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744 SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 330. 1914. F~¤¥··lll·¤*·¤l>•P¤l¤· Sec. 9. That for the privilege of mining and extracting and disposing of the coal in the lands covered by his lease the lessee shall ay to the United States such royalties as may be specified in the lease, which shall not be less than two cents per ton, due and payable ul at the 5-nlrgd of each nlionth suclizlleeding atfiat of slziplxlnenlt of the coal -*¤¤¤°·"°¤ · from mine an an ann rent , paya e a e eginning 0 each year, on the lands covered by such lease, at the rate of twenty- five cents acre for the fist year thereafter, fifty cents per acre for the secondjcr third, fourth, and fifth years, and $1 fper acre for each cient against my- and evexg year thereafter d continuance o the lease, except ‘m°" that suc rental for any year be credited agamst the royalties Tm °' *6***- as thxtaccrue for that yebar. Leases may be for of apt mxaxie , , than ea1seach,su'ecttoren ,onsu termsan con - D M r°°°lpf tions as hairy be authorized by law at the time of such renewal. netl progdatiis frogn olperation lp mm? agd allt rgyaliiiles an ren unereasesas eremprovi ,sha1l e eposie in c Treasury of the United States in a separate and distinct fund to be Rvlmbmlggggr l·¤ll- applied to the reimbursement of the Government of the United States '°°°°°°S"“ on account of any expenditures made in the construction of railroads Erm ¤<> A-l¤¤l¤¤ in Alaska, and the excessshall be deposited in the fund known as The f°ii°li.zs, p. as Alaska Fund, established by the Act of Congress of January twenty- seventh, nineteen hundred and five, to be expended as provided in mI,;m,_§°{‘§';l,'{',,,§‘{§. Saglmbaistl-(£1mn§ driiiier to Lpvrovide for the supply of strictly local: local ¤¤¤<l¤- and domestic needs for fuel Secretary of the terior may, imder such rulles and mgom (ins he may prescrib? adxnce, isixwtg any app `cant et un er section 0 t is ct a. licenseorpermi gran the ttoprospectfor, mine, auddispose of coal belonging to on specified tracts not to exceed ten acres to any one person or association of persons in an one coal field for a period of not exceeding ten years, on such conjitions not inconsistent with this Act as in his opinion will safeguard the public _ interest, without payment of royalty for the coal mined or for the §f,°g,‘f‘,,,,,c, Mmm land occupied: Provided, That the acquisition of holding of a lease [l:;;s¤l¤= ¤¤<l ·>¤=·=l under the sections of this Act shall be no bar to the acqui- ` sition, hol {Eg or operating imder the limited license in this section pernntted. hdlglga hogdmglof fuch a license shtahll be no bar to the ac uisition or o g o suc a ease or interest erein. ,§,*§im°¤‘ “€°“ '°‘ gmc. 11. That any lease, entry, location, occupation, or use permitted under this Act shall reserve to the Government of the United Statestltlhel to girant or‘c1:lselsuchc($»asement(sdm, oveiéh through, gg upon e an ease ,ente ocat occu i , orus asmay necessary or appropriate to the working ofpthe same or other coal P _ lands by or_1m e'f·ha1:t.l1o1(i1g of gis Qoiigignment and for otlltilelr pur- 1,*******, °·, 0 M oses: romdcd_ , a said ry, m discretion, m ma an otlmsedlaudh. m lease under this Act,_ ma reserve to the United States the it th lease, sell, or otherwise ¢&pose of the surface of the lands eihlgraced within such lease under existing law or laws herea.fter' enacted in so far as said surface is not necessary for use by the lessee in extracting and removigilg the deposits of coal therein. such reservation is mmm I wm made, 1t sh be so determined before_the offering of such lease. m, mq ,,2 ,,,,,,1,; _ That the sa1d_Secretary during the life of the lease is authorized to ‘°°"='-· issue such permits for easements herem provided to be reserved and to permit the use of such other public lands in the Territory of Alaska as ilnay be neiziessary i;;i·_thedconstt(r1:ii:1tion and maintenance of call was eries or o er wor mc1 ent e minin or treatment o co which lands may be occupied and used jointlygr severally by lemees _ or éiermittees as may be determined by said Secretary. ,,,"{,§§f§““‘°“" "°‘ nc. 12. That no ease issued under authority of this Act shall be assigned or sublet except with the consent of the Secretary of the