Search -
Abstract of the Mining Laws in Force in the Philippine Archipelago
Abstract of the Mining Laws in Force in the Philippine Archipelago Author:Philippines Subtitle: Being the Royal Decree of May 14, 1867, "concerning the Control of the Mining Industry in the Philippines." With Notion of the General Regulations, Subsequent Royal Orders, Decrees, and Decisions General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1902 Original Publisher: Bureau of Public Printing. Notes: This is a blac... more »k and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER IX. THE CANCELLATION OF PROCEEDINGS FOR DENOUNCEMENT, THE EXPIRATION OF COMMISSIONS, AND THE FORMALITIES OF A NEW AWARD. Article 65. Proceedings for denouncement of mines, earth and dross heaps are void and considered closed -- 1. When persons about- to register, and being previously warned, fail in any of the requirements of this decree, viz -- (a) To deposit the amount designated by the regulations to cover official expenses, or (b) To pay for the issuance of the title of ownership; (c) To file description of the property with the petition; (d) To present plan of the ground, (2) or (e) To present a certificate of having staked the same according to Articles 21 and 46; (f) To furnish the legal labor; (g) To request the demarcation within the time fixed; (h) When ordered to pay the legal contribution he may be insolvent. Similar procedure covers permissions to investigate, except -- (a) Legal labor shall not be required, (b) But legal labor shall be required after the discovery of min eral, in accordance with Articles 1, 6, 7, and 30. (1) 2. AYhen any person registering claims, surplus grounds, or earth or dross heaps, or requesting permission to investigate, appears before the proper authority and proposes in writing to cease operations, The governor and alcalde, upon proper proceedings, and as set forth in the Eegulations...« less