Case Information
*1 Shamable Boscom 011~
CoamLssloarr, 08ocral Land Off ice
Aurt Ill, Texan
Oplnt55 lo. O-940 Ro1 Oil and Oar Lcarr executed b7 Baard for Lust PrirrM lalulr to Eawrd c. k7.r. llorlng 8 me&lag of the Dan Laadr, of l&ml yBu raqu*rt for &I) oplnloa ttbn tiaa data of en 011 and “Attacked 18 co97 o Baud far ta8r of t
The 8lrrcusrioa ts vhldb f3u refer quest for an opirklszi sran e dlrcuarlon t&lab lest meettag sf the Bsd for team II
1n uhlah 13818 doubt was exrmrcrlrad br the
Bmd 88 whather OF aot the I’ll awl p
qubrt:on bed bxplred, aad :I 19, u&ma wrm
bxpzratloa accurrbd. The member a 3f thb Bald t5CUti~ furthw mada the requatt of thlr wrt &a8 atteorpt to 8scertaia upon uhat date 311 uod quantlt;or we dlscwmred um the tract af land covatsd b7 thb lbasa In qusstloa.
800. BWOW atlea, ~uao 8, 1939, me 2
Iameaate17 folloulag @djourMt of thr wetlag of the %6x-& uo roquerted the propor offlal~lr of the Railroad Cmlrrloa Tern0 68oertala 6ad re- port 06 upw vhat deto dlwovo~7 of 011 or we8 md8 upon the lnn4 la que8tim. Ott M87 15, P 19 9: a to& em vqs received b7 tbr ~ilroad Co~plmoloa from the & put7 Wperrlaor to the Dirtrtot la mhleh thl8 lrarr lr bcatea, a0 pate&W had, l 8 pt, rtatrng that teat bean iLled, but that eertala temrts ladluted that thrr roll ua8 m&lag twentpflto barrel8 plr hour 6a l qrmrtrr loch ahok.@. Houever, thlr report time did not rkte upon rhlch the Ulraorery of ollhad 66ourr6d. A oopy of cho tels&ram referred 18 rttaohed to thlr oploloa, We have amde verlwr attempts slnee uld dete to 86cure fur- ther lrrformstloa throu~ the Rallrmd Comlrrloa but th87 IL 1r our ruggerka that have act aa yeat recerved eww the Manager of the Prl8on Rwa won clhlah the well ln quee- tlon 18 located be reqwrtecl to lnvertlgte tha matter
lo ta dotermaae the d+te uma uhiob bloaover7 of 011 order uaa wde. of 73ur rwu68t for *a oplalcua a8 to the fa vleu
011 and gbr leurre la quertt?rr, we hevc'carefuU7 bxatmg ~otostatlc cop7 lea80 attached to to 8u6h le66e, 730 are a&l8 or= a8 follovit and ulth r68p6ct 14 of the Oil aa Oer Lure uader Paragra* examlmtloa provider l 8 follovrr "It 18 expre8817 uaderrtood that thlr loaru 18 bolag aecuted 6aO delivered uader virtue of the povlrloar of t&m Aotr aad of 19 0, Forty-flrrt &girl&we, Fourth Call- "3 ed ~~aaloa, page 16, Chapter 15, cad rue& statute 18 6xpr68817 mxqorated la aad mle l pwt herwf, ma la eveat of any aoafllct or laoorial8tcac;l a8 betueea t&e uproar pro- vlrloa8 hereof, rad the provl8loar of uld Chapter 13, lt 18 6xprc8817 6gr.64 that thhr prOVl819n8 of chapter shell c3lltro1.’
Perape* 2 of the lei8e la quertlm provlderr "It 18 agreed that thlr le68e 6hall re6mla la full force aad affect f3r a term five (5) 7ear8, frm the d6te hsreof, rad a8 long there- after a8 011, gal, or ca8blngb66d g68, or either *3 amar braaoa ailsa, aa. 8, 1938, Pmge s
of them, la prodm6d from uld Mud la comerclal qUSE&titlSS, bf the ~8888."
Borcver, Chapter 1Y thr AOt6 of 1930, Forty- flr#t k lSktUr6, ?OoUr# CSl.lad 5k688100, UhiCh l pglWS 68 Art16 6 620% Of V@?lrOIb'S kur6tStSd CiVil f 8tStUt68, W&S2 the SUthOrlty Of rhlCh lru the lS686 ta qUSSt1Oo provldea la !hOtlorr 8 as fO11OYSl ~88 executeU,
“If the Board rhall detarmlne that l utla- f6OtOr bld ha6 bb66 rbaSlV86 fOP 8616 011 md gl8, 1 i till ba fllsd 1D th8 @@BS?61 ulkd of'- flC8, Mlcaevex the royalty #hall amount to [68] much 88 the yearly psaaat a8 flX@d b7 th8 bard, 7earl7 pqmbnt Ibe7 be biSCMtinU6d. If 86. of thre6 Pat8 011 *ad/or fore th6 6X2;irStiOQ gas shall not have beet2 pr9duoed la pn79.q quaa- tltlea, the 1668e 8hall t6rmlaat6.' of Mae law, *Iah 86tS
AM ln 88attWl forth the r~UlrS6MQtS Of bid8 for 011 Sad ~68 hlSb8, fOllO~lti~ &WOV~@~Oa u t8 Md81
"EvSr7 b2.d 6&U carry abll@loa to ~7 an emmat clot 1e88 than Oar Dollar psr aare for de167 la drilllag, l ucb amuat be tlmd by the Baud la l dv6ncS the Sdvorti8emSnt, and mhlah 6h6ll b6 p6ld aver7 ar fw flva
7eara, 6a1c** lo th6 m66a lm6 pro6uctl6a to p67- r 18 hsd UPM the trnd.
