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411 czvrw 16.-——c02.n the said park, the Arlington Hotel, and the bathhouses outside im said parkauthorizerl on or before March 3, 1%1, to be supplied I ° with hotwater, in the order herein named, if there shall still be p s surplus of hot water the Secretary of the Interior may, inhis o discretion and under such regulations as he may prescribe, it muse het `water · to be furnished to bathhousés, hotels, and, t1 {s;si1ies·outside the said park, Such hathhouses, hotels,. and a aamilies shall eauseyall connections for obtaining such hot p water to be made at their own expense. `PAII water furnished a in any hotel or family forother nse_than"ba`th-ing shall be paid. a an- at such reasonablelprice, as shall be ilxed by the; Secretary p wlfyihé Interior. The Secretary of the Interior shall at the ex- ix piration of each period of five y@rs»,ou¤·1¤g the continuance c nf each lease_readjust_the terms and amounts of-payment pro- u vided for therein as may be just, but not less than the minimum a herein cpm-metx. (Mar. 3, 189,1, c. 533,5: 1, 26 Stat. 842; Mar; t: 4, 1921, c; 161, 5 1, 41 Stat. 1407.) · . . " ’ - 11 363. Seine; rules and regulations.}-—Ful1 power is vested ln. ~Q the Secretaryof the Interior 'to provide, in all leases to be .11 executed against any combination a`mong_.lessees· or their as= .I signs, as to ownership, prices, or accommodations at any bath- t lmnse; as well as °to make all needful rules and regulations iX as to the nse of the hot water, and to prevent its waste, includ- _ s it ing fulhpowerl to authorize the superintendent of said park ( he make examination and inspection at any time of the manner of using the hot water at any ·bathtub,_that it_may be used in I

»r.»pyer quantity only, andlton prerentits waste; and also full T

power to provide and fixyreasonable maximum charges for-all, G mths, {or bathing privileges; or services of any person con! I nected with any bathhouse of urnishéd -to_‘ bathersi and for S reasonable maximum `charges to guests at the Arlington Hotel; § · sndalso, generally, `the Secretary of the Interior xnay make all necessary‘_rules and regulations as to said batlnhouses and the- ji service therein as shall be deemed best for the public interest, I and to provlde penalties for the ~·vlolation· of any [regulation ‘.£ ~s·1ne1¤-nnaysbe enforced as i:iioagH§r6€id§d By} Actor c0agress._ < All leases and grants of lhotwatér privileges shall be held to be 1 subjectto all regulations in force on March 3,11891, or which E I may beadopted by the Secretary oi the interior', and for any 1 _ xioiation of any regulation, known `to the propriletor at the < time of the o§ense,~the lease or grant maybe canceled rby the f Secretary of the Interior. It shall he oeipressly provided in l all leases and grants ot privilege, for hot water that the bath"? 1 house for which provision is made shall not be owned or-con? a trolled by any person, company, or corporation which may be < the owner of or interested (asl stockholder or. otherwise) in _· any other bathhouse on or near the Hot Springs, National, Park; ·l that neither the hot-water privilege .gr.anted nor any interest .1 therein, nor the right to operate or control said "bathhouse,-` *1 , shall be assigned or? transferred by theparty o£· the second 1 · part without the approval- ot the Secretary of the Interior 'iirst I obtained, in writing; andlt the ownershipor control of said bathhouse be transferred to_ any person, company, or corpora- 1 tion owning or interested in any other bathhousc on or near F · said rewrration, the Secretary ot the Interior may, for that 1 cause, deprive the bathhousc provideds for of the hot opvater and, 1 cancelethe lease or. agreement; ° All buildings °to be erected in 1 the Hot Springs National Park shall be oni plans ilrst ap= z ·. proved by the. Secretary of the Interior, and `shall be required `1 to be ilreproof, as nwrly as practicable. (Mar. 3, 189l, c. 533, 1 §3; t T; T “I . Q 4 `364. Same; investigation of applicant "efor lease, or con- 1 .tract.-——The Secretary oto the Interior, before executing any 1 lease to bathhouses or bathhonsesttes an the park or contracts · for the use ot hot wafer for batnhouses outside said park, may 1 make due investigation to ascertain ·whcther the person, per- 1 sons, or corporation applying for such lease 0l°`C°1)Il“tll&Cf8l‘9 I - not, directly or ’indirectly,·interested "ino any; manner `{\’1l&tél’€1`}`;

