Navajo times., 1963-10-17

NOliIpdIly dutHOI1ZGQ 10 act as sole surety,
to cover all oil and gas leases or permits
to which the lessee may become party.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: All success ssful
bidders will be required TO prepare their
own leases. Leases will be drawn on stan
dard government form (Form 5-157 for
Tribal Land), which may be obtained from
the General Superintendent of the Navajo
Reservation.
The leases will be drawn for a term of
five years from the date of approval by
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs or his
authorized representative and as long
thereafter as oil and /or gas is produced in
paying quantities. The rate of royalty will
be 16 2/3 percent on all leases. The
rental OF ST. .25 per acre paid for any one
year will be credited nthe royalty for that
year.
The responsibility of complying with
any requirement of the Federal Docu-
mentary Stamp Statutes is that of the sue
cessful lessee.
In addition to all other remedies pro-
vided by law, failure of the cessful
bidder to comply with the terms of the
sale will render all deposits heretofore
made by or due from him subject to
forfeiture without further action on the
part of this office. Each of the tribal
tracts is offered separately to qualified
bidders Each lease shall include the
following conditions where applicable:
/. On surveyed tracts, each lease will
contain the following special con-
ditionS: No adjustment will be made of
the bonus or annual rental because of
a difference that may be found in the
acreage stated in this lease.
z. On unsurVeyed tracts, each lease will
contain the following special conditions:
The acreage herein stated is for the
sole purpose of computing the annual
rental. If a survey of the land is made
acceptable to the Commits sioner of
Indian Affairs or his authorized rep
re sentative, thereafter, the rental shall
be computed on the acreage as shown
by the survey. No refund or additional
payment of past rental shall be re-
quired TO be made because of the
difference in the acreage stated and
that shown by the survey. Neither shall
such a difference be grounds for any
adjustment Of the bonus.
Prior TO the commencement of the
drilling of a we'll the lessee shall
have the leased premises surveyed
by registered land surveyor, boun-
daries posted with substantial monu-
ments, and tie established with the
nearest United States Public Land
Survey. Certified copies of the sur
vey plats must be filed in duplicate
with the Super rintendent and in dlIpli-
cate with the Supervisor, u. S. Geo.
logical Survey. Failure to comply with
this provision will render the lease
subject to cance llation in the discretion
of the Commi ssioner Of Indian Affairs.
Permission to drill will not be granted
by Supervisor prior to receipt of sur
Vey plat.
3. If so required by the Commi ssioner or
his authorized repre- sentative, the les
see shall condition, under the direction
of the Supervisor of the u. S. Geological
Survey, any we'll drilled WhiChdoes not
produce oil or gas in paying quantities
as determined by said Supervisor but
which are capable of producing water
satisfactorily for domestic, agricul-
tural, or live stock use by the lessor.
Adjustment Of costs for conditioning of
the we'll and for value of casing and
equipment left III or on the well will be
made in such cases where it is deter
mined that the we'll will pr oduce water
satisfactorily as aforesaid.
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