Name of plaque: A Shrine to Justice in California
Location of plaque: Front lawn of the Mariposa County Courthouse
Bullion St at 9th St. Mariposa, Mariposa County
Design of plaque and base: Sandblasted words on Mariposite rock mounted on granite base.
Date of dedication: June 5, 2004
Name of dedicating Humbug: NGH Coyle Tracy, E Clampus Vitus Matuca Chapter 1849
Exact wording on plaque:
“A SHRINE TO JUSTICE IN CALIFORNIA”
IN HONOR OF THE SESQUICENTENNIAL OF THE MARIPOSA COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND
RECOGNITION OF ITS CONTINUOUS USE SINCE 1854. IN JUNE 1857 BIDDLE BOGGS vs.
MERCED MINING COMPANY MADE LEGAL MINING HISTORY AND THE 1861 CASES OF MOORE vs.
SMAW AND FREMONT vs. FLOWER OPENED THE DOOR FOR CONGRESS TO PASS THE FIRST
FEDERAL MINING ACT IN 1866. THIS MARIPOSITE MONUMENT DEDICATED
JUNE 5, 2004 – 6009 BY MATUCA CHAPTER 1849 E CLAMPUS VITUS
“CREDO QUIA ABSURDUM”