SERYATION — § 370 n any other bathhouse, lease, interest, or privilege at or hear Iot_Sprir1gs, Arkansas, or whether he or they belong to any ool, combination, or association so iuteresietl, or whether he r they- are members or stockholileré in any corporation so if uterestcd; or, if a corporation, whether its members or any ot, hem are members or stockholders of any other corporatioa or ssociationjrnterested in any other bathhouse, lease, interest, or mivilege asaforesaid, and in order to arrive at the facts in ny such- case he is authorized to send for persons and papers, dminister oaths to wituessm, and_ retmire andavits from apdicauts; and any such person making a false oath or ailitlavit hrthe premises shall be deemed-g=uiIty* of p€1’5¤f5’;b¤¤d. HUGH oiivictiou,·suhjeet to all the. pains andypenalties of perjury urtler the statutes of the United States; and whenever, either it the time. of leasing or other time it. appears to, the satisfacion of `the_said` Secretary that such interest in other bathhouse, ease, interest, orxprivilege exists, or af anytime any pw! ir combination exists·betweeu' any two orlmoregbathhouses or ne deems it for the best interests. of the management of the &Iot_ Springs National Park and waters, or for the public inerest hetmay refuségsuch lease, license, permit or other privlege; or forfeit ·auy‘ lease or privilege wherein the parties nterésted have become otherwise interested as aforesaid. [Mar. 3, 1891, c. 533, 54, 26 Stat. 8513;)

 Same; taxation, under State laws.--The consent of the

Jnited States'is hereby given for the taxation, under the au-

hoi·ity of the _1aws·of tlie`State of Arkansas applicable to the

equal taxation of frersoual property in that State, as personal aropertyfof all structures arid,bther property in private owner- °

h»ip_ ou the Springs National Park. (Mar. 3, 1891,Zc. 533,,

i5, 26.Stat.84-1.) . . ~»__ . . ’ -. . 366. Same;-jcollection of water on reser=vation;—Tl;e authortjrgonferred upon the Secretary of the Interior to zeolleet the 1ot water upou sziid Hot Springs National ,Park_ shall be so rohstrued as to require 'water to be collected only where such ` zollectiorirfis necessary for its proper o· diSt‘l°`H.¥tlfi0B;‘i" and note ayhere by gravity the- same ‘cau_ be properly“ utiiiaed. (Mar.

,.°1891,.¢. 533,5 6, 261 Stat. 844.) _ __ _ `

367. Same; sal}: of lots.-eThe Secretary of the Interior. may ” lirect `the gublie sale. of all unsold Government lots in Hot I i Springs National `papk, aud not permanently reserved hou March 3, 1891, at the_ci—ty of Hot Spri¤gs,_after_ having had ahe same-reappraiscd, and also advertised »aeimq¤1r·eo by-law, md. no lot shall .be_ sold at less than the appraised price. (Mar. 3, 1891, e. 533, {7, 26 Stat,844.) - f · _` `

 368; Same.:_` operation of bathhouse in connection- with

hotel.-eNotl1ing*`in this section and sections- to 367 of this _ tltle.shall` be so"`<;onstruedQ as to ipreyent the stockholders ot any hotel_ from operating- a bathhouse in connection withsuch E, _ hotel as ia part,-thereof. (Mar. 3, 1891, 9-533, §: 8{26 Stat. " _' 369. Same; chargw  : : ca ble ngainéfbatli attendants and guasscurs arid phisieims prescribing use of het `waters.— The Secretary of fheflnterior is authorized to assess. and collect from physicians, who desire ;.to prescribe` the hof waters from the Hot Springs National Park,. reasonable charges for the,exe1•cish of suéh privilege, iucludlug tees for examination aud registration; and he': is also authorized to assess and col·. lect from bath att”en`da·11ts and masseurs operating in all hathhouses reeeiviiing hot water- from the said park; reasoraable t:l1arges‘tor` the exercise ot such. privileges. The moneys rcceived- from the exercise of this authority shall be. used in the protection and improvement of the \said._park.§ (June"5,f1920, c. 235, § 1, 41‘ Stat. 918.) Q P. , · _ ’ _ 370. Same.; leaselof Arliugt0n`Hotel° site; valuatiorfof im-` provements.-¥—The SPC1‘€t$,I’$’, of the ·I`interior is authorized to leasekrertain premises,fronti·i1g on°Coutral Avenue and on Four1tain`Stroet, occupied on August 24, 1912, by tho l»uil<lings°