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 SEVE NTY-F IRST C ONGRESS. SESS. III. CHs. 504-506 . 1931 . 1523 SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $25,000, or so much thereof as may be necessar y, to car ry out the provisions of section 1 of this Act. SEC. 3. The land acquired under section 1of this Act shall be und er the jurisdiction and control of the Sec ret ary of Wa r, and there is authorized to be appropriated for the maintenance of such mon ume nt and its site a sum not to exceed $250 per annum. Approved, March 4, 1931 . CHAP. 505 .-An Act To authorize a change in the design of the quarter dollar to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington. Be it enacte d by the Senate and House of Repr esen tat ives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, Th at notwith- standing the provisions and limitations of section 3510 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, the Secretary of the Treasury is author- ized and directe d, for t he purpos e of com memorati ng the tw o hun- dredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington, to change the design of the twenty-five-cent piece so that the portrait of George Washingt on shall appear on the ob verse, w ith appr opriate d evices on the reverse, of said piece. The new co ins sh all be issued for general circulation beginning in 1932, the year of the said bicen- tennial anniver sary. Approved, March 4, 1931 . Sum authorized. Jurisdiction and maintenance of land acquired. March 4, 1931. [S. 6103.1 [Public, No. 852.1 Quarter dollar. Change in design authorized to commem. orate birth annivers ary of George Washington. R. S., sec. 3510, p. 696, waived. U.S.C.,p.993. Issue of new coin. CHAP. 506 .-An Act To amend sections 17 and 27 of the General Leasing March s 28 ]3 1. Act of February 25, 19 20 (41 Stat. 437; U. S. C., title 30, sees. 184 and 226), as [Public, No. 853 .1 a mended. Be it enacted by the Senate an d House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That sections 17 General Leasing Act, amendments. and 27 of the Act entitled "An Act to promote the mining of coal, Vol . 41, p. 437, phosphate, oil, oil shale, gas, and sodium on the public domain," a Undsd .C ., pp . 965, approved February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437 ; U. S. C., title 30, sees. 184 119 - and 226), as amended, are amended and reenacted to read as follows : " SEC. 17. That all unaPlprohriated deposits of oil or gas situated L priated easi ng de of unsppr n posits 1 within the known geologic structure of a producing oil or gas field knownproducmgfields . and the unentered lands containing the same, not subject to prefer- ential lease, may be leased by the Secretary of the Interior to the highest responsible bidder by competitive bidding under general regulations to qualified applicants in units reaso nably compa ct of not exceeding six hundred and forty acres, su ch leases to be conditioned up on the payment by the lessee of such bonus as may et Payment of bonus, be accepted and of such royalty as may be fixed in the lease, which shall not be less than 12 1/ 2 per centum in amount or value of the production, and the payment in advance of a rental of not le ss than $1 per ac re per annum thereafter during the continuance of the lease, the rental paid for any one year to be credited against the royalties as they accrue for that year. " Leases shall be for a period of twenty ye ars with the Period of leases ; re. preferential right in the lessee to renew the same for successive newals . periods of ten years upon such reasonable terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the department having jurisdiction thereof, unless otherwise provided by law at the time of the expiration of such periods : Provided, That any leas e here- Provisos. tofore or hereafter is sued under this Act that has beco me the sub-opmen t under Aaaition e if coopera - ae ra- ject ofa cooperative or unit plan of development or operation of tive plan . Competitive bidding . Area limited.

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