77-3-317. Report and payment of royalty.
77-3-317. Report and payment of royalty. (1) On or before the last day of each month every holder of a producing coal mining lease shall make a report to the department on a form the department prescribes showing:
(a) the number of tons mined during the preceding calendar month;
(b) the price obtained therefor at the mine;
(c) the total amount of all sales; and
(d) any additional information required by the department.
(2) The report shall be verified by the oath of the lessee and be accompanied by payment of the royalty due the state for the preceding month as shown by the report.
History: En. Sec. 45, Ch. 60, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 1805.45, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 428, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 81-508.