lot qU6atlti68 Tb6 qU68tlOR 18 thu8 pX'@S~tSd 68 t0 VhSthSr the 16880 10 qu0*t1ea 18 far a prlamr7 tbrm five. ml*, cm- dlt?oaed upon the p8)rmnat of 8~~~61 &la7 rentals as pm- Vldeu ln the 16686 66d 1n the Act, or vhethar 6UCh 16a86 exp1r6d et tba t6rala6t1wt of three 7MS6 cftar or 30 April 16, 1937, lf 011 Or &&S h88 mot 8bOIl pmdUC6d It6 date, la p67log qucantltles by uid d6te. r@Sdi~ Of thS hCt 14 qU@St~Oll, It
&300 flr8t 8pp66rs that Ouch Act 18 86lf-C3ntrSdl~tOrf Vlth rOSP66t it8 provl8l9n8 68 to aumber of JeSrS tb6 lease eeth be kept ln force by thr ~~@Clt Of d@bty rOIht8l8 Sf~d vfth- lbuever, thsre has been 88~Ab 18h6d b7 a out ptiuctl3n of 011 or r [*] la Wri *4 ~UA6 8, 1939, mg@ 4
IfOn. ~UOOM~1166, Oi&onS t&6 06flill61 TUlb Oi OOllSt~OtiOA # St6tUtW Whiah r6w “All the l#A&wEO ln every ~63% Of a at8tUtn s&611 that: qulrolr b@ &~@a oftact if r68GOm~ DOsSibla. fn Other #OX-d6, @ii@Ot aad meminE; should be dVba eaoh sad *Wry EeJltcnO8, 018u#@, pkOU6 @Ad Uaad Of the AOt, 66 IAOIWly eS tOi OtUl 'b8 dOA OOA- olotently with the objeat andpurpose of th6.1nclr;16tur6.w 39 :bO. 112. isnoth@r fuAdlllnent~.l rule rbQlllroa TOX. Jur. Da.209, that1 "A StatlIt@ ohall be oomtruad 68 8 Whole 6ad that 811 Of lto perto be harnoalzed, if poarilble 80 66 to give effe6t to th6 entire Aot ecocardi~ to the evideht fnteatioa of the &@81atUX6.a 39 7%~ Jur. 209, Ceo. 14. xeoplng in znlnd the above quoted fundafiental rules OS stntutor~ oonetruotion, we h6ve oarafully exnnincd the Ad lo quaotioa With yuqoae in view of ruoo3olltn~ ana elrlng etfeot to every prwislon ,or thb Aot, if ouah rmilt lo recnons Suoh result, ln Our oplnlon, oan raasonably be srrlved full 8ftOOt 8 tb ACt, wh6XOin it 16 GXprbGSl t0 %OtiW ao- vldod ‘Ait Lhe 16OlN &hull klXiartt8 after three ywkr6 if o 1 i m a shall not haV0 bean proCU00d in prryiag fpntitA6e b6iOr6 that and ot oam the oontitrulng alut ~lvlw efr6ct to thr r ate, SbW@ qurltcd provlnion of ~ootloa 5 vlt!l raopout to SAAU61 r@AtSl pSypOat8 fCS 5 jlcdcia Of filth 3'66rSe
Zeotion C~ (1=0661 provides tbt tha amual rental wlded for in %at f on 5 osag bc ZlSOOntlnUcd *wheA6var shr~‘Sl!lOWlt t0 UB wloh 90 th6 yOaru .&qQ'ESAt 88 ft 16 OVidant, th8rsf ore, that, uador tbs Aat, th6 -1 Pental Pp SAt oan be re:ulrcd 66Oh oAr fm OuSntit 1 611 #my h6v6 ~66l?6, @roll thOU&A Oii ca (;cre iti peplw fit. ken alscwered prior to the bxgiretlan of ri+b year, That 18 Saya tX600vsry Cs oil m ,!,%E in geyw quantitlep before tha l r pirstion f1V6 Jaure doos AOt d0 #Way with th6 neceseitty of MU emu81 mxtsl psymata Sor the rersoinder 0r 5-year period wrlcrso the royultg rooolvod by tho 8tata.anwnt.o to *aa 8Wh OS yonrl): PmAt 46 fixed by the !Xmrd." ~~hi.l the AUt lIi COii&tIIlCd Und tUl6~zed 60 clbcY6 Set forth, it k13OEo8 DOa6ibh t0 r6OOllOilO ml i-jva SffOCt to both Z8otlon en? !?aotion 8 oi the not, by a oon6txuotlon d tho# 86OtiVM bIdOf stated 66 fOlhWf3:
(I) 13 sng event, cnc! without repird to mm61 rental pa@lants, a lease oxplros mdcr section 6 upon tl;o cxplrstlon of three years frun ltu G:ntQ lr 0:l ar c86 in paflrg ~uantltles h6s not baan produocd prior thetdate. ffrnt YGGrS Of thS lUGGO, (2) hXiUt: throb NUUA8~
r6ntsl paymint must br made uu prwidod ln Section 5 u!iLesr the papwIt of mob re!It ,ls ha8 been cxOU?kwl by eat&l. dr~llbe opera- tiwa ns ;?rwlded la :eotlon 9. (3) ff oil or gun in p&y- quentltiee has b66A
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