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(1) It shall be the duty of the recorder of any county in which mining location notices and proof of labor performed are recorded to keep a suitable bound plat book properly arranged, showing all the legal subdivisions affected by notices, in which he or she shall keep a complete index of all instruments recorded, showing the number of the book and page on which they are recorded. This index shall be kept up to date of recording.
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(2) Any recorder who shall neglect, refuse, or fail to keep the index provided for in this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
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(b) The recorder shall make the plat book available for the free use of all miners who may wish to examine it.
