OFFICE OF THE All-ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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Artiala 6803a, areataathu Board for Leaao of Taxa@
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ofths Bomdaod furtherprwld~tho m6ohUwa-y crab
preoodare for the earrybg out of the powera and drtlm
granted to tho Boer&
seatian10r.uahAot0netu tha Bmrator
Loase of 24x44 Prlmn Laads.
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in 800ti0a8 i~u~*ing mtion e tw05r, m SM that
theb@slatmerepsated~refera to ~dakeap-
vIaIoua for the Walo of oil 4zd gas laaaeF spaa Terse
Priaoalaabde. %'haA& ?arfhar Beta Sort& 4 dotailed
prooedure ewernlqtheadrertlmaeat for bid8taptimbaae
oil and ga8 leaaea 6pon uuah l&, fer tlm 4warbta6 or
moh oil aM gaa loaaea to tin -bat bitlder, 414l ibr
tho prorIaIona to bo ineerted is.awh 10444s with re-
speat to tha papont of royalty, b4mu and delay raatals
48 4 ooaaldaration far 4u4h loaaaa.
mwhere othar than In 8ootioa 8 of tbs Aat iu
there 8my language usetlby the L4gIal4tpr4uhi4b, Ia
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b&lature lntaPd4dtolnresli theBmrdfarSo4aoat
Texas Prbon land with peuor or lotiwrlty to aako a
oontraotwhIehgrat8 only thoiukd right andplrlle~g
o r laterlng on Tezaa prleon lmkd ad proapwt* and
onplorlag ror oil 4ml
other 8bllarwthodu,
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in paaslng auoh Aot lutemUd te
rthegoard tor&assef TexaaPriaou
LoMu to *all 0 g a eloan8 o wer lq lwh land*,
under the proeedm 4etaIled fat& A6t,aadwlthtlw
rqalty, bow ad doly renknla pmlafoa 4tb exproualy
provided for In tho Aot.
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anoIl4xxl gasleaaa 44 4ubarIzed %a the &tIaque8tI08
wIZ1 aarrywith It.tBa rlght -the part sitbr 2asaea to
proapeotupentho land ootmdbr hS.a lam by aIaamp#+a
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PPPbfo'to find thomia snj aut&nrltJ 4~ power v44Wd iatW
BooFd~ota~nrltto~~~oa,opeorprrrtesto
proapeot and explore Toua pm laM* br 44b4gS4ph%4
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or other aatheda LoJ*pendently et an oil 44d 6~s lean
th.WOS.
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opInI5n, tIm Besrd for Lea00 of Terse Prloen 14nfU ba6
mpawer or.utborIt~ totrrofal ponrltofttba abar-
letw mrwr0d to ir ry o urlet6er .
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