‘·u·' in this 4:hz1pter.‘ (Mar. Tb, 1893, c. 183, 5 11,
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672. Notice of petition for dumping grounds, etc.—;··heai·ing.———- A n·»ri¢·4· épwifying briefly the contents bf said pétitinn und` min.; :1 Hum 'prevhius to which @11- proofs arc to be subgnhted
- 4:::1} iw published by. said commission lsoune DQKQSDQDPI`. 0I'
¥¤<·‘··¤~1~r¤z·¤·rs‘ of gcziem1_ circinlation ip <:Lc;§y{1;:<ifics inte}- _ <.<¥•··i in the matter sab {mth {keratin. If_ pu gshed ih 9 daily
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- ;;.»·r gaucyn pumicag.i<m `shall·ébntiu1ic`for at leastrten qdysj;
if in aT`week1y';;>a[per_xi;;" at least, threé iéauew bf `thé Same. 1·4·m¢in;.:· publicsixiou themcfsaid coxinmlssicnw or a éommittee m·n·.;f, shall éxgmime the mine and prcmisiscs ·;le§cribed’ in_suc•h
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<·i1im· as petitioners (il'. c50utestants,‘·*6vl1¢t.h;E miners or dgri-
- ‘*¤i¤’¤¤rists, may me gmdzivits, pimms; `und méps in Stippcrt of
¤?=··sr r<·s3»oct:im claims; Further hearings; mimi ndtiéc to HU p;mi4·s of record, mn? be ‘grantcd'by the couzmissionnwhen
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67:;. Order by mmmimcu diroctihg mctlmd of mining, ctc.; iuwnsqs of egmglziug iwixh orduj; exemption " g 'mi¤i\'l¢ ¥é:wS.——-In came a majqrity of we memtierg 0£_sa_§_ QQDUII ‘=i0¤,
- m;.hia1 thirty days aftcrfrilm time sojxeéi; y ur ih the
<i·.··i><i<»u in,1fam; at me petitioner oxppgtiticne _ id <··ru11?i¤siuu shall thergupgu make an crdez direétinz tbG"· ,*’·i*‘l{¤0ilS' and gmcsgyxgg ipidétail the manner vin which osweray ¥*·jrs>·¤ shall proceq In such. mine or mma; whm:‘·x·est1·¤iniug_
4.? m;p¢>ung1ing‘»s*¤rks, Many, it gacilitigs themfegxracan bq found,
§4»`za;!¤¤1l_bu built gud maintained; .1301: and. or what mh,teruq ,;, §, N ‘· =_<*¤;¢¢ ·tq, be hmmm; gud 1¤._g4mg;·q1 am; forth saith further ¥`* ‘* 1*41 ¤f§m,¢n1;s= and miegug rdsaswwlll protect, _Llm m3l1l§¢w§_!_1$§?€$t¤ wd prwem ignjugy tg (gg gud mniggbiai rivers and U-I6 Wild!
ND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 676 adjacent thereto,iwithMsuch further conditions and limitations as will observe all the provisions of this chapter in relation to the working thereof and the payment of taxes on the gross proceeds of the same: Provided, Thllte all expense incurred incomplyiuig with said order shall be borne by the owner or _ owners of sucl1* mine or mines: And ·prox»~· "ed further, That where it shall appear to said confmission that hydraulic mino ing mny becarried onlwithout injury to the navigation of said navigable rivers and the lands —adj"acont thereto, an order may ‘ be made/authorizing such- mining to becarried on without requiring the construction of any -rostrainin_g or lmpounding works or anysettling reservoirs: And provided else, That where suchan order isfmade a‘iiceuse‘t0 mine, no taxes provided for in this chapter on the gross proceedsof such mining operations shall be collected; (Mar. 1, 1893, c. 133, {,13, 27 Stat. 509; Feb. 27,-1907, c. 2077, 34 Stat. 1001.)` i . _ _ ‘ ' “ ‘674._P1ans for and superyisiou of vqerk required by order; rperlnit to commence mining.;-Such petitioner or petitiouers" must‘$vithin· a reasonable time present plans and specifications of all works required to be builtin pursuance ot said order for examination, correction, and stppr•val._ by said commission'; and thereupon work may immediately commencethereon under the supervision of said commission or representative thereof Lattached thereto from said Corps of Engineers, `vvhoi shall in-
some from time to time. nllpon completion thereof, lt {_
found"in every respecti to meet themequirenxents of the said order and said approved plans and speciications, permission shall thereupon be S!‘8ntedf to the owner gr owners ot snob mine or mines to commence mining operations, subject `to the conditions- of said order and the: provisions of this chapter. (Mar; 1;,1893, c. 183, {14, 27 Stat. 509.) · · ” _ · 675. Conditions precedent for commencement of mining operations.—-—No "permission-_ granted to a mine owner or owners =under this chapter shall take etfect, so fer ns; regards the , working of a mine, until all impounding dams or, other re·» straining .worl;s,_ if anyare prescribed by the order granting such permission, havebeen completed and until the impoundlng dams or other restraining works or settling reservoirs pro·: "vided by said commission have reached such a stageas, in the opinion of said commission, it is safe to use the isnme': Proc vided, hOl»¢?G’U81‘, That if-saidicommission shall be of the- opinion that the restraining; and other works already constructed at the mine oirmines shall be sudicient to protect the nsvigehlo rivers of lsnid systems and the work of said commissioen, then the ovvner or owners of such mine or mines may be permitted to cominence operations,. (Mar.`_1, 1393, c. 183, 5 15. 27 Stat. _676. Allotment of expenses for conunq dblmint :1’¤¤¤¢¤$ location of impoundinz works.·;·In case the joint petition·.re·_ ferred to in section 671 ot—’thi$`·`chepter`,1s granted, the coxnmis-·· sion shell tix the respective nmonnts to be paid hi each otvner` of such mines toward providing ezid building necessary im-· ‘ pounding dams or,other restraining vvorks. _In the event of n petition being} filed after the entry of such order, or in case the impoundlng dum or_da1ns orother restraining works have el-, ready been construqted and acceptedbi said commission, the, _ commission shnll ilx such amount os maybe reasontble for the `_ privilege of dumping therein, which amount shell be divided - , betvveenthe original owners of such jmpounding daxnscor other‘Y restraining works in,proportion· to the amount respmtively pnid by each psrty owning same. 'The expenseof maintaining and. protecting such joint clam or works shall be divided among # mine owners using the seroein such proportion as the corn-.· nziesionx shell determine. Fu nll Loosen where lt. is- precticoblé, restraining (ond lmpoundlng vvorke ere to he provided, con; strncted, and maintained- by mine owners near or below the mine or mines before teaching the main. tributaries of said navigable weters. · (Mar. 1, 1&3,‘cL 183, Q 16, 27. Stat. 509..) `
