**OFFICE OF**  **THE AlTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS** AUSTIN



### Eonorabla

8aaoom 

### Ollaa Oammiaa1oner, @anoral Land oiiloo 

### Allatin,

Taua
Daar 

### sir:

a. 84OVO and 84OT9, naral :wS Off100 oaa 

### of gaotlon0, mu, 8a th0 Ast8 0r l 61 8wond oalld da 

### .dapartaaat

u u 0frnt WON la na UUIA ip a e 

### or was Lt naraaaary

### forth@ Land OfiS te 

### taka mom a k oaaa

l f?* o tl Te

an d if it 0eauiaaionar

### to tak* 80~ l 

### otlon baoam 

### l

ifeotlta, **t&n** whothar 

### or oner ha6

l 

### nf diaaratioa

~to withhold o n la a ur a no a Of o o8p lia noc is 

### tha 

### ruture

I n 

### erdar

to l

### nawar

yo urqueatloa, 14ia nao8880~ 

### to traoa'tha portinant 

### lagialatlon 00. tho 

### utter

### 566

lion. Baa008 oIlam, Peea 2

an4 

### det*rmlno tha 

### intontlon

of tho LagIalatum. Chptor 19 of **tho** 

### Aotaof fha 66th k~lalatare, 6aoonb a&11& Soaaloo o? 1919, pago 61, Saotlon 0 has the mama pmrIaIon8 as Artlola 6669 of tha RevISe4 Cltll Statutes of lo-, namaly, that tha laaaae under the sot shall In 6004 faith bagln an ofiaot wall within 60 day8 aftar tha 0~~ platloa or a eomeroIa1 u0l.l on 

### adjoining

propart *Ithin 1,000 fast 0r tho land laaaaU.

Saotloa I8 of raid sot prorldoa as 

### foUu8: *I? tb owner of a laaaa l hoald iail or m0w 

### to uka tha pamant. 0r 

### mu au8& u s l 

### lthar

0n 8$8&or~~lt hail

on tb ptodaotIo.on

within thirty dam 

### UL
bowma due or I? aaoh emaex or hIa l athorltird a ?alae ratuz-8

or.?* cm nt shod knodn6l.ynka 

### report oonoarnl~ prad8at “i oa, royalty. or drilling, or I? aooh 

### owaer 8haaU ?aU or raftme to Urlll any ofraat wall or r*l.la 1s gad ralth as roWrod by ~thla hot mad the r&Las aa4ra~tIenaa6o@adb~thammUaiamra? the Oenual U 

### orri0e.or 

### if awh uaor or hla 

### agent l

ho8.Urefuse t ha 

### propu a at ho rlt y l on aa 

### to theruorda portaLring 

### to thaoporatloaa OPdor this 

### Aet,

or 

### It aaah 

### ownor

or his aathorSaod agent 

### should

### hnwiagly rail 

### or nrwa 

### ta gin

or 

### thaknoral Land vrri0a ahall ror fo st l w,~anA the araa 

### shallb l



### ~bjaatto luae l



### gaiotoaaother thuito auoh 

### iortatt~ ownar 

### aftar duo l 4 tutI a~- **aunts protided,**  aaoh forfalture **8s~ bo**  **8et** aaS and tha laaae and all 

### rI&ta thermmler raInatatad 

### baroro the rights

of anothar iutarvanouwa 

### aatlaroot0 

### % rcriaanee

or ?utum aompllanoa

### witht&a provia 

### us a? thhia 

### Aot an6 therulaa sad 

### rogulatlona l r r fPor$,a o d

to %a l doptea r0r th a

p urpo u

o f a u

### outin its prorlaIona.w 

### Chptar (II

of tha Laws or tk 56th La61818ttlr8, seati oalld 8eaaIan, paga 84@ 

### la what Is oopLoal7 krmm as 

### tha 8ollnq~lShawa~*OS- ScotIon 4 thareo?, rhloh laRonornbloBeeoom Gllaa, Pa@ 3

Artlola 6610 of the RerIud Civil E)tatutea, 1066, prarldu as sollaws:
"I? tha puaona aforoaald,who own or oonfro1 land laaludod In this **Aat,** shoal6 fall or n?aao 

### to ba6Ia aaoh drllllng **0r** orraot walls thanoa within the tin raqairud or rail or re??ma to drill aaoh wall or wells dIll6antl~ an4 in g00d faith or rail or rorumo to drill awh 

### roll or walls to tha 

### do tho 

### puqoaa lataadd, 

### or ?a 

### I.! th naoaaaary 

### for orrafuaotow the wauibeuaaary to 

### thaaar~lopunt or aa7 roll or 

### ml& 

### thuaaa within tha tIm raquIra6 

### uraSlorrduaoto drlU8aohudl drill104 

### tSiaroon,tharaupoatbarelInquIabwthan3a 

### graatd *halI 

### Ipsor-t0 **tamSnate** an4 the rl&a l



### eqmirodtl&orauMor shall llkewlaa tam- ~~,udtkoilandgaa~l~a~hebho~ia shall ruart to 8a6 booon the proport of t& Stato*a Ouaral Rovonuo lhnd and whan the Opmdaaiewr or tk 6asaral Land am88 la aufrs0i024tx~ iaromal 0s 

