El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-09

Of the same sufficient to identify it.
The surveyor shall Immediately file
ana record same, giving time Of sucn
ming, and within. so Gays thereafter
ne shall survey and deliver to the ap-
plcanL the field notes and original
application Said PAPERS together
with 81 as a filing fee. shall be filed
IN the general land office within 100
days after the application was filed
with the county surveyor and not
thereafter. Locations and surveys IN
der this section shall not exceed 1850
acres IN undevelOped territory and not
exceeding zoo acres within 10 miles Of
a producing gas or oil well All loca-
ions and surveys under this section
shall, II practicable be of regular form
but IN every case the line or lines ad-
Jacent to other surveys shall conform
to the lines Of such adjacent surveys.
II there are no adjacent surveys, the
surveyor shall connect such survey
with some established survey on the
main land.
Section 3. When the commissioner
receives an application. or application
and field notes, as provided for in the
two preceding sections. within the time
required, together with the filing fee
OF 81, he shall file same, and if upon
examination, said papers are found TO
De correct and in compliance with this
act and If the status of the area ap-
piled for IS within the provisions here
IN the applicant shall be entitled TO
the right to prospect for and develop
the petroleum oil OF natural gas that
may De under the surface embraced in
the application and field notes. and
as evidence Of such right the commits
SlOner shall issue to such applicant a
permit after the applicant shall have
compiled with the conditions herein
after imposed.
Section s. Before the issuance Of the
permit provided for in the preceding
secuon the applicant shall pay 10 the
commissioner Of the general land Of
nee IU cents per acre for each acre en-
Draced in the application and field
lotes- InereupOn a permit shall be
issued 10 the applicant comforting up
on MIN an exclusive right TO prospect
Ut ana develop petroleum oil or nat
Ia la sas within the designated area
LOT term not to exceed two years.
W lInlh 80 days after the expiration Of
ne IIISt year the owner of the permit
sllalL pay another 10 cents per acre as
~ me Hrst instance Upon the termi-
hauon Of the period for which the
OILsthai permit was granted and the
lSCeIPc OF satisfactory evidence of the
III Iiance with the conditions pre-
9SlLoeu IN section Z OF this act and
suIH compliance shall not have led TO
ne discovery of petroleum oil or
al gas IN Commercial quantities,
Iueu lhe commissioner may grant an
- tension eIlssIo1 OF the permit for a term not
~ eHSSeu one year upon the payment
Dy the applicant or his successors in
interest Of an additional fee of %
cents per acre. No extension. how
ever shall be granted unless satisfac-
tOIE PROOF OF an effort iowa rds the
development Of the area included IN
the permit has been made in good
Lalth ana the expenditure OF the sum
required ana duly submitted as set
forth IN section of this act
Section Z. Before the ex-Dira +iou CT
six months after the date Of the permit
the owner OF said permit shall in good
Ialth commence actual work necessary
10 the physical development of said
area, and if petroleum. Oil or natural
gas is not developed the owner or
manager shall, on or before the 80 days
after expiration Of . months from che
date Of the permit, file in the general
land Office a sworn statement sup
ported by two DISTINGUISHED credible
witnesses that such actual work was
begun within the six months aforesaid.
and that petroleum oil or natural gas