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**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OFTEXAS**  AUSTIN

Dear Xr. 'tiles8

minored rrssnatloa ha6 no la.orestwhateaer lath8 minor&l8 in 

### eda land prior to the ereuutlan or avalid oil .e aa gas lease thema, we'were at llrst inalfaed to h0ia **that** the **&ate ot**  Texas, **had** ao olaln b one-half of the eoaslddrratlan or bonuo moneypaid to a **mbsequeat** grantee of **the** told reremtlon ot mlaerdL6eBon.&e00aOi1es, Page e

Besore rritlng an 0 InIon, howoYer, we aeoured oortlfled eoplw GfY ar!ouu lnatzumentsrhiohare of roooti in Youngcounty, to the land la qua&ion. Texas, ariaenolng the title Also, wem1ooeoQe4ln borrow- %agm abstraot v&loh 8howa ths ~omplets title to thI8 land. U transaot r nexaxuIn&ugtho8e Irbtnumnta, werind 0ertai.a

ona of reoosd uhieh tareoaused u8to oondude
t&t the state or TOW ir entitled to ~~oelre **one-half** oftho #S,OOO.OO

oonaIderatlon rhloh wempaid to tho Sabiae Royalty Corporation wh ’eb~lderatlou for the oxeoutionor the ihrrtzuxteat referred to.

Suohla8trumenta dd80loe.e that onRovenborlO, 1919, Charlea C. Tadplott oonvoyed to J. Kc,Boblason and JohnMeyerM uadlvlded two-M 

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Thi8 laataumeat maa filed r0r ~oq~::%? 1919 and reoorded InVol. 80, Reoords of +a busty, Texas **moor6 on**  **page ssl,**  **Deed**

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to&ha15;***y&r aa**  **uadlvblet one-third**  **interest** lntho land la question by instnmmtn filed on Juao 22, 1925, and reoordod in Vol. ll4, p. 72of the Deed,Reoorda of Youngeuaty, Texas.

Bydeeddated 'tiotober 86, 1928, Johi% Neyer **and** J. '1. Ro~lnsan, ooomoyodtho laad . k-s. ha Bmgdea, filed for reoord ongo a **quecrtion to.**  rersber 9, 19928, and reoorded in Vol. 132; p. 255 of tho Dee4Rwordr of YoungCounty, T&as, Suoh lnstxuautprovldedthatnoae
or the oil or gas or othor’ndnorslc in thema **la** questlonrar laoluded intbe~~~eyanoebutt~tall0rsaoh minerals were e than a l/S2 ray3aolally roeervod to the grantors, other

tywhlohwaa provldeA to be paid to ?,!Lo graatee la the eyed OSpruluotlon of oitl or gas.

Ia Vol. 84~ 63 of th6 DeedELeoordsOSYoung Couaty Teras, the30 appear8 en laatnumt daslgriated a speak power of attorney, dated Xnzeh 2.2, 1920, rrom ' Joha hyer to.toha Elmer Ueyor. ‘

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By Iaetnumnt6ated July V,ltX36,Edna~yea-, -: 4lla Jernlgan Xlag N. Jemlgan, Ylorenoo L. Meyer, Xl810 Shier, Howard&%I 1

a and Glenn Ueysr, reoltlag'thwnelrasEon. BasoomOilae, Page S

to be the ohlldro~ of John %yer Sr., daoaaead, oonoeyad en undivided r/U3 lntaraet In the land IA question to Sablna Royalty Corporrtloa. Thle Inetru!nant uae filed for raoord on Baptanbar 10, 1956, and 18raoorded In Vql. 165 p. 478, .Daod Raoorae or Young County, Texae.

By Iietrumant **dated** April 29, 1957, Sablna Royalty Corporatlon:eapeoIally ratified and oonrlrmaa to 8. P. Parrle ead:Roundup Oil &Oar Oompany‘ell the laaeahold aetatoe, rights and rIrIl~gae 80 olalmod by eald Parr18 an4Roundup Oil (rii0 whloh laaeahold rlghte, l Company, above raoItadn, aetafoe. and privileges ware . ‘daeorIbad.ae being a full and unaaoucnberoa leaeehola Interest In 8.0Id land. Suoh inetrumant further reolted that It war the IntaatIon of the Sablne Royalty CorporatIon.to grant to the grantee6 thorkin Vha full 7/8 leaeohold wmrlcing interest la and to tho traot ot land abovo daeorlbed; aad suoh &all be the litrot hereof just a8 eurely le If **6a$d** Sablno Royalty Qorporati$m had properly aAd ofSIoIally join& in the-awoutlon OSthe rarloua leaeee’ uudair~whloh said Farrle and said Ropadup Oil 6 oaa Company
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The oil and gae lea80 whlih waa tIlad.ln~the Oenoral **&aad** OttIoa was exaouted byj&e. Ann Brogaen only In favor of B. P. FarrW The boaq raoItod.ia euoh 011 and,gae lease Is the etm of $6.18, fr 10 oente par aore* A- It beo&ee~ apparent from the Inetruiianta above referred to, and other Iafornatlon whfoh wa-hero raceltad, that thara were two careone beerlng the miaaeot John 4yer who reel6dd In Toung County at the time of the traneaatlone la queatIoa~ Tho lncrtrumentr la quaetlda and other olraumstanoee lndloate 

