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<br />%l kern, except in cases o(~v ..~crgency; to employ rto
<br />„y under lire age of sixteen nerd no girl or woman,
<br />iitlroul regard to age, in any mine below lire surface;
<br />unless the laws of the Slate otherwise provide, in which
<br />,rose the State laws control,
<br />' (m} Taxes. To pay when due, all taxes ]awfully
<br />ossesscd and levied under the laws of the State or the
<br />Unilcd Slates upon improvenlcrrls, output of mines, or
<br />other rights, property, or assets of the lessee.
<br />(n) Overrirfins roya([ics. Not to create, by assign-
<br />ment or otherwise, an overriding royalty interest in
<br />excess of $0 percent of the rate of royalty first payable
<br />to the Unilcd Slalcs under this lease or an overriding
<br />royally interest which when added to any other out-
<br />standing overriding royalty interost exceeds that per-
<br />centage, excepting, that where an interest in the lease-
<br />hold or in an operating agreement is assigned, the
<br />assignor may retain an overriding royalty interest in
<br />excess o[ the above limitation i( he shows to the
<br />satisfaction of the Bureau o[ Land htanagemen[, that he
<br />has made substantial investments for improvements on
<br />the land covered by the assignment.
<br />(o) Delivery o/ premises in case of lorlei[ure. In
<br />case of forfeiture of this lease, to deliver up to the
<br />lessor in goal order and condition lire land leased, in-
<br />cluding all buildings, and underground limbering and
<br />such other supports and structures as are necessary for
<br />the preservation of the mine or deposit.
<br />Sec. 3. The lessor expressly reserves:
<br />(a) Rights reserved. The right to permit [or joint
<br />or several use such easements or rights-o[-way, in-
<br />cluding easements in tunnels upon, through, or in lire
<br />land leased, occupied, or used as may be necessary or
<br />appropriate to the working of lire same or other lands
<br />containing the deposits described in fire Acl, and tare
<br />lrcatme nt and shipment of the products thereof by or
<br />under authority of the Government, its lessees or
<br />permittees, and for other public purposes.
<br />(6) Disposition o/ sue/ace. The right to lease,
<br />sell, or otherwise dispose of the surface of the leased
<br />lands under existing law or laws hereafter enacted, in-
<br />sofar as said surface is not necessary (or the use oEthe
<br />lessee in the extraction and removal of the coal therein,
<br />or to dispose of any resource in such lands which will
<br />no[ unreasonably inter(ere with operations under this
<br />Icasc.
<br />(e) Alonopo(y mrd /nit prices. Full po'.vec and
<br />authority to promulgate and enforce all the provisions of
<br />Section 300( the Act to insure the sale of the production
<br />o[ said leased lands to the United States and to l6c
<br />public at reasonable prices, to prevent monopoly, and
<br />to safeguard the public welfare.
<br />(d) Rcndjust me nt o/ [crn+s. The right reasonably
<br />to readjust and [ix royalties payable hereunder and otllcr
<br />terms and conditions at the end of 20 years from the
<br />dote hereof and thereafter at lbe end of each succeeding
<br />2D-year period during the continuance of this Icasc
<br />unless otherwise provided by law al the time of the ex-
<br />piration of any such period. Unless the lessee tiles
<br />objection.^. to lire proposed terms or a rclinquishme nt oI
<br />the Icasc within 30 clays after receipt of the notice of
<br />propnscJ terms for n 20-year period, he will be deemed
<br />to hark agreed to such terms.
<br />(r) Ifainrr n/ conr(i[ions. The right to tvaivc any
<br />lurach of the conditions contained herein, cecep7 the
<br />bn: •" h of snch conditions as art requirod by the Act,
<br />lad ~.rny sm:h wnivcr ::hall cxlond only to the part isular
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<br />lessor with resp~cl to any future breach; nor shall lhu
<br />waiver of a particular cause of [or (e ituce prove nl can-
<br />cellation o[ this Icasc for any other cause, or [or the
<br />same cause occurring at another time.
