20. The above proceedings, and the proceedings of any subsequent meeting, shall be signed by the chairman and secretary, and transmitted by them to the County Recorder without delay.
- [Signed.]
—— —— Miner.
—— —— Miner.
—— —— Miner.
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I certify that the foregoing is a correct statement of the proceedings had, and of the laws adopted for the —— Mining District, this —— day of —— 1877.
—— —— Secretary.
Water Rights.
The United States Revised Statutes provide:
1. That as a condition of sale in absence of legislation by Congress, the legislature of a State or Territory may provide rules for working mines, involving easements, drainage, and other necessary conditions; these to be expressed in the patent.
2. That all prior rights, arising from possession, in the use of water, and recognized by local laws, etc., or judicial decisions, shall be regarded as vested, and shall be protected. This right of way is also granted and confirmed. Damages are to accrue if a land-settler’s rights are interfered with.
3. All land patents shall be subject to vested and accrued water rights, including ditches and reservoirs.