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' workers, except in r •s of r ~gerr( employ no <br />' boy under the age o. sixteen ,d no su, or women, <br />without regard to age, in any mine below the eurlace; <br />unless the laws of the Stale otherwise provide~in wfiich <br />~ ~ case the Slate laws control. ~~ ^` ' <br />ix ., <br />(m)'Ta:es. To pay when due, all lexes'IeNfully <br />assessed and levied under the laws~of the State or the <br />United Slates upon improvements, output oC mines, or <br />other rights, properly, or assets of the lessee. " "' ' <br />`~.+~ <br />(n) Overriding royalties. Not to create, by'dssigo- <br />menl w otherwise, en overriding royalty inlercat is <br />excess of 50 percent o[ the rele'of royalty first payable <br />to the United States under this lease of an overiding <br />royalty interest which when added to any oilier out- <br />standing overriding royalty interest extteds tfiet per• <br />tentage, excepting, that where an interest in Yhq leaso- <br />hold w in an operating agreement is assigned, the <br />assignor may retain an overriding royalty interest is <br />excess o! the above limitetlon If he shows to the <br />satisfaction o[ the Burceu of land Menegemerd, that he <br />has made eubstanlial investments for Improvements o0 <br />the land covered by the assignment. <br />(o) Delivery o/ premises in case o/ forfeiture. [n <br />case of forfeiture of this lease, to deliver up to the <br />lessor in good order end condition the lend leased, io- <br />chiding ell buildings, end underground timbering end <br />such other supports and structures as are necessary Ew <br />the preservation of the mine m deposit. <br />$ec. ~. The lessor expressly reserves: <br />(a) Rigbls reserved. The right to permit for joint <br />or several use such easements or rightsrof-way, in- <br />cluding easements is tunnels upon, through, w in the <br />land lessed, occupied, w used es may 6e necessary or <br />appropriate to the working o[ the same w other lands <br />containing the deposits described in the wet, and the <br />treatment end shipment ;oE the products thereof by w <br />under euthwity o[ the GovemmenQ Its lessees w <br />permittees, and [or other public purposes. <br />(b) Disposition of sv/ac<. The right to lease, <br />sell, w otherwise dispose of the swface of the leased <br />lands under existing law w laws hereafter enacted, io- <br />solar ss said aw(ece is no[ necessary [or the use of the <br />lessee in the extraction and removal of the coal therein, <br />w to dispose of any resawtt in each lands whie6 will <br />not unreasonably interfere wIW operations under this <br />lease. <br />(c) Monopoly and /air prices. Furl power and <br />~~. euthwity to promulgate and~en[orce all the provisions of <br />section 30 0(lhe act to insure the sale o[ the production <br />o[ said leased tends to the United States end to the <br />pu6lie at reasonable prices, to prevent monopoly, end <br />to eafeguerd the pu6lie welfare. <br />,I 1I <br />u <br />(d) Readjustment o/ terms. The tight reasonably <br />to readjust and fix royalties payable hereunder and other <br />terms and conditions at the end o[ 20 years from the <br />date hereof and t:~ereafcer at the end o[ each succeeding <br />20.yeat period during the continuance of this lease <br />unleea otherwise provided by law at the time o[ the ex- <br />piation of any such period. Unless the lessee files <br />objetlions to the proposed terms or a relinquishment of <br />the lease within 30 days after receipt of the notice of <br />proposed terms fore 20.year period, ha will be deemed <br />to Mve agreed to such Iwms. <br />(r) Waiver of conditions. The right to waive any <br />breach of the conditions contained herein, ezcept the <br />breach of such conditions as are required by the wet, <br />but any such waiver shall extend only to the particular <br />breach so waived end shell not Limit the rights of the <br />lessor with re- `ct to rre breach; nor shall the <br />waiver o[ a p .tutor 'twat o! forfeiture prevent can- <br />cellation of this lease for any other reuse, w !or the <br />same cause occussing nt erwlher time. <br />Sec. 4. Relinquishment o/ lease. Upon a satisfactory <br />showing that the public interest will not be impaired, <br />the lessee may surrender the entire lease or any legal <br />subdivision thereof. A relinquishment must 6e Bled in <br />duplicate N the appropriate land olBee. Upon its <br />acceptance it shall he e[[ective as of the date it is <br />filed, subject to the continued obligation o[ the lessee <br />end his swety to make payment o[ all attrued rentals <br />and royalties end to provide [w the peeservation o[ any <br />mines or productive works w permanent improvements <br />on the leased lands in accordance with the regulations <br />erd terms of the lease. <br />$ec. 5. Protection o/ the sur/ace, natural resources, <br />and improvemmts. The lessee egrets to take such rea- <br />sonable steps es may 6e needed to prevent aperelions, <br />including operation of operating plants on the leased <br />premises, from unnecesaedly: (1) causing or contrib- <br />uting to soil erosion w damaging any forage and limber <br />growN on the leased lends or on Federal or non-Federal <br />lands in the vicinity; (2) polluting air end water, (3) <br />damaging crops, including forage, Umber, or improve- <br />ments of a surface owner, (4) damaging improvements <br />whether owned by the United States or by its permrlleea <br />or lessees; or (5) destroying, damaging, or removing (as- <br />sils, historic or prehtstaric ruins, or erU[ects; end upon <br />any partial or total rclingnishmmt or U+e enncetletion <br />or expiration of this lease, or at any other Ume prior <br />(hereto when required and to the extent deemed neces- <br />sary by the lessor to fill any sump holes, ditches, and <br />other excavations, iemove or cover atI debde, and, so <br />far es reasonably possible, restore the sudate o(the <br />leased land end access roads to its former condition, <br />including the removal of structures as end i[ required. <br />The lessor may prcseribe the steps to be taken and res- <br />toration ro 6e made with respect to the leased lands <br />and improvements thereon, whether or not owned by the <br />United States.. <br />$ec. 6. Removal o/ equipment, eta, on iermiwtion o/ <br />!ease. Upon termination of this lease, by surrender w <br />forfeiture, the lessee shall have the privilege at .any <br />Ume within a period of 90 days therca[ter of removing <br />from the prcmisea all machinery, equipment, tools and <br />materials, ezcepe underground timbering placed by the <br />lessee in or on the leased lands, which ere necessary <br />for the preservation of the mine. Any materials, tools, <br />appliances, machinery, structures, aid equipment, <br />subject to emowl es above provided, which ere allowed <br />fo remain on the leased lands shell become the property <br />of the lessor on expiration of the 90.day period ar such <br />extession thereof ss may be granted because of adverse <br />climatic conditions, but the lessee shell remove any or <br />ell of such property where so dircded by the lessor. <br />Sec. 7. Proceedings in case o/ de/wale. 1[ the lessee <br />shall not comply with any o[ the provis[ons of the act <br />o[ the_regulatiorw„thetiundeyorsdefaultcin-thrperform"~~ <br />ante or observance of any of the provisions o[ this <br />lease, end such default shall continue for a period o[ <br />30 days after service o[ written notice thereof by the <br />Iessw, the lessor may institute appropriate proceedings <br />in • court o[ competent jurisdiction for the forfeiture <br />and eancelletion of this lease ss Provided in section 31 <br />of the act I[ the lessee [ails to take prompt and nec- <br />essary traps to prevent Loss or damage to the mine, <br />property, or premises, or danger to the employees, the <br />Iessw may enter on the premises and take such meas- <br />ures es may be deemed necessary to prevent such loss <br />w damage or to corrcet the dangerous or unsafe con- <br />dition o[ the mine w works thereat, which shall 6e at <br />the expenst of the lessen However, the lessee shall. <br />