1.—Head Races.

Any person intending to divert and use water for mining purposes by means of any Head Race, shall give notice thereof, in writing to the Warden, and to the holder or holders (if any) of a prior right or rights to divert and use water from the same source; and such notice shall be in the form hereinafter set forth; and copies of such notice shall be posted and maintained for 14 clear days at the source whence it is proposed to obtain water, and at the proposed termination of such race; and the intended course thereof shall be indicated by pegs not less than 2 inches square, or by large stones marked ↑, and placed not more than two hundred yards apart. And if no valid objection be entered against such races within 14 clear days from the posting of such notices, a Certificate of Registration may be granted by the Warden to the applicant.