The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-16
ROYALTY REGULATIONS.
Tax of 10 and 20 Per Cent. to BE Lev
led on All kIOndiIxe Gold.

OTTAWA. Aug 15.-The regulations for
mulated by the Dominion government COW
ering the collection of royalty on gold
mined i'm the Yukon axe published in the
Official Gazette just issued They are as
follows:
''That upon all gold mined on the claims
referred to the regulation of the govern
ment for placer mining along the YUKON
river and its tributaries, royalty OF ~
per cent shall be levied and collected by
officers to be appointed for the purpose,
provided that the amount mined ana taken
from a. single claim does not exceed $500
per week. and in case the amount mlheo
and taken from any single claim exceeds
$500 per week there shall be levied and col
lected a royalty CT 10 per cent. upon the
amount as taken out up to $500, and upon
the excess or amount taken from any SIN
gle claim over $500 per week there shall be
levied and collected a royalty OF ~ per
cent such royalty to form part OF ire con- on
soudated revenue, and to be accounted ior
by the officers who collect the same IN que
course - .ho ,,,o,,ne,. IN which
ROYALTY shall be collected and the persons
who shall collect the same shall be pro-
-yided for by the regulations to be mace py
the gold commissioner, ana that tne golu
commissioner be and is hereby given au-
thority to make such regulations ana rules
accordingly. ..o,..,
If continued for ten days after notice has
been posted upon the claim in respect OF
which il is demanded or in the vicinity OF
such claim by the gold commissioners or MS
agent shall be followed by the cancella-
tion of the claim.
"I'hat any attempt to defraud the crown
by Withholding any part of the revenue
thus provided for by making raise state
ments of the amount taker out, may be
punished by cancellation OF the claim In
respect of which fraud or false statements
have been committed or made, and that
in respect of facts as to Sucn a Lrdud or
false statement or nOnpayment OF royalty,
the decision of the gold commission shall
be final. ,
placer mining claims along the Yukon river
and it's tributaries amended so that
entry can only be granted Tor alternate
claims known as creek claims, bench
claims bar diggingS and dry d1gglngS, ana
that the other alternate claims be reserved
for the crown, to be disposed OF by pubic
auction or In such manner as may be oe-
cided by the minister of the interior. The
penalty for trespasSing upon claim re-
served for the crown is the immediate cam
collation. by the gold commissioner or any
entry or entries which the person tres
passing may have obtained whether by
original entry or purchase for mining
claim, and the refusal by the gold com
missioner of the acceptance of any apphca-
ton which the person frespaSslng may at
any time make for claims, and that in ad-
dition to such penalty the mounted police
upon a requisition from the gold coInmls-
Soner to that effect may take the neceS-
sary steps to eject the trespasser.
The clause in the former regulations pro-
viding that the discoverer of a new mine
is entitled to the claim and shall be granted
a claim for bar diggings" $50 feet in
NAV apply to creek and river claims in
stead of bar dtggingS.