The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-27

section thirty-fOur, and the southwest
quarter of the northwest quarter of sec
ton twenty-six, township twenty-one
north of range sixteen (I6) west, for
the consideration of $2,4OO.oo, with a
royalty to the board of one-eighth of all
the oil and gas that may be produced
and saved from said lands, provided
that on all wells where the production
is more than 200 barrels per day, the
royalty to the board shall be one-eighth
up to 200 barrels of oil per day and one
sixth on the excess thereof; the COM
pany .obligating itself to begin opera
tions for the drilling of a we'll on said
lands within one year from date of
lease or to forfeit all of its rights to the
said land, be and it is hereby accepted; !;
and
BE it further resolved, That w. V.
Robson, president OF the Caddo Levee
Board, be and he is hereby authorized
to enter into a contract of lease in such
form as he may see proper, provided
that the conditions as to bonus Of
$2,4ooOo royalty as above stated and
the obligation to drill on said land or
forfeit the contract of lease, be provided
for in such contract.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. John Robinson:
Resolved, That the Register of the
State Land Office and the State Auditor
be ard are hereby requested to transfer
ard certify to the Caddo Levee District
the following described land situated in
said district:
Southeast quarter of northeast quar-
ter section 80, township Fl, range 10.
Northwest quarter of northwest quar-
ter section 9, township Fl, range 70.
All of fractional section 8, township
2I, range 10, east of Texas line.
Carried.
By Mr.. Dixon
Be it resolved that W. V. Robson,
president of Board of Commissioners of
the Caddo Levee District, be authorized
to make lease to A. J. Mercer of the
southwest quarter of southeast quarter
section 80, township Fl, range I6 Cad
do Parish, Louisiana, in place and in
lieu of northwest quarter of northeast
quarter section 22, township 81, range
16 west, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, pre-
viously sold or leased by said board.
Carried:
By Mr.. Sentell-
Be it resolved, that the president Of
the Board of Commissioners of the Cad
do Levee District be empowered and
authorized to make correction of the
lease heretofore signed between the
board and the Producers Oil Company
BY substituting the southeast quarter OF
the southeast quarter of section thirty
thee, township twenty-one, range six
teen, Caddo Parish, La, for the south
east quarter of southwest quarter of
section "a, township 81, range 10, Caddo
Parish, La, the latter quarter of quar-
ter being not owned by the Caddo Levee
| Board.
The lease heretofore entered into with
this correction and the correction pre-
viously ordered in section p IS hereby
ratified, confirmed and approved.
Carried
Bid of Gulf Refining Company tc
lease the northeast quarter of northwes
quarter of northwest quarter of section
IS, and the northeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of the northeast quar-
ter of section "a, township 2I, range 10
being 20 acres, at a bonus of $4,000 pei
acre on same terms as lease of 40 acres
January 6, 1910, was on motion Of Mr.
Robinson, R dtflyt dattffllyt seconded, accepted, anc
the president authorized to sign lease
this to be an amendment to former