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

has not been discovered in CONNER
cial quantities and that a bona fide
effort to develop said minerals was
made during the six months preceding
the filing Of said statement. During the
Two years covered by said permit the
owner thereof shall eXpeud not less
than $4,000 in a bona Tide effort for
the development OF such area unless
such area has sooner been developed
or abandoned. The owner or mana g-ar
shall. within 80 DAYS after the expire
ton OF the two years from the date OF
the permit file with me commissioner
OF the general land Office a sworn
statement supported by two disinter-
esUed, credible witness that such
bona fide effort for the DEVELOPMENT
Of the area has been made. stating in
what II consisted and showing the
expenditure therefor. A failure to file
eIlner OF the sworn statements herein
provided for and within the time
specified, or the filing of a statement
untrue or false in material matters
or the failure to eNpend the sum named
IN a bona fide effort toward the de-
NelOpment Of the area or areas shall
work revocation of said permit and
the termination Of the rights Of the
owner such termination shall be en-
dorsed by the commissioner of the
general iand office upon duplicate
general land office. Upon the terni-
nation of such permit the area shall
again be subject to location by an
other than the FORGETTING owner The
expenditure herein required for de-
Velopment purposes may be made upon
one or more contiguous tracts en-
braced in a permit and shall be suf-
fcient for the entire area embraced
in one such permit The amount here
in required to be expended in develop
ment purposes shalf be required On
each and every nOn-COntiguous area
A separate permit shall be issued for
each non-contiguOus area, but may
contain an entire contiguous area Of
two or more adjacent tracts of land
An application may embrace contig-u-
GUS portions of different tracts or
surveys An assignment BY deed or
other form Of transfer and also a lien
of any form may be executed upln
any claim to any person. association
Of persons, corporate or otherwise
that may be qualified to obtain per
nit or lease i'm the first instance nrn-
vided- that deed or other evidence or
sale. assignment or lien shall be e
corded in the county where the prom
erty or a part thereof is situated and
shall be filed in the land office win
in 60 days after the date thereof. sc-
cOmpanied by a filing Zee Of 81 II
such instrument shall not be filed in
the land office within the time re-
qUirfd such deed or evidence of trans
fer or evidence of lien shall not have
the effect to convey the property nor
shall the obligations incurred therein
be enforceable
Section s. If at any time within the
life of the permit one should deveI5p
petroleum oil or natural gas in COM
mercial quantities the owner or man
ager shall file in the land office a
statement of such development within
30 days thereafter, and thereupon the
owner of the permit shall have the
right TO lease all or part of the sroa
included i'm the permit upon the fol-
lowing conditions.
Cd An application and first paw
ment Of 81 per acre for lease Of
the area included in a permit shall be
made to the commissioner OF the gen
eral land office within 80 DAYS after
the discovery of petroleum oil or nat
ural gas ir commercial quantities
% A lease may ne granted for a
period Of 10 years or such portion
thereof as the applicant may desire and
with the option Of a renewal or renew
ais for an equal or a shorter period
upon the payment or cash sum OF
81 per acre in advance on the enter
area included i'm any tease and an
equal sum annually in advance there
after during the life of such lease (
and in addition thereto to the owners Of I
such lease shan pay sum of money I
equal to a royalty Of one-eigth OF the I
value Of the gross production OF pc ]
trOleum oil.
90 The owner OF a permit shall l0t /
take, carry away or sell any petroleum /
oil or natural gas found in any area