1–36 MISSISSIPPI
No state law.
1–37 MONTANA
Lode and Placer Claims:
Location notice containing name of claim, name of locator(s), date of location (posting) and dimensions of area shall be posted at the point of discovery.
Monumentation: Within 30 days monument each corner or angle of the claim using a tree eight or more inches in diameter, blazed on four sides, a post four inches square, four feet six inches long, set one foot in ground (or mound of earth and stone four feet or more in diameter and two feet or more high if on bedrock), a squared stump of requisite size surrounded by such mound, a stone at least six inches square, 18 inches long, set two-thirds in the ground, with mound of earth and stone alongside at least four feet in diameter, by two feet high, or a boulder at least three feet above ground. Monument to be marked with the name of claim and corner number or cardinal point. Other monuments of lesser size to be determined acceptable by a court in the event of a dispute.
Recording: Within 60 days, comply with the U. S. Mining Laws and record a certificate of location with the county clerk containing name of claim and whether it is a lode or a placer, name of locator(s) with post office address, date of location and description, referenced to natural object or permanent monument and section, township and range (projected if on unsurveyed land); directions and distances from discovery point, and verified before an officer authorized to administer oaths. Within 20 days the county clerk will furnish a copy to the Department of State Lands at Helena, Montana.
Mill Sites:
Located same as lodes or placers but without discovery.