The Dickinson press., 1913-07-26

such deposits shall remain subject to
disposal BY the United States, and the
lessee shall acquire no title to them by
the lease nor any right to mine or ex-
tract them. except that he may for his
domestic use mine coal found on lands
leased by him so long as such deposits
have not been disposed of by lease or
sale by the United States. Any person
shall at all times have the right to
enter on such land to prospect for. mine
or extract coal or other minerals under
the laws providing for the acquiring of
title to such deposits or the right to
mine or extract them. but if the opera
lions are such as are likely to result
in damage to the lessee the person
mining and removing such minerals
may be required to give a bond to re-
compense the lessee for such damages.
Nothing contained herein shall be held
to prevent the lessee from obtaining
the right under the mineral land laws
to mine and remove such minerals.
SEC. IS. That the rent to be paid
for lands leased under this Act shall
be determined by official appraisement
and shall be stated in the lease. 1t
shall in no case be less than one-half
cent nor more than S cents per acre per
annum, except in the case of lands
classified as agricultural lands where it
may be as high as 10 cents per acre
per annum. The rent shall be paid
annually in advance. If not paid with
in ninety days after the date on which
due the lease shall be Cancelled: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Agricul-
ture may in his discretion in. excep-
tional cases extend such period to not
more than six months.
SEC. IA. That the moneys received
from leases shall constitute a special
fund out of which shall be paid. after
the initiation of the system by direct
appropriation. the cost of administration
of the system, including the cost of
classification and appraisal. and the
balance of the receipts in excess of the
cost of administration shall be applied
in a manner hereafter to be prescribed
by Congress. as follows: One-half for
educational purposes and one-half for
the construction and maintenance of
roads in the several districts. and the
sum apportioned to each district for
each of such purposes shall, as nearly
as may be. be in proportion to the
revenue derived from such district.
SEC. IS. That the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall make all needtul rules
and regulations to-. carry out the pro-
visions of this Act. and this Act shall
be administered with a regard to the
conservation of the grazing lands as
such and their complete utilization.
and the ENCOURAGEMENT of the settle
menr of such Agricultural lands as may
be leased under this Act. The Secre-
tary may prescribe the maximum num-
Der of the different kinds of stock
which may be allowed to Craze on any
given area. which.maximum may vary
according to the season as we'll ss to
the fertility and productiveness of the
land, and may also prescribe the sea-
sons during which grazing shall be
allowed. If considered advisable. he
may also cause Unbiased land to be
seeded to such grasses as-.it is believed
will grow on such lands. ~
SEC. 16. That any person who shall
Craze stock on public lands in violation
of this Act shall be liable to a fine of
not less than $40 nor more than ST. 600.
or to Imprisonment for not less than
thirty days nor more than n year, or
both, in the discretion of the court.