SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 4. 1919. 33 provisions and conditions of this section to the same extent as though such successor or assign were the original lessee hereunder. That any lease granted under this section may be forfeited and m,I,fo$H§’,{‘c§*“d,,,§’,{ canceled by a propriate proceedings in the United States district ¤·>¤<¤¤¤¤¤- court for the district in w ich said property or some part thereof is situated whenever the lessee, after reasonable notice in writing, as prescribed in the lease, shall fail to comply with the terms of this section or with such conditions not inconsistent herewith as may be specifically recited in the lease. That for the privilegte of mining or extracting the mineral dgposits ,,,*f§g§},§‘,,‘f·" ‘°' "°“°“* in the ground covered y the lease the lessee s all pa to the nited States, for the benefit of the Indians, a royalty whic shall not be less than 5 per centum of the net value of the output of the minerals at the mine, due and payable at the end of each month succeeding that of the extraction of the minerals from the mine, and an annu A“““°"°"*°’· rental, payable at the date of such lease and annually thereafter on . the area covered by such lease, at the rate of not less than 25 cents per acre for the first calendar year thereafter ;. not less than 50 cents per acre for the second, third, fourth, and fifth years, respectively; and not less than $1 per acre for each and every year thereafter during the continuance of the lease, except that such rental for any year (Qredited sgeustmy- shall be credited against the royalties as they accrue for that ggar. ““‘°°’*· That in addition to the payment of the royalties and rent as wé’;¤g¤¤¤{1ir:d§¤¤¤¤¤¤¢ herein provided the lessee sha expend annually not less than $100 in mq ' development work for each mining claim located or leased in the same manner as an annual expenditure for labor or im rovements is required to be made under the mining laws of the United States: P,,,,,,,,,_ Provekled, That the lessee shall also agree to pay all damages occasioned °,D¤=¤¤¤¢¤I *°P'°P°'*Y by reason of his mining operations to the land or allotment of any ` Indian or to the crops or improvements thereon: And further, m'{g¤gg_•¤ ¤¤*¤¤g fe That no timber shall be cut upon the reservation by the lessee except for purposes and then only after first obtaining a permit from the superintendent of the reservation and upon payment of the fair - value thereof. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to examine m§§,°f,°,’§,";f’· °“°·· the books and accounts of lessees, and to acquire them to submit statements, representations, or reports, including informationms to cost of mininv, all of which statements representations or reports so required shall be upon oath, unless otherwise specified, and in such form and iépon such blanks as the Secretary of the Interior may require; an any peison making any false statement, representation, P¤¤i¤1=m¤H<¤¢¤¤¤ or report under oath shall be subject to punishment as for perjury. ”°°n°’°t°° That all moneys received from royalties and rentals under the pro- Itggglivf *¤m*£t dg; visions of this section shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United Exim. ° ° States to the credit of the Indians belonging and having tribal rights on the reservation where the leased land is located, which moneys shall be at all times subject to appropriation by Congress for their benefit, unless otherwise provided by treaty or agreement ratified by Congress: Provided, That such moneys shall be sub' t to the laws §§{,'?,§‘§g U, ,,,0 M, authorizing the pro rata distribution of Indian tribal iidids. ¤*¤*¤'¤¤¤*i¤· That the Secretary of the Interior is herebg authorized to perform ,,,,I$§]§°°“" °'°°" °° any and all acts and to make such rules an regulations not inconsistent with this section as mq- be necessary an proper for the protection of the interests of the diane and for the purpose of ca ' the provisions of this section into full force and effect: §{{','§"'§,,,_ umm, That nothing in this section shall he construed or held to affect the •·¤¤¢¤¤Y- ’ nguht of the States or other local authority to exercke any rights W ch they may have to le and collect taxes upon improvements, output of mines, or other riggts, property, or asets of any lessee.