### th8 **raota** rhioh 

### so to&k aaoh **rZ@a, ho**  still latloraa **on** tha aappar aoatablag fha papara ,-rating to tha sale o? tha lad uorda 

### indi*at* l uah tanU.natIonand alga 

### it oii$oIal+~

__ taotSaa 

### whm0r la t&o 8amm as 

### IrtlaloSST8 of themiud 

### Cl~iL~t~taa or l@SS, ml aabatantlally th a ma ma l 

### a.seotSamlZ

.0r ahaptor10 l

bou. Tha~rellaw- 

### *.]ranao inudti*.le iq lot ln seotioa 0 o? ahapt8r al'nor la Artio‘l~~6avtl

-area to .Mll an7 ofraat ~01% **or** 

### wellaIn 6Oo6faith88 ro uiP.6 **by this**  

### hot an4 tb hales 

### ma6 rewat 4 OIU adopta 

### by tb aamlamloaer.0r tam Oanaral &nd arri08.* 

### xt~3.u tia

notadthatsntutian a orchapter 19 

### beingtb 

### aoat&n~4aalia&wIth offset 

### nalla,,ao

paaalty at rorroitrm la prowldod for, but 

### Motion E daala rith 

### mf8it~ 0s uarl kin4 ,and ohuaotu an4 inoludorroe raitua **far railtm**  

### to drill **orraot** wells, but tYhapt*~m 61. 

### S*atIoa

4, ~881~ with orraot walls prorldaa 

### for aaRcnorable Beaoom oilsa. Page 4

Ipso faoto termIn&Ioa or laaaea l xeouted under that **Aot** and naturallySaotioa 9 thereo?,dealIug with rorraituroa r0r rallurm to p0rr0rP oertain datIaa on thm part of the loaaea did not hare any provisionwith 

### raapaotto offret rolls as that has beon takan oars o? 

### In beotlon 

### 4.

In the nrIaIon of 198X!, the abova protIalona In 

### the RolInquIahmant hot weme not ohgnged and ara ret out In the revIaloa as Artiolea 6S70 to 63VL

Tha 

### pro~laion

0r Chapter 19 whorain it d~ala 

### with or?aOt 

### wallswas clot ohan6ad In 

### the rarIaIon as shown by Artlola 6569, **but** amotion 12, daallng with rorfSItxire8

was ulttod and lstlola 6360 was Inserted in its stead, whloh prorldaa as followa:

."Tha prorIaIona of aabdIrIalon 3 of thti ahopter ~owralng 

### the f0rrOit- 0s rights thermanderand a rainatatmant thurao?, shall l pp4 

### to loaaea un&ar this 

### aobdIvIaIon. and a%SoHeltara of awh lasso, after d&oadwrtla-t, 

### it shall k l abjaot to lease by another than aaoh rOI-?OitiIIg ownar.w Thg qnaatl.on

tidlatoly arlua as to whothu or not Artlola 8360 rofar8 to both Artlola SW0 end Artlola 63% or ra?ara only to .ArtIola 6378. In **making** the 

### mIalon, thr nrLur8 l vIdazNy orurlook8d th8 ?a& that Artisle **USTt** was nat ldantIa8l.wIth 8aatloa 18 o? 

### Ohaptu le. In that 

### it did 

### .not haie a 

### prorl88~ roapaat t0 raslusu ~tio dr2l.l orraet wlla. l bTiow thst the raaaon tootloa 1R was not 

### oopld Into l ubdIrlaIoa2 of ahaptn 4 or Tit18 66, R. C, 6. bat thm 

### proviaiana 0s 

### rorrattam la aabdIrIalon S 0s raid Chm 

### Ptu worm Saoorporatod bf nfsranoa was to eUmlnsta dap 

### Iaatlona. It will ba noted that Art1018 

### 5660 r0ru8 to the ~r0vIaiona 

### 0r l uMi+lalo~ a garernin4prorroiturm o? rlahta thorwndar and raInatatment tharao?W, and hat Artia1* m In 

### bdITiaI 81 h &Sa* roittm 0r RItzhtaaanda&kl~ wl";: 

### ror~alLa *Gil%- lnstateaantand that uld Artlole ;a 

### the oalf one In aubdIrlaIonS whloh doala with ?or?mItura and reInstatennt In elm. **Artiala** 

### 63TO protldoa ror-ipso root0

### lionorrrblo Bmoom OIlear Paqr 6



### temlnatlon o? a loam0 ander the Rallnqulahmmt AOt oa railaro 

## 0r tha lasso0 

### to drill an 0rraOt roll whioh 

### Is not l

trIotlJ a rorfcitun. To **road** Artlolo 66To into l ubdIvIaIon8 by 

### ramoon o? tha &worlalooaof Art1010 6666 **uould** ba 

### to mah a radio81 

### ahangala the law 

### as It ariatad kfolr 

### t&a ravI8Ioa with cOopot 

### to th0 rosa& 0s railer to arill an orraot w011 on laaua 

### oorora4

**by** l abdIrIaIoat, but to raad Art1010 SW2 Into 8abdItIalon8 would laara the Irr amhmgad **by the**  rorl- *Ion. **Of ooarn**  @tlala **66Yt duo**  

