The Chitina leader., 1914-11-17
NEW LAW OPENS COAL LANDS

i herein provided to be reserved, ana I to permit the use of such other pub lie lands in the Territory of Alaska as may be necessary for the con ,struction and maintenance of coal washeries or other works incident to the mining or treatment of coal, which lands may be occupied and used jointly or severally by lessees tor permittees. as may be determined by said secretary.
 l Sec. 12. That no lease issued under authority of this act shall be assigned or sublet except with the consent of the Secretary of the In- terior. Each lease shall contain provisions for the purpose of insur- ing the exercise of reasonable dili- gence, skill and care in the opera tion of said property, and for the safety and welfare of the miners and for the prevention of undue waste, including restriction of the work day to not exceeding eight hours Tn any one day for underground work CTS except in cases of emergency; provisions securing the workers con- plete freedom of purchase, requiring the payment of wages at least twice month in lawful money of the United States, and providing proper rules and regulations to secure fair and just weighing or measurement Of the coal mined by each miner, and such other provisions as are needed for the protection of the interests of the United States, for the preven- tion of monopoly. and for the safe guarding of the public welfare.
 Sec. IS. That the possession of any lessee of the land or coal de- posits leased under this act for all purposes involving adverse claims to the leased property shall be deemed the possession of the United States, and for such purposes the lessee shall occupy the same relation to the property leased as if operated directly by the United States.
 Sec. 14. That any such lease may be forfeited and cancelled by appro- priate proceeding in court of com potent jurisdiction whenever the lessee fails to comply with any provision. of the leas or of general regulations promulgated under this act; and the lease may provlde TOT the enforcement of other appropriate remedies for breach of specified con- ditions thereof.
 Sec. 15. That on and after the approval of this act no lands in Alaska containing deposits of coal withdrawn from entry Or sale shall be disposed of or acquired in any manner except as provided in this act: Provided, That the passage of this act shall not affect any proceed ! ing now pending in the Department of the Interior and any such proceed 1 ing may be carried to a final deter imitation in said department not withstanding the passage hereof: 1 Provided, further, That no lease shall be made, under the provisions hereof, of any land, a claim for which is pending in the Department of the Interior at the date of the passage of this act, until and unless such claim is finally disposed of by the department adversely to the claimant
 Sec. 16. That all statements, rep resentations, or reports required, un- less otherwise specified, by the Secre- tary of the Interior under this act shall be upon oath and in such form and upon such blanks as the Secre- tary of the Interior may require. and any person making false oath, repre- sentation. or report shall be subject to punishment as for perjury.
 Sec. IT. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to pre- scribe the necessary and proper rules and regulations and to do any nnd all things necessary to carry out and accomplish the purposes of this act.
 Sec. IS. That all acts and parts If acts in conflict herewith are here by repealed.
 Approved, October 20, 1914. l -o-O--o-
 l A miner of Iditarod has patented