Private lands licenses. - SECTIONS. Powers of holders of such licenses......... 53, 54 Proceedings to be adopted before commencing to mine............................. 55 to 75 Powers of licensees with respect to claims .......................................... - 76, 77 Dimensions of claims for alluvial mines. 78 Dimensions for quartz mines................ 78 Staking out claims.............................. 80 Duties of licensees.................. ........... 81 to 86 Confiscation of claims......................... 87 to 89 Crushing mills. Crushing mills' license, form of license . 90 Duties of proprietors of mills............... 91,92 Divers provisions. Provisions respecting party walls or passages, damages, water courses,<-ex- 93 to 100 cavations,—certain duties of licensees. PART II. Tenalties for contraventions................. 17 and 101 to 121 General provisions. Valuation of rateable mining lands........ 122,123 Regulations of the lieutenant governor, respecting mining.............. ... ......... 124 IRiots in the vicinity of public works,— law respecting, applicable................. 125 Prosecutions. Application of 32-33 Wic. (C.) chaps. 30 and 31, and C. S. L. C. Chap. 103......... 126 In whose name complaints are to be brought........................................ 127 Court before which complaints are brought......................................... 128 Inspector constituted judge ex-officio...... 129 Jurisdiction of inspector as judge,_his qualification as such,-his powers, } proceedings are summary and without appeal ................................. J 130 to 140 SECTIONs. [Assented to 24th July, 1880.] Ho: MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows: INTERPRETATIONs, EXPLANATIONS AND DEFINITIONS. 1. In the construction and in the application of this Interpretation, act and of all orders in council or regulations under it, if not inconsistent with the context or subject matter, the following terms have the respective meanings hereby assigned to them, that is to say: a. The words : “mine", and “mining" mean and “Mine" and designate any mode of method of working whatsoever,"*" whereby the soil or earth. or any rock or stone may be disturbed, removed, carted, carried, washed, sifted, smelted, refined, crushed, or otherwise dealt with, for the purpose of obtaining gold or silver, whether the same may have been previously disturbed or not : b. The words: “gold" or “silver" respectively, mean old" and and designate gold or silver, as well as any earth, clay," " quartz, stone, mineral or other substance, containing such metals or having the same mixed there with : t. The words: “quartz mines” mean and designate alloon * or argentiferous rocks, containing gold or “ yer; " Alluvial mines." lands." oce, clelo Selo Crown hands ;, desis hich shall be of locations, sola by the cr " Private d. The words: “allurial mines,” mean and designate all soils or strata containing gold; “Mines” ore. The words : “mines" or "ores” mean and include “ ores." all stones and rocks, earth or soil, whether alluvial or not, in which are found gold, silver, copper, phosphate of lime, (apatite) amianthus, asbestos and any other mineral substance having an appreciable value, and all the places in which the work of mining therefor may be carried on ; “ Mining f. The words : “mining division," mean and designate divisions.” any tract of country declared to be a “mining division” under this act; " Public g. The words: “public lands," mean and designate all Crown Lands or Ordinance lands transferred to the province, clergy lands or lands of the Jesuits' estates, Crown Domain or Seigniory of Lauzon, which have not been alienated by the Crown; “ Crown h. The words: “Crown Lands," have the same meanlands." ing as the words : “public lands;”. į. The words : “ private lands," designate all lands conceded or otherwise alienated by the crown, other than minings lands or locations, sold by the crown as such, or which shall be hereafter so sold; j. The words : “private person," mean any person who person." possesses, as owner or usufructuary, a lot of land upon which a mine of gold or silver, or other ore, exists, or is supposed to exist; “ Claim." k. The word : “ claim," designates a percel of land taken possession of under this act for mining purposes; “Party wall.” l. The words : “party wall or passage,” designate a bank of earth or rock left between two excavations ; “Mill license.” m. The words : “ mill license,” mean a permit to use machinery for the purpose of extracting gold or silver from rock or quartz ; " Licensed n. The words : “licensed mills” designate the mills or inills." machines so licensed ; and the words: - licensed millowner" designate the person to whom any such license has been granted; " Miner." 0. The word :“miner," designates any person employed in mining for gold or silver, or in any work connected therewith, in any capacity whatsoever, except the workmen temporarily employed in the constructiou or repair of the surface buildings; “ Baser p. The words : " baser metals," mean and include all metals." ores, which are not gold or silver, and all mineral deposits of appreciable value ; “ Mining q. The words : "mining location,” mean any tract of location." country sold for the purpose of mining for ores; “ Licensee.” 