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### sf the Bsd for team II **1n** 

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### aad :I 19, u&mawrm **bxpzratloa** 

### accurrbd. The member a 3f thb Bald t5CUti~ 

### furthw mada the requatt 

### of thlrwrt atteorpt

to 8scertaia 

### upon uhat 

### date 311 uod quantlt;or

we dlscwmred um the tract 

### af &a8 land **covatsd** 

### b7 thb lbasa In qusstloa.

### 800. BWOW atlea,~uao 8, 1939, 

### me 2

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### Iameaate17 folloulag the @djourMt 

### of thr the %6x-& uo roquerted the proporofflal~lr of the Railroad

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### Tern0 to 

### 68oertala 6ad **re** port 

### to 06 upw 

### vhat deto the dlwovo~7 

### of 011 or **we8 md8**  **upon the**  **lnn4 la**  **que8tim.** 

### Ott M87 15, P to& 19 9: a **em vqs**  **received b7**  **tbr ~ilroad**  

### Co~plmoloa from the & **put7 Wperrlaor**  

### to the Dirtrtotlamhleh thl8 lrarr lr bcatea, **rtatrng** that a0 pate&W teat had, l8 pt, **bean** 

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### temrts ladluted **that** 

### thrr roll ua8 m&lag twentpflto 

### barrel8plrhour 6a l 

### qrmrtrr loch ahok.@.**Houever,** thlr **report did**  **not rkte**  **the** time 

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### 18 rttaohed**to** 

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### attempts slneeuld dete to 86curefurther 

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### the Manager**of the**  

### Prl8onRwa won clhlah the well ln queetlon 18 

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### frm **the d6te**  **hsreof, rad**  

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### 011, gal, **or** 

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### 1930, **Forty**

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### a8 flX@db7 **th8** 

### bard, **the** 

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### pqmbnt Ibe7be **biSCMtinU6d.** If **86.** fore **th6 6X2;irStiOQ**  

### of **thre6 Pat8**  

### 011 ***ad/or gas**  shall not have beet2**pr9duoed** la 

### pn79.q quaatltlea, the 

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### ln 88attWl 

### 5 of the Mae law, 

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### the 

### abll@loa to ~7 

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### clot

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### dv6ncSof the Sdvorti8emSnt, 

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### prlamr7**tbrm** 

### of 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 It6**  date, 

### or 30 April 16, 1937, lf 011 **Or &&S**  **h88** mot **8bOIl pmdUC6d**  

### la p67logqucantltles **by** 

### uid d6te.
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### to it8 provl8l9n8 68 to 

### the 

### aumberof JeSrStb6 

### leaseeeth be **kept** 

### ln forceby thr ~~@Clt Of d@bty rOIht8l8 Sf~d

### vfth**out** 

### the 

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### lbuever, 

### thsrehas been 88~Ab 18h6db7 aIfOn. ~UOOM~1166, ~UA6 

### 8, 1939, mg@ 4

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### the l#A&wEO ln every ~63% Of a at8tUtns&611 **b@ &~@a**  **oftact if**  **r68GOm~** DOsSibla. **fn Other**  **#OX-d6, @ii@Ot**  aad **meminE; should**  **be dVba**  **to eaoh**  **sad** ***Wry EeJltcnO8,**  **018u#@,** pkOU6 @Ad Uaad Of the AOt, 66 IAOIWly eS 

### tOi OtUl 'b8dOA OOA

### olotently

with the objeatandpurpose of th6.1nclr;16tur6.w 39 

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### Jur. Da.209, :bO. 112. 

### isnoth@r fuAdlllnent~.l

rule **rbQlllroa** 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**  

### entireAot ecocardi~ to the evideht fnteatioa of the **&@81atUX6.a** 

### 39 7%~ Jur. 209, 

### Ceo. 14.

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### stntutor~ oonetruotion, we h6ve oarafully exnnincd 

### the **Ad** 

### lo **quaotioa** With the yuqoae in view of ruoo3olltn~ 

### ana elrlng **etfeot** to every prwislon ,or thb **Aot,** if ouah rmilt 

### lo recnons Suoh result, 

### ln Our oplnlon,oanraasonably be srrlved full **8ftOOt t0**  **%OtiW** 

### 8 of tb ACt, wh6XOin it 16 **GXprbGSl** vldod 

### ‘Ait Lhe 16OlN &hull klXiartt8 after three ywkr6 if o 1 i **ao** m

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### shallnot haV0 bean **proCU00d** 

### in **prryiag fpntitA6e**  **b6iOr6 that**  ate, and 

### ot the 

### oam the 

### oontitrulng alut ~lvlw efr6ctto thr SbW@ qurltcd

provlnion

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on 5 osag

bc ZlSOOntlnUcd

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### OuSntit 1611 #my h6v6 ken alscwered prior to 

### the bxgiretlan of ri+b 

### year, That 

### 18 to 

### Saya tX600vsry Cs oil m **,!,%E**

in geyw quantitlep **before** tha 

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of **f1V6** Jaure doos AOt d0 **#Way** with th6 **neceseitty** 

### MU emu81 mxtsl psymata 

### Sor the rersoinder 0r the **5-year** of 

### period wrlcrso the **royultg** 

### rooolvodby tho 8tata.anwnt.o to *aa 8Wh OS **the** yonrl): PmAt 46 fixed by the !Xmrd."


### forth,it

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SffOCtto both Z8otlon5 

### en? !?aotion 8 oi the not, by a oon6txuotlon d tho# 86OtiVM bIdOf 

### stated66 fOlhWf3:

(I) 13 sng event,cnc!

### withoutrepirdto mm61 rental pa@lants,

a leaseoxplrosmdcr section6 upon tl;o cxplrstlon

of three years frun ltu G:ntQ lr 0:l ar c86 in 

### paflrg ~uantltles h6s not baan produocd prior 

### to thetdate.

**(2) hXiUt:**  the **ffrnt throb**  **YGGrS Of**  thS **lUGGO, NUUA8~**  r6ntsl paymint must 

### br made uu prwidod 

### ln Section5 u!iLesr the papwIt of mob re!It,ls ha8 been cxOU?kwl by eat&l. dr~llbe opera

### tiwa ns ;?rwldedla :eotlon 

### 9.

(3) ff oil or gun in p&y- quentltiee has b66A r\?.&,,mr;A

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