STATE LAND LAWS 145 



MINING CONTRACT. SECS. 191-192 



for drains, tramways and supports for such mine or mines, 

 and for no other purpose. (Laws '97, p. 293, sec. 4 ; sec. 6785 

 Rem.-Bal. ; 477 sec. 279 Pierce.) 



SEC. 191. SECOND LEASE. 



Within sixty days prior to the expiration of the lease, the 

 lessee may apply to the Commissioner of Public Lands for a new 

 lease. Therefore [thereupon] the Commissioner of Public Lands 

 shall give said applicant a prior right, and shall, upon the ex- 

 piration of the old lease issue a new lease to the former lessee 

 on terms as may be provided by law. (Laws '01, p. 314, sec. 4 ; 

 sec. 6790 Rem.-Bal. ; 477 sec. 287 Pierce.) 



SEC. 192. CONTRACT FOR MINING FORM. 



At any time prior to the expiration of said lease, the lease- 

 holder, or any assignee thereof, shall have the right to obtain 

 from the said Commissioner of Public Lands a contract which 

 shall bind the State of Washington as the party of the first part, 

 and the person, persons or corporations to whom said contract 

 shall issue as the party of the second part, in a mutual oberv- 

 ance of the obligations and conditions as specified therein. (The 

 contract provided for in this chapter shall be as follows : "This 



indenture made this . . . day of , A. D., one thousand 



eight hundred and . . . , by and between the State of Washington, 



party of the first part, and , party of the 



second part, WITNESSETH, That the party of the first part, in 

 consideration of the sum of ten dollars to it in hand paid by the 

 party of the second part, being the first annual payment as 

 provided for in chapter 102, section 7, of the Session Laws of 

 1897, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and in further 

 consideration of the covenants and conditions herein contained, 

 to be kept and performed by the part ... of the second part, does 

 hereby contract, lease and demise to the part ... of the second 

 part for a term of thirty years from and after the .... day 

 of , one thousand eight hundred and , the follow- 

 ing described land situated in the county of , in the 



State of Washington, viz. : , which 