<br />Sec, d. Ke(inquisbmen! o/ (egse. Upon a sntis factory
<br />showing that the public interest will not be impaired,
<br />the lessee may surrender the entire Icasc or any legal
<br />subdivision tlrcrcof. A rclinquislrmcnt must be filed in
<br />drrp(icrrrc in the appropriate Land Office. Upon its
<br />aceepl:lnec ft shall be e(fectlve as o[ rite date it is
<br />tiled, subject to the continued obligation o[ the Iessr:e
<br />and his surety to make payment of all accrued rentals
<br />and royalties and to provide for tlic preservation of nny
<br />mines or productive woks or permanent improvements
<br />on lire leased lands in accordance with the regulations
<br />and loons of the lease.
<br />Sec. $. Protection o/ fhe surface, oat urnf resources,
<br />and improvements. The lessee agrees to take such
<br />reasonable steps as maybe needed to prevcnl operations
<br />from unnecessarily: (1) causing or contributing to soil
<br />erosion or damaging any forage and timber growth there-
<br />on; (2) polluting the waters of springs, streams, wells,
<br />or reservoirs; (3) damaging crops, including Enrage,
<br />limber, or improvements o(a surface owner; or ,(4) dam-
<br />aging range improvements whether owned by the Unilcd
<br />Stales or by ifs grazing permittees or lessees; and upon
<br />any parlial.or total relinquishment or the cancellation
<br />or expiration o[ this lease, or at any other time prior
<br />thereto when required by the lessor and to the extent
<br />deemed necessary by the lessor, to till any sump holes,
<br />Glitches and other excavations, remove or cover all
<br />debris, and, so far as reasonably possible, res.[ore lire
<br />surface of lire leased land to its former condition, in-
<br />cluding lire removal of structures as and if required.
<br />The lessor may prescribe the steps to be taken and
<br />restoration to be made with respect to lands of the
<br />United Slates and improvements thereon.
<br />Set. 6. Removal of equipment, att., on Icrminalion o/
<br />tense. Upon termination of this lease, by surrender or
<br />(orfe ilure, the lessee shall have the privilege at any
<br />time within a period of 90 days thereafter o[ removing
<br />from the premises all machinery, equipment, tools and
<br />materials, except underground timbering placed by the
<br />lessee in or on lire leased lands; which are necessary
<br />(or the preservation o[ the mine. Any materials, tools,
<br />appliances, machinery, slructuce.^., and egtripmerrt,
<br />subject to removal as above provided, which are nllowcd
<br />to remain on the leased lands shall become the properly
<br />of the lessor on expiration of the 90-day penal or such
<br />extension thereof as may be granted because of adverse
<br />climatic conditions, but lire lessee sh;rll remote any or
<br />all of such property where so directed by the lessor.
<br />$cc. 7. Procrcdin~s in case o/ d¢/au!f. If the lessee
<br />shall not comply with any of the provisions of the Acl
<br />or lire re~ul at ions thereunder or default in the per[onn-
<br />arcr or ObSI`rt'ance of any of the provisions o[ this
<br />lease, and such default shall continue for a patio<I o[
<br />30 days after service of written notice Ihereo[ by the
<br />lessor, the lessor may institute appropriate proceeding s
<br />in a Court of competent jurisdiction for the forfeiture
<br />and cancellation of This lease as provided in Section iii
<br />of i6c Act. If the lessee (ails to lake prompt and nec-
<br />cssnry step; to prevcnl loss or damage. to lire mine,
<br />proprrl y, or premises, or danger to the employees, the
<br />lessor mov enter o^ the premises and take such menu.
<br />ores :c: mop be deemed necessary to proven( such lo:a
<br />or d.nn.l {:'r or to correct the dongeroas or unsafe con-
<br />dilinn of lhq mine or •.vorks thereof, which shall he nt
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