Iditarod pioneer., 1915-01-23

leases, or who shall knowingly sell CT trans 1 fer to one disqualified to purchase, or cX- cept as in this act specifically provided dlSI 1 qualified to acquire, any such interest, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon con
 viction shall be punished by imprlsonment , for not more than three years and by line | not exceeding $ OOO: Provided That any | such ownership and interest hereby forbid | den which may be acquired by descent, ! Will, judgment or decree may be held two | years after it's acquisition and not longer, ! and in case of minority or other disability, | such time as the court may decree.
 Sec. 8. That any director, trustee, of1l- | Cer or agent of any corporation holding any ! interest in such lease who shall, on De- | half of such corporation, act in the puF- | chase of any interest in another lease, or l who shall knowingly act on behdl1 CT Such | corporation in the sale or transfer Of any i such interest in any lease held by such cor l pOratiOn to any corporation or individual l hClding any interest in any such lease, tA- | cept as herein provided, shall be guilty or 1 felony, and shall be subject to lmpflS0n- l ment for term of not exceeding three years and a line of not exceeding $ ,OOO. | Sec. Sa. If any of the lands or deposits | leased under the provisions of this act shall | be pleased, truStced, possessed or con l trOlled by any device, permanently, tempo rarlIy. directly, indirectly tacttIy or III any manner whatsoever, so that they norm part | of or are in anyWlSe controlled by any com btnatiCn in the form of an unlawful trust, | with consent of lessee. or form the sub l irct of any contract or conspiracy in re straint of trade in the mining or sellihg ! of coal. entered into by the lessee. or of 1 any holding of such lands by any individual i partnership, association. corporatlon or | control, in excess of 2,56O acres m the ter | rttOry of Alaska the lease thereOf snail De forfeited by appropriate court proceedings. sec g. That for the privilege of mlnlng and extracting and dlsposlng ol the codl
 in the lands covered by his lease, the lessee | shall pay to the United states such royal | ties as may be specified in the lease, when shall not be less than cents per ton, due | and payable at the end of each month sue, | ceeding that of the shipment of the coal 1 from the mine, and an annual rental, pay | able at the beginning of each year, on the | lands covered by such lease, at the Fate Of 25 cents per acre for the llFI year aa | thereafter, 50 cents per acre for the sec, | ond third. fourth and fifth years, and Sl | per year for each and every year thereafter ! during the continuance or the lease, except { that such rental for any year shall be cred | ited against the royalties as they accrue | for that year. Leases may be for peFlodS 1 of not more than fifty years cach, SuDlect l 10 renewal, on such terms and conditions as may be authorized by law at the time | of such renewal. All net profits from opeF-
 ation of government mines, and all royaItIe9 1 and rentals under leases as herelh pro. 1 vded, shall be deposited in the treasury ol | the United states in a separate and dlS-
 tinct fund, to be applied to the reimburse | ncut of the government or the Chlltu 1 states on account of any expenditures mace
 in the construction of railroads m AIaska, and the excess shall be deposited Tn the | fund known as the Alaska fund, estaDllShtd | by act of congress of January 27, 190', 10 l be expended as prOVlQed III Sdlu last Hltl- | toned act
 See. 10. That in order to provide for the l supply of strictly local and domestic needs ! for fuel, the secretary or the interior may under such rules and regulations as ne 1 may prescribe Tn advance, issue to- any | applicant qualified under section 3 of thlS 1 act limited license or permit granting the 1 right to prospect for, mine and dispose oI ! l,,.lIr tn ITnltp6 States 1 specified tracts, not to exceed ten acres 10 | any one person or association or persons III any one coal neld for period Of not eA. ] cpedng ten years, on such conditions not 1 inconsistent with this act as in his opinion | will safeguard the public interest. without | payment of royalty for the coal nlneu or l for the land occupied: ProViueu, iiat h tue l acOuisiton or holding of lease under the | preceding sections of this act shall be no 1 bar to the acquisition, holding or operatlI:o 1 under the limited license in thls SeCl.oh | permitted And the holding or SuCh a license shall be no bar to the acqulSitlon or holding Of such q lease or interest thefem
 sec H. That any lease, entry, location,
 occupation or use pcFInltted nlon[ 'llrS tbe Io | United states the right to grant or use Such
 easements in, over through or upon me ] land leased, entered, located, occupleu or l used as may be necessary or dppfOpfidte to l in, working of the same or other coal lands by or uptpr authority of the government l and for other purposes: PfOWaed, Hdt said secretary, III HiS uiSCicttOt HI llinhi man 1 any lease under ths act, may reserve 70 1 the United states the right to lease, sell or otherwise dispose Of the surface o1 the l lands embraced within such lease nndef eA- | iStine laws or laws hereafter enacted m so l far as said surface is not necessary TOT llSe l hy the lessee in extracting and removing , t6s4 bpnosits of coal therein h such fesef. walton is made, Il shall be so ue~fmihed 1 before inc offering of SuCh lease.
 1 yha, 3f,f, said secretary GnrlnE the sile l of this lease is authorized to issue such permits for easements heTih pfoftuei S ~ ] be reserved, and to I}er1nit li1c use ot ohCi, 1 l othpr public lands ln tha [effltoly oi l Alaska as may be necessary Tor fhe con ] struction and maintenance of coal s~dsntr ~
 1 ips or other works iBcldeIt Go iH6 Hilhlns
 CT treatment Of coal Wn!cn AstuS ill1S b5 bv 1 occupied and used jointly or seFerally Dg lesseps or permttees, as may be determined by sad secretary ~, ~ ,o- ! Sec. i3 That the possession ol any les
 thority of this act shall be assigned or SUD
 sar .aTceg.s with kbt consent of the Serre-
 1ary of the interior. Each lease snai coh-
 tain provisions Tor the pufPoSS O ihsnrin5 35 E
 the eXerrise Of reas0haSte dlht teHCH. oEIif
 ard rare lH tire OprrattoR oE sam PloPti g- l ana Cor ,hp safety and welfare Of the mn
 CTS. ant Tor the prevention oi h4oHe NasEzs iDclD3lnx a restriction od Eg4t1 @oLt h0S @o
 not exceeding elgnt nolfs sM any otst Isas osas Tor y1n0ergro2Ty1d workers, except in cases | nf anlprrrapcys proVlSiOHS SecHrThG Ehe
 l workers complete fneatogn o9 pRtchaSt. Fe-
 1 sTujrIpp i'm, r4agrlent of wages at least tWlce
 l a mo11b sn fsi money Of ssa@ RNlStD
 S,s,as ard providing proper fHbes and res
 | ,fa,Jons 10 seciire Sair and just WelEhAs
 1 or measurement Of she coal m4rreu sos SaCE
 l mjner and Sdch other Pr0YlSSOFas Sa aiE
 1 reeden for the proteC nOH Of me lntefSSsS>
 1 nf inc Tinted States, Tor tfea preTeRi2oR oi
 monopoly, and for tns safeguarding ~ Shs' , | D3lbllC welfare
 Sec. t2. That the possession o1 any fTs sTs
 see cf the land or coal deposits leased Qn der this aef ior au purpdsas taFof+tos ah-