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]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
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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![Der /DA2, P ; ak REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE LEASING OF RESTRICTED ALLOTTED INDIAN LANDS FOR MINING -PURPOSES (Not applicable to the Five Civilized Tribes or Osage Nation) 4 P ERRATA, ai]! 3 A provision in the act of March 3, 1909 (385 Stat. 781, 783), reads: That all lands allotted to Indians in severalty, except allotments made to members of the Five Civilized Tribes and Osage Indians in Oklahoma, may by said allottee be leased for mining purposes for any term of years as may be deemed advisable by the Secretary of the Interior; and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to perform any and all acts and make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying the pro- visions of this paragraph into full force and effect. 1. To carry this provision of law into effect the following regula- tions are prescribed: Ms The term “officer in-charge” herein refers to the superintendent or other officer of the Indian Service or of the Government who may have jurisdiction over the allotments involved. Allotments of lands are regarded as made when approved by the Secretary of the Interior and trust patents have issued. 2. No lease, assignment thereof, or interest therein will be ap- proved to any employee or employees of the United States Govern- ment whether connected with the Indian Service or otherwise, and no employee of the Interior Department shall be permitted to ac- quire any interest in such leases by ownership of stock in corpora- tions having leases or in any other manner. 3. At such times and in such manner as he may deem appropriate, the officer in charge shall publish notices that oil and gas leases on specific tracts, each of which shall be in a compact body, will be offered to the highest responsible bidder for a bonus consideration, in addition to stipulated royalties. The successful bidder must deposit with the officer in charge on the day of sale a certified check or bank draft on a solvent bank in an amount equal to 20 per cent of the bid as a guaranty of good faith. Balance of bonus shall be paid and lease in completed form shall be filed within 30 days after the lease is forwarded to the lessee by the officer in charge for execution. If the successful bidder fails to complete the lease or pay the full consideration within said 380 days, or if the lease is disapproved through no fault of the lessor or the Interior Depart- ment, the amount deposited will be forfeited for the use and benefit of the Indian allottee, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior. The right is reserved by the Secretary of the Interior to reject any and all bids and to disapprove and reject any lease made on an accepted bid; and should any bid be rejected after deposit is made by bidder, the deposit shall be immediately returned. | MME 8951](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b32181711_0001.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
