§ 81. Rights of entrymen of lands subsequently classified as coal lands; disposal of coal deposits
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Any person who has in good faith located, selected, or entered under the nonmineral land laws of the United States any lands which subsequently are classified, claimed, or reported as being valuable for coal, may, if he shall so elect, and upon making satisfactory proof of compliance with the laws under which such lands are claimed, receive a patent therefor, which shall contain a reservation to the United States of all coal in said lands, and the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same.
The coal deposits in such lands shall be subject to disposal by the United States in accordance with the provisions of the coal land laws in force at the time of such disposal, but no person shall enter upon said lands to prospect for, or mine and remove coal therefrom, without previous consent of the owner under such patent, except upon such conditions as to security for and payment of all damages to such owner caused thereby as may be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
The owner under such patent shall have the right to mine coal for use on the land for domestic purposes prior to the disposal by the United States of the coal deposit. Nothing herein contained shall be held to affect or abridge the right of any locator, selector, or entryman to a hearing for the purpose of determining the character of the land located, selected, or entered by him. Such locator, selector, or entryman who has made or shall make final proof showing good faith and satisfactory compliance with the law under which his land is claimed shall be entitled to a patent without reservation unless at the time of such final proof and entry it shall be shown that the land is chiefly valuable for coal.
(Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 270, 35 Stat. 844.)
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- Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 270
- 35 Stat. 844
- Pub. L. 105–367, § 1
- 112 Stat. 3313
- 48 Stat. 984
- 52 Stat. 1209
- section 3 of Public Law 98–290
- Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title III, § 349]
- 112 Stat. 2681–231
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Rights of entrymen of lands subsequently classified as coal lands; disposal of coal deposits
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ActMar. 3, 1909, ch. 270
Stat.35 Stat. 844
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–367, § 1
Stat.112 Stat. 3313
Stat.48 Stat. 984
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