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 SIXTY—THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 330. 1914. 743 That u n satisfactory showing by an lessee to the Secre of N"' 9*:** P°*¤¤*»- the Inter1I:>(i· that all of the workable depxbsits of coal within lamtiract huirdusxii. d°p°Sm °x` covered by his or its lease will be exhausted, worked out, or removed within three years thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior may, within his discretion, lease to such lessee an additional tract of land or coal deposits, which, including the coal area remaining in the original lease shall not exceed two thousand five hundred and sixty acres, through the same procedure and under the same competitive condrtions as in case of an orjgral lease. Sec. 5. That, sub`ect to approval of the Secretary of the ,,,$ag;¤g0g,g}gggf*¤¤ ¤f Interior, lessees holding under leases small blocks or areas may consolidate their said leases or holdings so as to include in a single holding not to exceed two thousand five hundred and sixty acres of contiguous lands. Sec. 6. That each lease shall be for such leasing block or tract of ,mg1ggl{gg,gf°¤= M land as may be offered or applied for, not exceeding in area two thousand five hundred and sixty acres of land, to be described by the subdivisions of the survey, and no person, association, or corporation m{,*g*§_g“9$§g§gg*d*gm*¤¤ except as hereinafteridprovided, be permitted to take or hold any interest as a stoc older or otherwise in more than one such lease under this Act, and any interest held in violation of this provrsoshall be forfeited to the United States by appropriate proceedings mstr- mP;¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¤> mv tuted by the Attomey General for that purpose in any court of com- mgm um petent jurisdiction, except that any such ownership and interest deem, et? by ereby orbidden which may be acquired by descent, will, judgment, or decree may be held for two years, and not longer, after its acquisrtion. . Sec. 7. That any person who shall purchase, acquire, or hold any ta12{°l’.$°r$?&Zl°&tl.'{.` interest lll two 01* more such leases, except; as herem pmvidgd, 0;- who ¤¤¤ ¤¤¤=¤¤¤¤1¤¤v· shall knowingly purchase, acquire, or ho d any stock in a corporation having an interest in two or more such leases, or who shall knowinghy sell or- transfer to one ed to purchase, or except as rn t Act specifically provided, ° qualified to acquire, any such interest, L shall e deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be pun- P"“”°"‘°" ished by imprisonment for_not more than three years ar1d by a fine P _ not exceeding $1,000; Provided, That   such ownership and interest T§‘,§§’%,. 0,,,,. hereby forbidden which may be aiegurre by descent, wrll, judgment, mv by d°°°°¤'· °*°· or decree may be held two years _ ter its acgllusitron and not onger, gud in case o minority or other drsabrhty su time as the court may wm B C. 0 Ah- Sec. 8. That any director, trustee officer, or agiant of any corpora- ¤tii$i°° riy ueiluqw tion holding any interest in such a lease who sha_, on behalf of such }’,[f°’*’°"‘°°“‘ " corporation, act in the purchase of any interest m another lease, or who shall knowingly act on behalf of such corporation m the sale or transfer of any such interest m any lease held_ y such corporation to any corporatron or individual holding) any mterest H1 any such a lease, except as herein provided, shall e guilty of a felony and shall P““*"’“‘°"‘· be subjielct to imprisonment for a term o not exceeding threeyears and a e of not exceeding $1,000. _ _ Sec. 8a. If anly of the lands or deposits leased under the provisions °,§jf§,d§0,,§“§§,°”,§,‘}; of this Act sha be subleased, trusteed, possessed, or controlled by 1,:;:,11 me ¤*=¤-»f¤¢- any device permanently, temporarily, directly, indirectly, taextly, or ` in any manner whatsoever, so that they form part of or are m anyvwise controlled by any combination in the orm of an unlawful trust, with consent of lessee, or form the subject of any contract or conspiracy in restraint of trade in the mininghor selling of coal,_entered into by the lessee, or of any holding of suc lands by any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or control, in excess of two thousand five hundred and sixty acres in the Territory of Alaska, the lease thereof shall be forfeited by appropriate court proceedings.