27-222. Acknowledgment of contribution by
delinquent co-owner
A. If the delinquent co-owner, within the time required by the laws of the United
States, contributes his proportion of the expenditures, the co-owner, who demanded
contribution shall sign and deliver to the delinquent co-owner a written statement that
the delinquent, naming him, has, within the time required, contributed his share of the
expense for the year upon the claim, and further stating the district, county and state
wherein the claim is located and the book and page where the location notice is
recorded. The statement shall be recorded.
B. If the co-owner who demanded contribution fails to sign and deliver the
statement to the delinquent co-owner within twenty days after contribution is made, he
shall be liable to the delinquent for a penalty of one hundred dollars. The delinquent,
with two disinterested persons having personal knowledge of the contribution, may make an
affidavit setting forth the manner, amount, to whom and upon what mine the contribution
was made. The affidavit may be recorded, and shall be prima facie evidence of the
contribution.
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