El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-09

has not been discovered in CONNER
clal quantities and that a bona fidc
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 expend 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 ger
shall, within 80 days after the expira-
ton OF the two years from the date Of
the permit, file WIN me commissioner
OF the general land Office a sworn
statement supported by two disfnter-
eSJed. credible witness that such
bona flde effort Tor the DEVELOPMENT
OF the area has been made, stating in
what 1t consisted and showing the
expenditure therefor A failure TO file
either 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 bona TIDE effort toward the de-
NelOpmenL 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 land office unOn a duplicare
copy of the permit retained in the
general land office. Upon the termi-
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 permit and shall be suf-
ficient for the entire area embraced
in one such permit. The amount here
in required to be expended in develop
ment purposes shal1 be required On
each and every non contiguous area.
A separate permit shall be issued for
each non-conIguous area, but may
contain an entire contiguous area Ct
two OF more adjacent tracts of land.
An application may embrace contigu-
GUS portions of different tracts or
surveys An assignment by deed CT
other form Of transfer and also lien
of any form may be executed uDln
any claim to any person. association
OF persons, corporate or otherwise,
that may be qualified to obtain a per-
init or lease IN the first instance: pro-
vided, that deed or other evidence OF
sale. assignment or lien shall be re-
corded in the county where the prop
erty or a part thereof is situated and
shall be filed in the land office with
in so days after the date thereof. &c
cOmpanied by a filing Zee Of 81. II
such instrument shall not be filed in
the land office within the time re-
Quired such deed or evidence of trans
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 develop
petroleum oil or natural gas in COM
mercial quantities the owner or man
ager snail file in the land office a
statement of such development within
so days thereafter, and thereupOn the
owner of the permit shall have the
right TO lease all or part of the area
included in the permit upon the fol-
lowing conditions:
% An application and a first pay
ment of 50 per acre for a lease of
the area included in a permit shall be
made to the commissioner of the gen
eral land office within 50 days after
the discovery of petroleum oil or nat
Jral gas IT. commercial quantities
% A lease may De 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 a cash sum OF
3 per acre in advance on the enter
area included in 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 !
such lease shan pay a sum Of money :
equal to a royalty Of one-eiEth or the !
-alue Of the gross production OF Oe-
-rOleum oil
90 The owner OF permit shall GOT /
AXE. carry away or sell any petroleum /
iii or natural gas found in any area