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 595 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 18 T SESS.-CH. 301 -JULY 15, 1941 Witnesseth, that the lessor hereby leases to the lessee the land and premises in the City of Palm Springs, County of Riverside, State of California, described as Section 18, Township 4 South, Range 5 East of the San Bernardino Base and Meridian, for a term of twenty-five years beginning on the first day of January, 1941, and ending on the 31st day of December, 1965, for the rental for said premises for said term which the lessee agrees to pay to the lessor which shall be ten percent of the gross receipts of the lessee for the use of said premises during said term, it being agreed, however, that the minimum rental which the lessee shall pay the lessor shall be the sum of $640.00 per annum, payable in advance on or before the 31st day of January of each year of the term of this lease, and that during the Month of January, 1942, and the month of January of each year thereafter of said term, the lessee shall furnish to the lessor a sworn statement of the gross receipts received by the lessee for the use of said premises for the preceding year, and on or before the 31st day of said month of January in each said year of the term of this lease the lessee shall pay to the lessor in addition to said sum of $640.00 an amount equal to ten percent of the excess, if any, of said gross receipts over and above the sum of $6,400.00. The term gross receipts as used herein for the purpose of calcu- lating the amount of said rental is herein defined as being all sums of money received by the lessee for the use of said premises for the purposes herein specified during each annual period of the term of this lease. Said demised premises shall be used by the lessee and its sub-lessees for public airport and other uses and purposes. Upon the termination of this lease by surrender by the lessee or by dispossession of the lessee by the lessor or by any authority superior to the lessor, all rent and liabilities of the lessee accruing thereafter shall cease and the lessee may within a period of sixty days remove any and all improvements placed upon said premises during the term of said lease save and except buildings permanently affixed to the land, but, upon failure to remove same within that period, any improvements remaining thereon shall become the property of the Agua Caliente Band of Indians. It is expressly understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that the lessor does not assume any responsibility for damage caused, either directly or indirectly, by any operations of the lessee under this contract, and the lessee hereby agrees to hold the lessor harmless for any damage which may result from the operations of the lessee, or of its employees or agents under this lease, whether the acts causing such damage be negligent or otherwise. The lessee must comply with all State, sanitary, health, and housing regulations. The lessee agrees that it will not use, or permit to be used any part of the premises for the manufacture, sale, gift, storage, or drinking of intoxicating liquor or beverages, so long as these are prohibited by law upon the demised premises. This lease may be cancelled by the lessor at the discretion of and with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior for failure of the lessee to comply with any of the terms thereof. The rental herein required to be paid by the lessee to the lessor for the use of said premises during said term shall be paid to the legally authorized agent of the lessor entitled by law to receive the same and receipt therefor, and such payment shall be a full discharge of the lessee therefor. It is agreed that the lessee may enter upon said premises immedi- ately upon the lawful ratification and approval hereof, and prior to

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