1. The word : " licensee,” is held to mean any person, holding a license under this act ; s. All measurements and distances under this act are Measurement. made and taken to be according to English measurement. PART FIRST. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 2. Aliens, as well as British subjects, may enjoy the Aliens. benefit of this act, by complying with its provisions and submitting thereto. 3. It shall not, in future, be necessary, in any letters Reserve of patent for lands granted for agricultural purposes, to mining rights. mention the reserve of mining rights, which reserve is always supposed to exist under the provisions of this act. rricultural 4. Every person who, up to the present time, has Additional obtained by letters patent, for agricultural purposes, but price for purwith reservation, by the government, of the mining rights, ing rights chase of minany lot whatever, forming part of the public lands of reserved upon lands sold for this province may, if he or his legal representative agre discovers and wishes to work a mine, purchase the purposes. mining rights so reserved by the government, by paying in cash, to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, over and above the price already paid for the said lot, a sufficient additional amount to make up the sum of two dollars per acre, if for gold or silver, and one dollar per acre, if for copper, iron, lead or other baser metal. 5. Every proprietor of land, sold up to this time or Additional which shall be hereafter sold for agricultural purposes, price required sto mine for gold by letters patent, but without any reservation by the or silver upon government of the mining rights, or the legal represen- lands sold for agrioultural tative of such proprietor, who discovers upon such land, a purp urposes, gold or silver mine, may work the same, without taking without reser ove ofmining out a license for that purpose, by paying to the commis- rights. sioner of Crown Lands, over and above the price already paid for such land, a sufficient additional amount to make up the sum of two dollars per acre. 6. The provisions of the preceding section shall equally Section 5, apply: applicable to : 1. To censilaires in the seigniories in which the crown 1. Censitaires still holds mining rights, whenerer such censitaires or their in certa legal representatives, discover upon their lands, gold or silver mines and wish to work them,- by their paying to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, the sum of one dollar for unconceded and fifty cents per acrę, for the whole of their land, or for at least one hundred acres, at one and the same time; 2. Seigniors 2. To the seignior or proprietor of the unconceded poror proprietors tion Sed tion of a seigniory,—by his paying to the said commissionportion of er of crown lands, the sum of two dollars per acre, for the a seigniory. whole extent of such unconceded part of the said seigniory, as limited by the following paragraph : Proviso: Ex- Provided that, in all cases, no such proprietor in virtue nu of letters patent, censitaire or seignior, can thus obtain mining rights for gold or silver or mine for these metals on a larger extent than that fixed by section 23 of this act or by section 24, when the lieutenant governor in council deems it expedient to increase the extent fixed by the said section 23. for mining, limited. Additional 7. If, on any lot of land granted by letters-patent, since price, fur lands con the ninth March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy ceded since eight, or which shall hereafter be granted, on the usual 1878, or to be so, for agricul i. terms and conditions, for agricultural purposes, a mine of Hural purposes. of phosphate of lime has been found to exist, any purchaser of such lot or his legal representative, shall, if he wishes to work such mine, pay in cash, to the Comissioner of Crown Lands, a sufficient additional amount to make up the sum of two doilars per acre. for minin on lands ob Additional 8. Every person who hereafter may acquire by lettersprice in future, me for patent, on the usual terms and conditions, for agricultural baser medals, purposes, any lot whatsoever, upon which he may discover tained for - a mine of baser metals, excepting phosphate of lime, shall, agricultural if he or his legal representative, wishes to work the same, purposes. pay to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, a sufficient additional amount to make up the sum of one dollar per acre. ing title. Additional silver on The 5 preced- 9. The grantees of lands under gratuitous title or their open legal representatives, are subject to the provisions of the apply to grantees under five next preceding sections. gratuitous 10. Every person who may hereafter obtain, by lettersmine patent, for the purpose of mining for baser metals, one or for gold or more lots forming part of the public lands of this province, Crown lands, shall, if he or his legal representative, discovers and wishes obtained for the purpose of to work, or cause to be worked any gold or silver mine mining for thereon, 'pay to the commissioner of Crown Lands, over baser metals. and above the price already paid for such mining land, a sufficient additional amount to make up the sum of two dollars per acre, provided always that the sum already paid, does not reach the latter amount; and a sufficient additional amount to make up the sum of two dollars per |