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the last Monday in January of each year, with the State Conservation
Commission a written statement duly verified, showing the gross tons of
two thousand pounds the amount of mineral or rare earths taken by such
person, firm, association or corporation from such land, during the year
ending December 31st, last preceding, on which royalty per gross ton is to
be paid as is hereinafter provided for. Any such person, firm or corpora-
tion neglecting or refusing to furnish such statement or make such pay-
ment shall be subject to a fine of $100 for each day after the said last Mon-
day in January such person, firm, association or corporation shall fail to
furnish such statement or make such payment, and in addition to said fine
shall forfeit all permits granting the right to extract such minerals or rare
earths from said land. Any person who shall, either on behalf of himself
or any firm or association, or corporation, verify any such statement which
shall be wilfully untrue in any material part shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor.

1929. ch. 574, sec. 14.

14. In case the Conservation Commission shall not be satisfied with
the statement as returned, it may make an examination of the matters nec-
essary to verify or correct said statement, and, for that purpose, may sub-
poena witnesses and call for and compel the production of necessary books
and papers belonging to the person, firm, association or corporation making
the returns.

1929, ch. 574, sec. 15.

15. The Conservation Commission shall, after examination and ap-
proval by it of such statement, transmit the same, together with all
moneys received as royalties and rentals, to the Comptroller of the State of
Maryland, with his verification. Any moneys arising under the provisions
of this sub-title shall, by the Comptroller, be placed to the credit of the Con-
servation Fund; provided that all amounts in excess of $5, 000 shall be
paid into the general funds of the State Treasury.

1929, ch. 574. sec. 10.

16. Any person, firm, association or corporation desiring permission
to extract rare earth and minerals from the public lands under the public
navigable waters of the Chesapeake Bay, under this sub-title, must make
application therefor to the Conservation Commission of the State, de-
scribing the location of the land under the public navigable waters of
the Chesapeake Bay from which the rare earth and minerals are to be
recovered, where possible by stakes driven at definite corners, or otherwise,
so as to make practicable the survey provided for in the next following
section; the application to be accompanied by a filing fee of $10.

1929. ch. 574, sec. 17.

17. Upon receipt of such application and the payment of $100, the
Conservation Commission shall direct the Engineer of the Conservation