Diamonds and Gold of South Africa (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ...of their number, who shall sit and vote in the Diggers' Committee as representatives of the proprietors. Such representatives shall keep their seat, although other proprietors succeed those who have elected them, so long as ihey remain proprietors themselves. The regulation of such election is left to the Mining-Commissioner, subject to the approval of the Executive Council. Whenever rights regarding minerals and mining for the same on private farms have been transferred to lessees by proprietors by notarial contract duly registered, such lessees take the place of the proprietors in respect to sitting in tht Diggers' Committee and in respect to the election of representatives, only when such has been expressly stipulated in the contract between proprietors and lessee. 37. The name of the committees referred to in articles 34, 35 and 36, shall be " The Diggers' Committee of the..Fields." 38. Any member of Committee failing to attend three successive meetings, shall be taken as having resigned. His seat is then vacant. This provision does not apply to the landed proprietors or their representatives referred to in art. 36. The Committee shall have the power to grant leave of absence to not more than two of its members at the same time and for a term not exceeding four months. 39. The Mining-Commissioner shall be chairman of the Diggers Committee, with a casting vote in case of an equality of votes, and shall, with the Committee, from time to time frame such rules and regulations as shall be suited to the local needs of the fields, provided that such rules and regulations are in conformance with this law or later laws or Volksraad resolutions, regarding the fields for which such rules and regulations are made. Such regulations shall...