The Chitina leader., 1911-01-21

within ten years from the date of the
passage Of this act, and If the lease,
or any renewal thereof, is made af-
ter that period than at royalty of
not less than cents nor more than
Is cents per ton, and in addition
to such royalty rental is to be
paid to the United States annually
at the beginning of each year as fol-
lows: Fifty cents per acre of the
leased premises for the first year,
81 per acre for the second year, 81
per acre for the third year, and "a
per acre for each and every year
thereafter during the continuance of
the lease. Such rental for any year
shall be credited upon the royalty
accruing during that year.
Sell at just Rates.
every such lease granted under
the provisions of this act shall be
upon the conditions that the lessee
will not monopolize, in whole or in
part, the trade in coal; that the les
see will at all times sell the coal ex-
tracted from the premises at just,
fair and reasonable rates. and with
out any discrimination in price, or
otherwise as to persons or places;
that the Interstate Commerce Com
mission shall, upon its own initiative,
or upon the complaint of an ag,;
grieved party, have the same power
to pass upon, determine and pre-
scribe the present and future rates
at which the coal shall be sold by
the lessee as is given the said COM
mission by the provisions of an act
entitled AN Act to Regulate Com
merce,' approved February 4, 1887
and all acts amendatory thereof or
supplemental thereto, in respect to
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common carriers; and that the lessee
will conform to the rates prescribed
by the said commission; and upon
the further condition that the mining
of the coal shall be carried on with
reasonable skill and care, without
undue waste, and with due regard to
the safety and welfare of the min
ers.
"Sec. 4. That the Secretary OF
the Interior shall, on behalf of the
United States, under his hand and
the seal of his office, execute in trip
licate a written lease of the prescrib-
ed premises to the lessee, which
shall contain all the terms and con-
ditions hereinbefore prescribed, and
such other fair and reasonable condi-
lions and provisions as the Secre-
tary may. in his discretion prescribe.
One copy of the lease shall remain
on file in the interior department,
one copy of the same shall be filed
in the office of the register of the
land office in the district in which
the leased premises are situate and
one copy shall be delivered to the
lessee.
mo lease shall be executed until
the leased premises have been duly
surveyed by the United States, or I'M
der it's authority, and the leased
premises shall be described in the
lease in conformity with the sub
divisions of such survey. The leased
premises shall be in compact body
and shall not be less than one mile
wide nor more than four miles long.
The Secretary of the Interior may,
in his discretion, and upon good
grounds, extend and renew a lease
for an additional period of ten
years, but in such case the royalty
shall not be less than 10 cents nor
more than Is cents per ton run of
mine of the coal extracted.
May Not Assign Lease.
'The lessee shall not, without the
consent of the Secretary of the In
terror, assign his interest in the
leased premises to any one else nor
shall he assign the same to any one
who would be disqualified from OBJ
tanning the lease from the United
States in the first instance. And no
person, firm, association or corpora
ton shall, directly or indirectly, ac-
quire, or hold by assignment, or 9TH
erwise, more than one lease. And ii
any member of firm or association,
or any stakeholder of a corpora
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