### not prorldofor 

### a 

## rosraitw8 forraih-0 

### to drill an 

### orraet well 

### but ooa

### midorlag

Artlolaa 8669, 66dO and 6372 

### togather, It l aaa olaar 

### that

Mlala 6Slt was polnt~d 

### to **by** Art1010 6660 as 

### theproaadura 

### to ba ?ollawmd 

### ln rorfait$mg ldaaea for tha Tlol8tiOn 

### of oblIgatIona Impoaod 

### in SaMl~l81~ II and not for 

### tha4refmd.a

o? 

## r0mit\a thOrm%n llatod, and 

### thenfoiv W **proudm** 

### provldadla Art1818 **6SOt shoal6**  **k** follows6 with roeed to the ?or?olturwor tha loaaoa l bwt 

### whlah p a hare m a4 0 in q -.
ti altloa to tb roaaoaa sat 

### ou t l bwo, wa 

## rind 19the fad title 0s tha iuvi8Ioa or lses, l ?tu the ~TOr%S~M that ti OiTil laws llot inol0d.d th.lrin 

### or whloh am 

### aot l F 

### salyaontIaaa4 ln r0mï lxw 

### ropoalad, uatloa *, l admd Vabllo and 

### Othu **Land*,** whlah protldu as 

### rouwar

*Publla and Ot&r Lands - Thatal1lawa 

## 0rr00tiry tin laaaanoo 

## 0r patoats. 

## Was **Tall6** loo4 aortS?loataa;or 

## fit* a 

### t%8elhltin whloh to r&au la848 aold for tax088 or au

### therising



## nit0 to aontaat

## rarrtiitorr Oramlo 

## ior -payaOa 0s 

## iatenat 0a pauo 188b. or l rrOotiry th0 ninat8taant 0s ri*ta aftar auah 

## rorZeftu2w;

Q oaararrlng a 

### prior 

### right to gorohaaaland 

### l

unoyad br 

### +lrtw of a prlvata d&t. for whlah 

### a pataat oannat laaw; 

### or l xtaadlng oil 

### and gas permIta oa pub110 lands; or lxknd

### lne the tlma 

### for **poymut o?**  

### prlaolpal **6u** oa



## l *rvatI&a r0r 

### tha bOn0rlt or Oata l 

### ottlera, a1y oontlauod la Zoroe. 

### (thulsruorlng oumlliooorablo La404m Ollse, Fake 6

Y@ thlrrk

that **thla aoctlon**  had **the** oiieot of ocatlathg la to-0 Ch8DtU 10 Of tha Aot8 or tha 36th Le&laturm, Seoorrd Call4 S18don, beloq tEa 18~ 08 it l xim t o d

b0 r 0 m

t he rerimloo. At ala0 

### etmBgt&M our oonolu8lontlaat

Ikotlon 

### It OS Chapter 19 

### ~68 omittad h 6 h8

FWiSiOn l

Bd &tiO h b%o iMW tU& iB it8PlUO~ , 

### not **for** 

### theDllrpoM

of ahangln(c the 

### peula1ty **ror** fallpn to drill 80 ofint well to tEat pr8oaribd ln Art1010 %5TO of the RoUnqu%8huot Aat **but** rot the plITpO8. of l lfr i r utiB&

l'4pOt1tiOB

.i.4 the 8tOttlt88

by TOierOB4a t4 Artiolm b3TR.

It 18, thoroforo. the opinion 

### of th18 dopartmat ttiot la ordor toetioot 8 forfolturaof tb 1888*8 a d or l **twldU8ti0a** for rai0ru **to brlll**  **80 oti8rt**  **nil, ’**  88 mQUi?d by h#, th0 cti8SiOBOr Of tb 0Wr81 L8Bd OiriO8@$@ t&b&I

8Qgp 80*, MOBBtbIg t0 8 M-MtrjOr it8 8qUi+8lWlt, l

uah l 8 l

SdOr8ilU OILth8 lOa808 th8 iOat thet thol h8re ken rorfoltd for f8llm-8 a0 &Ill 88 0rr80t wU. f0 8m, 8184, Of the ODiBiOB th4t th8 COrri88iaE oi w (kMrd hnd QltiM h84.8M d184-- tloa in thi8 rqpti, OYM though Sootion lt of **Ch8phr** 10, 8nd Artfe& mT% prori4* that **tha** coim18010Mr 

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### it i8, **by** 8 prOYf8iOU 

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