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OFFICE OF THE ATfORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
GmALO C. MAs
Awowres esmans.
Wnortrble Lester Clark Chairman
011, Gas & Mining Comaitte
House of Representatives
Austin, Texas
qar Sir Opinlo aQa.03)
Re: Cons onali
of Oonitte a nt
. 1 to House ill 178.
We haes your letter 11 0 941, in which you
request our opinion as to t ott ity of committee
amendment No. 1 to House Bill o 8soh amendoeno reads
as follows:+
WSeotion 1. e ri t of pson, fira
or corporate w to n or a, upon,
or under th a or see * surface of
which is e anot mothers, to explore
for1r, exploit,, 1 or, r ue o ine, or at-
tempt prz od o= l - gas or other miner-
als, exp l or *xeroised within
toyears s bhhfby o ration of law be aban-
d e h sura or or owners, unLess
uo right l xtende as hereinatter provided.
t furtat p ded that if the original oon
t~at onveransr , or reservation creating the
rit ent upon, or under lands or preises,
the A- -.hoh is owned by another or others
to exp ore tyr, exploit, drill for, produce or mlin -,
or att ~t produce or mine oil, gas or other
miners, ~s for a longer period ofi.tez, than ten
years, that for each consecutive suoceeding year
after the ei~ttion of the above mentioned ten
year period, ".at if the owner of such mineral
rlhts shall ;roperly and timely render such mineral
rght s for t.ztion and pay the taxes asaessed agairntsuch mineral rights within the t~i.or period preecrib-
ed by law to the proper authoritiAs, suoh rigt to en
ter in upon, or under said lands aor press to ezx
por*o or, t~ tfor, exploit, produo o o=Srne or
attempt to produce or mine oil, gas or other minerals,
.O iNdkICA$IQMO tB TO Q4 CQM$tRUD J a 0ARYI TMENTAL OPTION UnJMLIESS APPROVED MY THE ATTORNEY [NRAL CV OR FIRT A*JISTANT
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3483, text, April 30, 1941; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth260714/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.