The Cordova daily times., 1919-02-14
BILL DRAFTED
TO ENCOURAGE
PROSPECTING
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output Of mineral or metal produced,
payable at the time and in the man
ner provided in Section hereof: Pro-
vided, however, that the provisions of
this section shall not apply to any
person or persons who shall have or
may have made valid location on
quartz or placer mining claims within
the prescribed radius. as above set
forth prior to the date of the discov-
cry by the person or persons receiv-
ing the benefit of this act.
Sec. 6. That in the event of de-
fault in the payment OF the sum to
the government of the United States
as hereinbefore provided, the said bu-
reau of mines shall be authorized to
Immediately make application to a
court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a receiver, who shall
be authorized to collect sufficient Of
the minerals or metals produced from
said mining claim from time to time
as may be necessary to cover the
amount .due to the government as
herein provided, together with all ex-
penses of said court proceedings and
receivership.
Sec. z. That the amounts due from
the locator of said mining claim as
provided in Sections and of this
act shall likewise be due from the
successors in interest of the original
locator Of said claim and payment as
herein provided shall be made from
all minerals or metals extracted from
said ground until the same shall have
been fully worked out and the liens
hereinbefore provided for shall be su-
perior to and take precedence over
all transfers or contract or statutory
liens upon said property.
Sec. 8. That before the resident
disbursement under the provisions of
this act for the benefit of any person
or association of persons he shall re-
quire of said person or association the
execution Of an undertaking in the
form to be prescribed by the secre-
tary of the interior, with one or more
sureties having the qualifications of
bail in the territory of Alaska, and
to be approved by the engineer in
charge, for the faithful compliance by
the said person receiving the benefit
of this act with the provisions hereof
and of such rules and regulations as
may be promulgated by the secretary
OF the interior. relative to the admin
istration of said fund.
Sec. 8. That all funds received by
the engineer in charge from the To-
Gators of the mining claims in Alaska,
as provided in Sections 4 and OF this
act, shall be by him covered into the
fund for the particular judicial divi-
sion of the territory of Alaska from
which said funds may have been re-
ceived, and so per cent of all funds
SO received from the locators of said
claim or their successors in interest
shall be repaid to the treasurer of
the United States at such time as
may be designated by the secretary
of the interior until the amount so
paid to said treasurer shall equal the
total amount OF said fund appropri-
ated by congress, set aside for the
use of the judicial division of said
territory from which said payments
are made, and thereafter the total
amount received from the locators of
said claims or their successors in in
terest shall be covered into the fund
of the judicial division from which
said payments were received, and said
fund shall be administered by said bu-
reau of mines under the direction of
the secretary of the interior for the
encouragement of prospectors and
miners for the development of the
mineral resources Of said judicial d.
vision under such rules and regula-
lions as may be prescribed by the
secretary of the interior. Claims ~
ing in two territorial divisions shall
be governed by the division where
such aid is given.
The secretary Of the interior is
hereby authorized to make all neces-
sary rules and regulations for the ad-
ministration Of the f1nd hereby Gre
ated not inconsistent with this act
and necessary to give the same imme-
diate effect, and may from time to
time alter or amend said rules as
the exigencies of the occasion may
require.