Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-02
GAS LEC|S. .
/. COMING S0I5I
liIE TWO REPORTS hh. 'tI Ii
FORE TUE HOUSE, DEAL
WITH Gas PIpE IitI-.
The PLUGGING OF Wells
FRO, ision lur stopping i'luN NlNl.D
In Commercial Quanlilic-.

| OKLAHOMA cry, March l -
with both a minority aud maiorD ore.
port before II on hciGattcr of mlEua
gas pipe lines common carriers 900"
purchasers, the house short. V.l'
probably enact some kind Of a i11N u
this regard. The bill presented hy th,
| majority of the committee ON oil uo
gas seeks TO make pipe lines both
| common carriers and purchd-
while the bill presented 10y the minor
ity of the committee, Chairman Chase
and Representative Peters would
make them only common purchasers
The minority hill differs in many De-.
spects from the Carr bill II take up
| tile matter of the conservation of gas
providing that any well producing over
| C.OO0,O00 feet of gas, and no oil in
commercial quantities. shall be plug
Pcd within fifteen days from the tim,
ii is brought in
The minority bin follows:
An act TO regulate all corporations
associations and persons engaged in
| this state In the business Of carryinl
natural gas through pipe lines; to reg.
! uate operators of gas wells, regulating
the purchasing Of natural gas by pipe
| INES 10 conserve inc natural gas ul
the stare providing puhlshments io'
the violation thereof. Conferrng Ju
risdiction in the corporation commits.
sion Tor enforcement OF the enforce
| ment OF the provisions OF TINS act ana
declaring an emcrgencY
! BE II enacted by the people of Okla
homa;
Section J. Every corporation, joint
| STOCK COMPANY limited co-partnershir
or other person, now, or hereafter eN'
ercising or claiming the right to carry
or transport natural gas by or through
pipe lines or pipe lines for hire, com
! pensauon or otherwise, or now OF
hereafter exercising or claiming tho
right 10 engage in the business Of pro-
ducing, piping and transporting nat
ural gas or any other person or per-
SONS now OF hereafter engaging III tho
business OF puNlns' sellihe OF trans
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VI this s'".e' Sha" hot nave OF pos
"SS t'' r'sh' 10 o"'luu'' or 'hsdsc !"
salh huSlness OF operations III Whole
oT III p"IN hS ""oNe uoSc' 'oeu' OF haNe
OF possess 'le r'sn' To locate mann
'a'h VI "P'Fa'' t"' heVeSS"IH PIPu
lihes' hA'uros ana equipment there'
UNI" "elohs'hs' OF uSeu III oonne''o''
!
"eSS oi carry l's vi '''"9P"i ''i'F ""'-
ur"l E"S "s "'o'cS''"' ""' "N'i' ''""7
ACROSS 'h'oush "' III u. "''o'' any
present or intuIe hlEh""> OF P"i'
thefeo'' N'''l" ''l'H S'"t'' VI t'"N' ''
! PoSSc>s Wv ii9". VI 'i''.'V"' "'''''''i
or any otner rlsht Vi i's"'S' Vo"'''
ing N'iu business OF operations III
"hole or III part except "s nu'no'l"-
eu ny anu s""leet W 'he Pio'lA'o W
'il'S a''' except l"'V"c'' an" or'' sum
ilth' OF I's"'H, az may "'''""S 'N,9''
"hlch are '"l.u' NeS'c" ana .n'"P""''
oi reNoc't'oh pl amy Id" VI '"'S s'"''
OF Oh Tue H''cu ''"'cS'
Given Eminent Domain.
Section 2 For the purpose OF ac-
| DuilIllt lA'''@Sdi ll~llA VI N''ef '''is
such person is hereby granted the
right Of commendation by eminent do
main, and in the use of the highways
| in this state. for the purpose of trans
porting natural gas by pipe lines and
the location, laying constructions
maintaining and operation thereof.
Section 3. Every corporation. joint
stock company, limited partnership.
partnership or other person, now or
hereafter claiming or exercising the
right to carry or transport natural
gas by pipe lines for hire, compensa-
ton or otherwise, within the limits or
the state, as allowed by and upon
compliance with the requirements OF
which is now engaged or hereafter
by virtue Of any other right or claim,
'his act, as owner, lessee. licensee, or
shall be a common purchaser thereof.
and shall purchase all the natural gas
| In the vicinity Of, or which may he
reasonably reached, by its pipe lines,
or gathering branches, without dis
eliminating in favor of one producer
rs against another, and shall fully per-
form all the duties of common pur-.
chaser; but If II shall he unable to
perform the same, or be legally ex-
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