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Van Peer, Apr. the 6, 1867, for the purpose of enacting laws to govern the mining camp, when the following proceedings were had. On motion of Mr. Plymale, J. B. Wrisley was elected President of the meeting and on motion of Mr. Wheeler, Henry Van Peer was elected secretary.

Resolved, that this camp be called Boardman's Diggings;

Art. 1. The jurisdiction of this mining camp shall extend from the crossing of the old state road of Louse Creek up Louse Creek to its source, including all of its tributaries, gulches, hills, and Ravines to the summit of the mountain on each side.

Art. 2. All creek claims shall be 100 yards long extending on the Creek and 100 yards wide.

Art. 3. Each miner shall be entitled to three claims, a creek claim, a bank claim and a .gulch claim.

Art. 4. All bank or hill claims shall be 100 yards square.

Art. 5. Gulch claims shall be 100 yards long, extending on the gulch and 75 yards wide.

Art. 6. Miners or companies owning claims of each class, either of them working on one claim should represent all.

Art. 7. All creek claims shall be workable from the first of June until the first of December. All other claims shall be workable when there is water to work the same.

Art. 8. Miners owning more than one claim of each class by purchase /shall represent all their claims by working on any one of them.

Art. 9. All claims shall be recorded in thirty days after it is located, or it shall be void after this date.

Art. 10. No person shall put tailings on another's claim without their consent.

Art. 11. Each miner shall have the privilege of cutting a drain or race through another's claim.

On motion Henry Van Peer was elected Deputy Recorder, whose business it is to record all claims and transmit a copy to the County Clerk.

On motion of Mr. Wheeler the meeting adjourned.

J. B. WRISLEY, President. HENRY VAN PEER, Sec't.