The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-01
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district in which the property or some part thereof, is located in an appro- priate proceeding.
 Sec. 29. That any permit, lease, > occupation, or use permitted under YthNs act shall reserve to the secretary of the interior the right to permit upon such terms as he may determine to be just, for joint or several use, such easements or rights of way, in cluding easements in tunnels upon, through or in the lands leased, occu pied or used as may be necessary or appropriate to the working of the same, or of other lands containing the deposits described in this act, and the treatment and shipment of the prod ucts thereof by or under authority of the government, it's lessees, or permit tees, and for other public purposes: Provided, That said secretary, in his discretion, in making any lease under this act, may reserve to the United States the right to lease, sell or other wise dispose of the surface lands en- ,xbraced within such lease under exist ing law or laws hereafter enacted, in so far as said surface is not necessary for the use of the lessee in extract ing and removing the deposits there in: Provided further, That if such reservation is made it shall be so de- lease: And provided further That the said secretary, during the life of the lease, is authorized to issue such per mits for easements herein provided to be reserved.
 Sec 30. That no lease issued un- der the authority of this act shall be assigned or sublet, except with the consent of the secretary of the in- terior The lessee may, in the discre- tion of the secretary of the interior, be permitted at any time to make written relinquishment of all rights under such lease, and upon accept ance thereof be thereby relieved of all future obligations under said lease, and may with like consent surrender h any legal subdivision of the area in- cluded within the lease. Each lease <shaI contain provisions for the pur- pose of insuring the exercise of req sonable diligence, skill and care in the operation of said property; pro- vision that such rules for the safety and welfare of the miners and TOT the prevention of undue waste as may be prescribed by said secretary shall be observed, including a restriction of the work day to not exceeding eight hours in any one day for underground work CTS except in cases of emergency; pro- visions prohibiting the employment of any boy under the age of 16 or the employment of any girl or woman, without regard to age, in any mine below the surface; provisions secur- ing the workmen complete freedom of purchase; provision requiring the pay ment of wages at least twice month s in lawful money of the United States, and providing proper rules and regu- lations to insure the fair and just weighing or measurement of the coal nfned by each miner, and such other icSo h0 o,-Iy to insure the sale of the production of such leased lands to the United States and to the public at reasonable prices, for the protection of the interests of the United States, for the proven tion of monopoly, and for the safe gfiuarding of the public welfare: Pro- vided, That none of such provisions shall be in conflict with the laws of the state in which the property is sit uated
 Sec 31 That any lease issued un- der the provisions of this act may be forfeited and canceled by an appro- priate proceeding in the United States district court for the district in which the property, or some part thereof, is located whenever the lessee fails to comply with any of the provisions of this act, of the lease, or of the general regulations promulgated under this act and in force at the date of the lease; and the lease may provide for resort to appropriate methods for the settlement of disputes or for remedies for breach of specified conditions thereof I Sec 32. That the secretary of the interior is authorized to prescribe nec- ocnaru and nrnnar rules and rap11la- |