§ 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 recording information 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 mining claim or claims the contribution was made. The affidavit may be recorded, and shall be prima facie evidence of the contribution.