The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-11

ea6 without payment of royalty for the coal mined or lor the land oeeu- pied Provided, That the acquiaiiion of hoIdns af lease under the pre- eedn sections of this Act shail be no bar to tho ncquisidou, holding. or opefating under the limited license in ihia section permitted And the holding of such license shali 1e no par Co the acquisition or holding of such Q lease or interest therein.
 Sec D. That any lease. entry io- cation oceuDadoni or use permitted under this Act shah reserve Co the eovemment Of tho United States the right to gran, or uso such easements in or over through, or upon the land leaaed, entered, located occupied. or used as may loo necessary or approp- riate, Co the working of the samo or other coal lands by or under authority of the government and for other pur- poses: Provided That said Secretary, n his description iD making any lease under this Act may reserve to the United States tho right to lease, sell, or otherwise dispose Of the surface of the lands embraced within such lease under existing law or laws here afeor enacted in DO far as said surface is not necessary for nse by the lessee in extracting and removing Che deDos- it's of coal therein # such reserva- tion Is made, it shaii be SO determined before the offering Of such loase.
 That Che said Secretary during inc life of the lease is authorized to issue such permits for easements herein provided to be reserved, and to per init the use Of such other public iandu In the Territory of Alaska as may be necessary for the construction and maintenance of coal washerles or oth- CT works incident for to the mining and treatment of coal, which lands may be occupied and used jointly or sey- orally by lessees or permittees, as may be determined by said Secretary.
 Sec. 12. That no lease issued under authority of this Act shall be assigned or subiet except with the consent of the Secretary of the Interior Each lease shall contain provisions for the purpose of insuring the reasonable dili- gence. skin, and care in the operation of said property. and for the safety and welfare of the miners and for the 1 prevention of undue waste, including restriction of the workday to not ex- ceeding eight hours in my one day for underground workers except in cases of emergency; provisions secur- ing the workers complete freedom of purchase. requiring the payment of wages at least twice a month in law ] ful 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 Che | Interests of the United States, for the prevention of monopoly and for Che safeguarding of the public welfare.
 Sec. 13. That the possession of any lessee of tho land or coal deposits l leased under this Act for all purposes involving adverse claims to the leased property shall be deemed the posses- sion of the United States, and for such purposes the lessee shall occupy the same relation to the property leased as fir operated directly by the United States.
 Sec. 14. That any such lease may be forfeited and cancelled by approp- rlate proceedings in a court of com