The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-30
New Form Issued by the Sec
retary of lnterler.
MORE STRINGENT.
Radical Changes in it's Provisions
With Reference to Payment Of
Royalty and other Conditions.

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oil aud mineral leases, q copy Of
which was received by Col. Zevely
There are some radical changes
from the other leases submitted
by the department. The new one
is specific aud goes into detail.
A letter from the secretary states
that the new forms are being
printed and will be forwarded
as soon as possible.
All leases must follow the form
approved by the inter Tor depart
ment and must provide ths. only
so much OF the surface Of land de.
scribed as may be necessary TO
carry on the work contemplated
shall be occupied by the lessees.
All lessees must give bond guaran-
teeing payment Of royalties and
rents. The bond schedule follows:
Forty TO eight acres, 81, 600;
eighty to one hundred aud twenty
acres 81, 1,500j one hundrend and
twenty TO one hundred and sixty,
$1,000. Each forty acres above
one hundred and sixty, $500 ad.
ditional. The secretary can raiae
the amount II he deems IL neoea-
sary. No lease shall be sublet,
transferred or assigned without
the consent and approval Of the
secretary Of The Interior All leas-
es shall provide for the payment
of advanced annual royalties in
sums not less than fifteen per cent
per acre per annum, for one or two
years thirty cents for three and
four year, seventy-five cents for
fifth and each succeeding year for
the term the lease is 10 run. All
leases should provide for the pay
ment Of royalty of one per cent
of the value Of all crude oil ex-
traoted from said land and to be
paid month succeeding that 10
which it is produced and the av.
erage value OF the oil during the
month In which It is produced
shall constitute the criterion for
computing the royalty.
The royalty on natural gas shall
be fixed by the secretary at the
end OF each year, or oftener, in
his discretion, All lessees will
be required TO keep full and cor
rect account Of their operations
and make report thereof promptly
st the end Of each month TO the
lessor and secretary. The right is
given TO prospect Tor extract, pipe,
store, refine and remove all such
oil and natural gas to use as much
as Is necessary, also right land
and use natural gas or oil as much
as Il is necessary, also right Of fuel
to carry on operations. The les.
sor Ia given free use Of gas TO light
bis residence. II the lessee fails
TO pay the per acre royalty sixty
after II IL due, the lease becomes
void. The lessee must agree to
exercise diligence 10 sinking wells
for oil and gas aud operate same
In workmanlike manner. He
must commit no waste and must
surrender property At the termi-
nation Of his lease; be shall not
remove any buildings or improve
menls except tools. boilers, pipe
lines. pumpe drills. engines, tanks
aud machinery. The lessee shall
not allow any nuisance committed
on the property nor any intoxi-
eating liquor sod or given away.
He must plug abandoned wells so
az to efIec,naIly shut of al water
aooye the oil bearing horizon.
Amounts due for royalties shall
shall be leo upon implements,