Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1917-06-23

Atchafalaya Land Company, Limited,
the said Company will institute legal
proceedings against the said Mason A.
James for the purpose of testing the
rIsnt of the said James to said lands
under the mineral lease from the State
Of Louisiana, and that to these pro-
ceedings the Board of Commissioners
of the Atchafalaya Basin Levee Dis
trict shall intervene, setting forth the
claim of said Board to the title to said
lands, the intent being that there
should be presented on behalf of both
of these contending parties the question
as to whether the Board of Commits
SiOnerS of the Atchafalaya Basin Levee
District were divested of title under
the terms and provisions of the Act of
the 9th day of July, 1900, and the same
thors of the title of the Atchafalaya
Land Company, Limited; and this to
the end that the final determination of
the cause vesting title in either of the
contestants should definitely fix the
party between whom and the said Ma
son a. James the contractual relations
exist under the lease hereinabove re-
cited.
In the event the final decree of the
parties to this contract claiming the
same, then the said Mason A. James
shall continue the operations under the
said lease in the same manner as
though the contract had lRen original
ly entered into between the said party
so decreed to be the owner of the land
and the said Mason A. James.
Inasmuch as there is a cash consid-
GRAFTON which is paid to the State of
Louisiana amounting to the sum of
S.......... it is provided that in the
event title should vest in either of the
contestants hereinabove recited, the
said Mason A. James shall cause an
equal amount to be paid to the said
successful contestant; and further that
in the event. pending the final determi-
nation of these issues there should be
production on said land, either in oil.
gas or other minerals, resulting in
royalty due to the owners thereof, the
same shall be safeguarded by proper
judicial proceeding or by an agreement
between all parties in interest, to the
end that the proceeds from the sale of
said oil, gas or other minerals due as
royalty, or the royalty itself, if payable
in cash upon the sale of said oil, gas
or other minerals by the said Mason A.
James, may and shall be paid over to
the party thus decreed to be the right
full owner of the land subject to lease.
It is provided that in the event a
judicial sequestration of the royalty
interest due by said Mason A. James
be requested by either of the parties to
this litigation, all other parties shall
concur in said application, to the end
that without contestation the intent of
this provision of the contract NAV he
carried into effect.
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ic- lie,t;
the said contract is made and executed
by and between the Board of Commits
sioners Of the Atchafalay Basin Levee
District and the Atchafalaya Land
Company, Limited, on the one part in
and Mason A. James on the other. the
said contract is to abide in the event of
the said James should assign his lease
to any other party or parties only upon
condition that the assignee should as
sumo the conditions of this contract
thus entered into between the present
parties
Be it resolved by the Board of Com
missioners of the Atchafalaya Basin
Levee District that the President of
this Board be and he is hereby spe-
cially authorized to execute said con-
tract on the part of the Board of Com
missioners of the Atchafalaya Basin
Levee District
Mr.. Morrison, District Attorney, and
ex-officio attorney for the Board stated
that it would be impossible for him to
attend to the business pertaining to
the proposed suit
The following resolution was offered
by Mr. Humphreys, seconded by Mr..
Gay:
Resolved, That the Presidenssand DR..
King be appointed as a committee to
confer with the Governor and the At
torney General to select an attorney to
represent the Board in this matter.
Adopted
Resolution by Mr.. Humphreys, Sec
onded by DR.. King:
Resolved, That the Board settle with
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