Regulations governing the leasing of restricted allotted Indian lands of mining purposes : (not applicable to the Five Civilized Tribes or Osage Nation).

  • United States. Office of Indian Affairs.
Date:
[1925]
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Credit: Regulations governing the leasing of restricted allotted Indian lands of mining purposes : (not applicable to the Five Civilized Tribes or Osage Nation). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tenant, the lease must be accompanied by an agreement between such hfe. tenant and the remainder men, providing for the division of the rents and royalties, subject to approval of the Secretary of the Interior. ya If the heirs to an allotment are undetermined or can not be located, and it appears necessary to lease the land to prevent loss or waste, the officer in charge will report the facts to the Commis- sioner of Indian Affairs and ask for instructions. 9. Lessees shall furnish with each lease a bond (Form 5-154b), with two or more personal sureties, or with an acceptable company authorized to act as sole surety. Such bond shall be in amount as follows: For less than 80 acres, $1,000; for 80 acres and less than 120 acres, $1,500; for 120 acres and not more than 160 acres, $2,000; and for each additional 40 acres or part thereof above 160 acres. $500: Provided, 'That a lessee may file one bond (Form 5-154f), in the sum of $15,000, covering all leases of a particular class on any one reservation to which he is or may become a party. The right is reserved at any time, before or after approval of a lease, to increase the amount of a bond above the sum named in any case where the Secretary of the Interior deems it proper to do so. 10. The officer in charge may, either before or after approval of a lease, call for any additional information desired to carry out these regulations. If a lessee shall fail to furnish the papers neces- sary to put his lease and bond in proper form for consideration, the officer in-charge shall forward such lease for disapproval. 11. Oil and gas mining leases shall be made for a period of 10 years from the date of approval by the Secretary of the Interior and as much longer thereafter as oil, gas, casing-head gas, or any one of them, is produced in paying quantities, or the gas royalties for wells capable of producing gas in paying quantities, but not utilized are paid or as much longer thereafter as lessee is engaged in completing the drilling of a well commenced during the 10-year term, provided such drilling is prosecuted to completion of the well with due diligence, and if such drilling operations result in the find- ing of any one of the substances covered by the lease, then the lease shall remain in force as long as such substance is produced in paying quantities: Provided, Should lessee be unable to market the production from the leased land, he may, with the consent of the Secretary of the Interior, discontinue the operation of the producing wells thereon, and the lease shall remain in force notwithstanding such cessation of operations: Provided further, That if, while the lease is being held by production alone, the well or wells thereon shall cease to produce for any cause, lessee, with the consent of the Secretary of the Interior, shall have the period of 120 days from the stopping of production within which, at his election, to com- mence operations for the drilling of another well, deepen an exist- ing well or wells, or otherwise to attempt to restore the production of such existing well or wells, and if such work is so commenced and _ prosecuted with reasonable diligence, and production of any such substance results therefrom, the lease shall remain in force as long thereafter as such substance is produced in paying quantities. Leases for other minerals shall be for a period of 15 years. 12. No individual, corporation, partnership, company, or associa- tion shall hold under leases for mining purposes restricted Indian