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444 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 85. 1920. _ this section when the area of such geologic oil structure exceeds °°1"°“°“"u°'°°‘ six hllsmdred and fonltiyu acres. Ani claunlant oln his sufzcessoré subject to t limitation, s however ave the rig t to se act an receive the lease as in this section provided for that portion of his claim or claims enual to_, but not in excess of, said one—ha1f of the area of nluchdlgcnp ogic oil structure, but not more than three thousand two _ un acres. i,,1}°,‘§"t§-fi,'.1’(i‘Y’°°°" *° All such leases shall be made and the amount of royalty te be paid for oil and gais produced, exccnpgloin or gan user; for production pur on the caim or unavoi a y ost, a ter the execution f ,,,0,,80, such lease shall be fixed b the Secretary of the Interior undgr Naval petroleumre appropriate rules and regaliztionsz Provided, however, That as to 2,$’§',,§ '°“"" '°"“°` a like claims situate wit `n any naval dpetroleum reserve the pro— ducing wells thereon only shall e lease , together with an area of land suéiicienpforfthe operangop thereof,dupon the iilerms and pay- ment 0 ro a ties or past an uture ro uction as erein rovided for in the of claims. _No wel.lg shall be drilled in lihe land subgect to this provision within six hundred and sixty feet of any ,,,]gg’§",,; °‘ ’°“‘°*“°°' sin? leii1se<%?;veHd6without the cpunsetnltg of the lessee: Promkied, however, at the esi nt may in 's cretion, lease the remainde or any part of any such claiin upon which such wells have been drilled, Aire? me §2$J‘; {$1*-2r2§£‘§..‘¥i Si‘€iJ2"{?éi‘Ii.§ ‘Zl`$Ez““pm.“° h' E? Tt‘i°°“i£§??i’§ "°"““ . . . . . i " '” .°"` may perm1t_ the drnging of additional wells by the claimaint or his successor within the limited area of six hundred and sixty feet theretoforewprovided for upon such terms and conditions as he __ ma prescribe.

,£,°$‘m' b‘"°d "’ lilo claimant for a lease who has been Eilty of any fraud or who

had knowlzaltge or reasonable groimds to ow of any fraud, or who has not ac honestly and m good faith, shall be entitled to any of Settlement ¤i_pend- th%b°”°€£"’ of Section' _ _ _ mg eu ima suits on pon e dehvery and acceptance of the lease, as in this section ¤<=°°P*¤¤°° °“¤¤S°¤· provided, all suits brought _ by the Government affecting such vol-38’p·m& unnds may be sgttled and adjusted in accordance herewith and all ve1.as,p.mi5. oneys impoun ed m_ such siuts or under the Act entitled "An Act §o_timnndi1an(ii.ct enitiggad £lAnShAp1thto prnltect the locators in good 8-1-00 an gasan wo avee ectedanactualdisco er gf oil or gastgn nina publicelianlgts o;1té1e1U;nted States, dork their lsu; cssorsnim res aprov arc , 9 t25 ,°‘§}"’“§f‘°“ m°“°>" 1914 (Thirty-eighth Sltatutes at Large, page z705}:I;1ii)a`ll’ be over mctgaliiiuag claim- to the parties entitled thereto. In case of conflicting claimants for "‘**‘°"“"*· {Z“g?m‘2“?$0S§§2°.$¥ 1§*titS§?’€il°” °Zi£‘£uI§“°3*°' “‘d“*‘"},°’i’l§i'l em as eem . linings hinennder nlnall inure todthehbennfitlof th; claiuiaxftm and all _ ns aiming, _ rou or un r , t - wise, as their mterestsgmay app;ar,u§iibj5ect?8li’i€i>v•;:¢;)viiarI,at<ti’ t)li-eogliffiiie »»·~»·- ;g;1ii:;i1PIl>r?vi'ige·¤?r€iih:lxdngc;l:i:i;aiiSti2e?;rqvidcd f°' "l‘£l““°’£‘- i" mi Restriction on inter- g 1 Billy l.I1_8I'0£ 111 SIIG gglsmwgmgolgzn landssmce Sentember 1, 1919, from a claimant on or since said date mm am maximum claiming or ho ding more than the maximum allowed claimant under °'°=* this section shall secure a lease thereon or any interest therein but E=·~¤·¤¤·= $fZ;L`§L‘li1f‘S3c£fiZiZ‘3.Pm”hv‘Z°§E£1€L°h?§"ii’£ $1. ““0?’3°h°“g° °i my which did not ir1crease_or reduce the area or acre? e heildud`1i"i:la®e(ii Amamtdmdi in excess of Sald I118.X1111l1I11 by Glthér paligy to me exchange: Praeidei _G,e·¢her, 'gilnt no lease or leases un er this section shall be gran e nor s any interest therein, inur t asso, §]i1z;tn;ln,,%‘;JI(;J·YP0T:.1l;lOn for a greats; a,?egat: ai)·e:ndi· iifxiigge than n Comprumisgcrexm A S ax Thin is section provided_ or. mgphm 0,,,,,,,, EC, 1§a. at whenever the validity of any as or etroleum plaeer claim under preexisting law to land embracecf in the gxecutive