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 700 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 1369. 1902. · own name or in the name of any other person, corporation, or association more than one mineral claim on the same vein or lode. . . by givin notice, in writing, of such intention to abandon, to the rovinciad secretary or such other officer as by the government of the _- Philippine Islands may be described as mining recorder; and from the date of the record of such notice all his interest in such claim shall cease. · P*°°*¤°*°*°i’°'”““P· Sec. 35. That proof of citizenship under the clauses of this Act relating to mineral lands may consist, in the case of an individual, of his own aihdavit thereof; in the case of an association of persons unincorporated, of the andavit of their authorized agent, made on his own knowledge or upon information and belief; and in the case of a corration organized under the laws of the United States, or of any State or Territory thereof, or of the Philippine Islands, by the filing _ _ _ of~a certified copy of their charter or certihcate of incorporation. }{€‘Q,‘§‘m§§§1Q°°”‘ Sec. 36. That the United States Philippine Commission or its successors may make regulations, not in condict with the provisions of this Act, governing the location, manner of recording, and amount of work necessary to hold possession of a mining claim, subject to the followin re uirements: ‘“°““'“°“°“‘ On caldb gaim located after the passage of this Act, and until a patent has been issued therefor, not less than one hundred dollars’ worth of labor shall be performed or improvements made during each mgon on mm year: Provided, That upon a failure to comply with these conditions mugnmnce with res- the claim or mine upon which such failure occurred shall be open to .“"‘ °“* relocation in the same manner as if no location of the same had ever been made, provided that the original locators, their heirs, assigns, or legal representatives have not resumed work upon the claim after failmf,’ni}Q_“‘¤“°“* P“"‘ ure and before such location. Upon the failure of any one of several coowners to contribute his proportion of the expenditures required thereby, the coowners who ave performed the labor or made the improvements may, at the expiration of the year, give such delinquent coowner personal notice in writing, or notice by publication in the news pexifublished nearest the claim, and in two newspapers publishedm at anila, one in the English language and the other in the Spanish language, to be designated by the. chief of the Philippine insular bureau of public lan s, for at least once a week for ninety days, and if, at the expiration of ninety da s after such notice in writing or by publication such delinquent shalllfail or refuse to contribute his roportion of the expenditure required by this section his interest in the c aim shall become the property of his coowners who have made A¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤* Period- the required expenditures. T e period within which the work required to be done annually on all unpatented mineral claims shall commence on the first dav of January succeeding the date of location of such claim. APP“°°**°¤°· ble mineral deposits may be obtained in the following manner; Any person, association, or corporation authorized to locate a claim under this Act, having claimed and located a piece of land for such purposes, who has or have com lied with the terms of this Act, may iile in the office of the provinciaq secretary, or such other officer as by the government of said Islands may be described as mining recorder of the province wherein the land claimed is located, an application for a atent, under oath, showing such compliance. together with a plat and held notes of the claim or claims in common, made by or under the direction of the chief of the Philippine insular bureau of public lands, showin accurately the boundaries of the claim, which shall be distincgy marked by monuments on the ground, and shall post a copy N<>¤¤¤- of such plat, together with a notice of such application for a patent, in a conspicuous place on the land embraced in such plat previous to
 * “’““d°‘“““‘“· Sec. 34. That a holder may at any time abandon any mineral claim
 * ’°*°¤‘°- Sec. 37. That a patent for any land claimed and located for valua-