### l trongly that the John Meyer nnmeaa8 grantee la the Inetrument dated November 10, 1919, and reoorded In Vol. 80 p. 331, Deed Raoorde of Young Uounty la a dlffixant pereon from the John E. Meyer named ae grantee In the dead dated June 80, 1925, raoorded In Vol. 114 p. 7z!of the Deed Reoords of Young County, Texas. The Instrument dated Ootobak 86, lQi30, raoordod

.- In Vol. 138 p. 853 or tha Wmgg County Dead Rooorde, under w>Ioh lnetrumant k&e. AnnBrogden apparently olalne 18 exeoutad by J. W.Roblmon and **by** John R. Mayer. John 4yer did not join as grantor in said inetrument. If It Ie true that John B. Mayer owe a one-third Lndlrldod. Interest In the lend In question and that Joha Meyer own8

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a 8Imllar Intsroat, then it tollor;e that a one-third uudIrIded interest wa6outetaAdiAg In John ydyer upon the data of the exaoutlon of the oil end gas leaae by &in Brogden to B. P. terrla. This outetandilig interest apparently wee purohsaad by Sablao Royalty Corporation an6 theraeftar **ooaveyad** to 8. P. farrla aud RoundupOil 6 GasCo!apaayin au instrument *hIah, in our opinion, has the legal eitoot of an orlgIsa1 oil aad gas loaao.

**At** the time ot the l xeoutkon of auah lnatrumaat by the Sablne Royalty Oorporatlon, the Stete of 

### Texaswas the oupar 0S.a OIIO-thirdundivided intereat IA the oil, gas and other mineral6 4nm ’ the traof of land lo question, **and** Sablna Royalty Corporation by ilstua oi Artlolea SSb7 end SsbS, 19.935

Reviaad Civil Stetutee of Texas, knowna8 tha RelInqu1ehmaAt **Aot,** we6 the olaati ot an undivided r/S of the l

urfaoa aad aoIl, and by virtue thareot~
, ra8 ooaetltutad the agent of the Stata oi Toxae for the purpoaa 0s exeanting anoil an6 gas laaaa upon a one-third uudIrIdad Intaraak .in said tinarale; Said 

### aorporetIon was boon4and obllga$od to psy to the l3tate of Texas oaa-halt of any binme raoelrod In ooneIderatlon for euoh oil ‘and gee lease. B. P. Zerrle and Roundup011 t On8 OoapanyllkawIee ware bound and obllgete(. to pay the Stlta OfTexas OA&hdf OSsaid bonus, aAdthe Obligation or the lasaeae Is mt tulfllled or axouaed by msking full payznant 

### tothe loaeor. Empire Gast Fuol Co. tr Stato, 479. 8. (2d) B4XL

Aooordlngly, you are afltIaad that, In our OQi Aioa, upon the souhate taken a oorreot positioa in oallI.Ag

ablna Royalty Corporation for paysant of onahalt of the amount reoalred by It **by** the exeoutlon or the lnetruzient IA question. Alao, In our opinion, B. P. yarrla andRoundup011 EOneCospaAy ark jOfAtly and severally aboundand obllgatad to tha Stata oi Texas for *-- tha acmedebt.

IIoopy of this opinion la balng seat to the Sablie Royalty Corporation, togather rltl a demand 

### for pawent of the a-:.Quat IA question. The neoeaeary proaaadinge will ba taken to eo 

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. paymdpt Is not mada. **A** sin1 14r damandwill be reade uponB. P. Furls sAdRoundupOil &GasCompe~y. weBoa, Baroon Oiler, Page S

shall also aontinue our invsetlgation in order to determlnr finally and oonolu~ire1.t whether or not JohnYeyor **and** JohnX. Nayor each ownedan andlvlded oneathird Oi the land in quertlon at the tine of the trumaatlonr here lnrolv.rrd. four8 rory truly

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GEHPZAL

OFTKXAS

Bohert IS.**Kepko**

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