The Laws of Texas, 1913-1914 [Volume 16] Page: 424 of 1,574
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414 GENERAL LAWS.
shall contain the terms upon which it is issued and such other matters
as the Commissioner may deem important to the rights of the State or
applicant. Should a permit or lease be issued upon a statement by the
applicant or applicants, or either of them which is false or untrue in
any material fact, the Commissioner may cancel such permit or lease
when sufficiently informed as to such false or untrue statements.
SEC. 12. Should the owner of a permit fail or refuse to proceed with
reasonable diligence in a bona fide effort to develop an area included
in such permit, the Commissioner of the General Land Office may cancel
same. Should the holder of a lease fail or refuse to proceed with reasonable
diligence and in a bona fide effort to develop, operate and put out
the product of a producing well of petroleum oil or natural gas at any
time during the life of a lease, the Commissioner of the General Land
Office may cancel such lease contract. In the event of a cancellation
of a. permit or lease contract for the causes mentioned in this Section
the area included therein shall be subject to the application of another
than the forfeiting owner, in the same manner as in the first instance;
provided, should a lease covering a producing well be cancelled an application
for a lease of such area or part thereof may be made direct
to said Commissioner, and a copy of such lease shall be filed in the
office of the county clerk.
SEC. 13. Coal and lignite. All coal and lignite underlying the surface
of the lands and waters, as defined by this Act, shall be subject to
prospect and development under the following terms and conditions:
Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to prospect for coal and
lignite shall file with the clerk of the county in which the land is situated
his application covering not more than 2560 acres. Said application
shall be made in the same manner and form as is required by
other Sections of this Act, and permits shall be granted by the Commissioner
of the General Land Office authorizing such prospect and
development upon the following terms and conditions, subject to forfeiture
for breach of any of said terms and conditions; said permit shall
run for a period of twenty years with preference right of renewal to
lessee for three months after the expiration thereof. Lessee shall, within
sixty days after the granting of said permit, begin to prospect for coal
and lignite, and shall, within ten months thereafter, sink a shaft 6 x 8
feet to coal or lignite, drive a tunnel in said coal or lignite, to a distance
of twenty yards, and shall crib said shaft and prop said tunnel in strict
conformity with specifications to be furnished by Mine Inspector of this
State, and shall, within sixty days thereafter, begin to mine said coal
or lignite, and shall continuously mine the same, provided same be
situated within two miles of any railroad; but, if said coal or lignite be
situated more than two miles from any railroad, then said lessee shall
be allowed five years within which to begin to mine said coal and lignite;
provided, that in the last named contingency the said five years shall
not be reckoned as any part of the time covered by said lease. The
royalty to be paid to the State, shall not be less than six cents per ton
for coal and not less than four cents per ton for lignite, for each and
every ton of two thousand pounds of said product sold. Said royalties
shall be due and payable to the State monthly, and the same shall be
accompanied by a sworn statement of the lessee showing the number
of tons so mined as well as the number of tons sold; provided, further,
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1913-1914 [Volume 16], book, 1914; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth10838/m1/424/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .