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ENTITLED AN ORDIMITCE LENSING TO THE YOUNT-ZEE OIL CO112ANY9
FOR, THE. PURPOSE. OF PPOSPECTIIVG . FOR OIL A I\1D GAS UNDER THE
TERMS HEREINAFTER .SET FORTH, THE FOLLOWING DESCLRIBED PROP-
ERTY:
"Two (2) certain tracts of land in Jefferson
Count -Texas, as follows, to -wit: -
(1). All that certain tract or parcel of land
situated in Jefferson County, Texas, eontisting'of-
14-67100 acres part of the John A. Veatch Survey,
Forty-eight (483 in the Spindle Top Heights Subdivi
Sion of the said Veatch Survey, Beginning at a point
on the east side of the Texarkana & Ft. Smith Ry.
(other�vise called the E'ansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf
R. R,)- at a point where the North line of the said John
A. Veatch Survey crosses the said Railroad Right of
Way, being the Northwest corner of said Block 17.48;
Thence East with the North line'of said Survey and
said Block 48, fifteen hundred and ninety seven &
'7 1
7/10 (1597-0) feet to a corner'; Thence South 450
34' West 1129..7 .feet to the intersection of the $hove
mentioned railroad the same being the West line of said
Block No. 48; Thence North 44 561 West 1129-710 feet
to the place of.beginning. _
(2) Also the following described tract of land
out of the John v% Bullock League 'Survey, a part of
the South half thereof.
Beginning at the beginning ;point above used in
describing the 14.67 acres of land above described
,out of the Veatch Survey; Thence North 190 291- East
298.51' to a corner;- Thence -South -918.12.1 to corner
being -on the South line of the J. W. Bullock League;
Thence in a Westerly direction along the South line
of the J. W. Bullock League 9661 to the place of be-
ginning, being in triangular form and containing 3.12'
Acres..
Said property being the same property conveyed to'
the City of Beaumont by deed dated the 5Lth day of -
June, 1911 by F. A. Heitmann,. et al, and found of
record in the Deed Records,,of--the County Clerk of
Jefferson County, Texas, ill Vol. 128, page 3.9:"
NOW2 THEREFORE, BE IT .ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
That the above mentions -d .land is hereby leased to the
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Yount -Lee Oil -Company upon therterms and conditions set forth in
the following -lease and the Mayor of the City of Beaumont is here-
by authorized to execute on behalf of the City of Beaumont, the
following lease contract with the said Yount -Lee Oil Company, towit:
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AN ORDIMNCE
ENTITLED AN ORDIMITCE LENSING TO THE YOUNT-ZEE OIL CO112ANY9
FOR, THE. PURPOSE. OF PPOSPECTIIVG . FOR OIL A I\1D GAS UNDER THE
TERMS HEREINAFTER .SET FORTH, THE FOLLOWING DESCLRIBED PROP-
ERTY:
"Two (2) certain tracts of land in Jefferson
Count -Texas, as follows, to -wit: -
(1). All that certain tract or parcel of land
situated in Jefferson County, Texas, eontisting'of-
14-67100 acres part of the John A. Veatch Survey,
Forty-eight (483 in the Spindle Top Heights Subdivi
Sion of the said Veatch Survey, Beginning at a point
on the east side of the Texarkana & Ft. Smith Ry.
(other�vise called the E'ansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf
R. R,)- at a point where the North line of the said John
A. Veatch Survey crosses the said Railroad Right of
Way, being the Northwest corner of said Block 17.48;
Thence East with the North line'of said Survey and
said Block 48, fifteen hundred and ninety seven &
'7 1
7/10 (1597-0) feet to a corner'; Thence South 450
34' West 1129..7 .feet to the intersection of the $hove
mentioned railroad the same being the West line of said
Block No. 48; Thence North 44 561 West 1129-710 feet
to the place of.beginning. _
(2) Also the following described tract of land
out of the John v% Bullock League 'Survey, a part of
the South half thereof.
Beginning at the beginning ;point above used in
describing the 14.67 acres of land above described
,out of the Veatch Survey; Thence North 190 291- East
298.51' to a corner;- Thence -South -918.12.1 to corner
being -on the South line of the J. W. Bullock League;
Thence in a Westerly direction along the South line
of the J. W. Bullock League 9661 to the place of be-
ginning, being in triangular form and containing 3.12'
Acres..
Said property being the same property conveyed to'
the City of Beaumont by deed dated the 5Lth day of -
June, 1911 by F. A. Heitmann,. et al, and found of
record in the Deed Records,,of--the County Clerk of
Jefferson County, Texas, ill Vol. 128, page 3.9:"
NOW2 THEREFORE, BE IT .ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
That the above mentions -d .land is hereby leased to the
4.
Yount -Lee Oil -Company upon therterms and conditions set forth in
the following -lease and the Mayor of the City of Beaumont is here-
by authorized to execute on behalf of the City of Beaumont, the
following lease contract with the said Yount -Lee Oil Company, towit:
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OIL AIM GAS HINING 1EASE
TIE ST&TTE OF TI-MAS9 I
COUINT2Y OF IT-ITIFIMIRSON. I
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THIS AGW.-,76,TMT_Pq made and entered into, 3hio thb 2,�,—daay of
ween the City of Beaumonts in
,mss A.D. 19269 by and bet
Jefferson Countyq Texas, a municipal corporation duly iricornorated,
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acting herein by and through its mayor s, (.0 11 LAA AXUM� 9 thereunto
duly authorized, bereinafte r called I-ESSM, and the Yomnt-lee Oil
Com -m*, P', corporation duly incorporated ard existing under the laws
amnont, in Jefferson Cou-ntyp
of the State of TM,%s,, and domicl-led at BeL U
Texas hereinafter called LIOSSBE;
T.12at the said lessors. fo-r and in consideration of the sig of
Four Hundred and forty-five (,0)445.00) Dollars cash to it in hand
paid by lessee, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledgedl --md
of the, royalties herein provided and; the ag��eements of lessee here-
in contained, hereby GRWITS, TERASES and 1PETS, exclusivelyt unto
lessee, for the purpose of pros-pectinS' and drilling for and produc-
ing oil, gas ar0_ other minerals, Ia-ying- pipe 3-ines, building tanks,
storing oil produced on the promises and building povuer stations,
telephone lines and other structures thereon, to produce, eaves take
care of, treat to rimke merchantable oil, but not refine same the-reongand
transport said products, the following described landssituated in
Jefferson County,,, State of Temas,, towit.,,
Two (2) certain tracts of land in Jefferson County:
Texas, as follows.- towita.
(1). All that certain tract or rttrcel of land
situated in Jefferson County, Texas, consisting of
14-67/100 acres, part of the John A. Veatch Survey,
it being the Wortlmvest one-half (11,2) of Block No. ?,rorty -
eight (4-8) in the Spindletop "Heights Subdivision of the
said Veatch Survey, BEGIMIATENG at a point on the East
side of the Texarkana & Pt. Smith Fly., (otherwise called
the Kansas City,, Pittsburg & Gulf R.R. (at a point where
the North line of the said John A. Veatch Survey crosses
the said Railroad right-of-ivayg being the HortImest cor-
ner of said Block 1 48: Thence East with the North lire
#2 .
(2), Also the following described tract of I'and
out of the John 177., ., Bullock league Stwveys, a'art of
the South Half therbofoW
M, GlIENTING at the beginning point used in des-
cribing the 14.67 acres of Land above desbribed out of
the Veatch. Survey- Th-bnee North 19'0 291 East 298.51 !to
cdrner4 IT South 918.729 to corner,; being on the
a,
South line o f the ' 3.17. Bullock League ; 'Thenao ina,
,
17esterly direction along the South line of the. ij,",
Bulloch Teague, 96V to the place. of beginning� being
in triangular farm and containing 3.12 acres.
Said property being the saw property conveyed to
the City of Beaunont by deed dated the 5th d.ay of J'ariet
1911v by FoA. Heittmann, et alpq and found of record in
the Deed Records of the County Cleark of Tefferson County.
Texas in Vol. 1289 page 39.
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SubJect to the other provisions herein conl,,,afined, this lease
so
shall rvmzain in tt'o-u Pe for' n tem- of Three (-3) years f ro-ra thi s date
(here im- -ter called t1prkwary teres' ) an. -d as 'Long theroaf ter as
either oil, gas, or other is produced in paying quantities
from any reel l on -said. land.,
The royalties reserved by lessor, mad whIch shall be paid
by lessee, are (a) an oil, one-eighth �(I/Bth) of thin -oroduced and
saved from said �a_ndq the Same to be delivered at the wells or to
the. credit of. lessor, Ln the pipe line to which the wells may be
connettedg cera at the option of tlLe, lessee, from time to tim.eq the
m.rket price at the 'trolls of such one-eighth on the day It is run
to the pipe line w7 storage tai ksq 1.6-sow"I's, iliterest in either case
to beax its pivportiwa of any expense of treat in-x4me:rciztntable
oil to render it merebatintpble Lao crude® nnd (b) on gas -Droduced
from said 1,and and bold Or used of the land or in the wnufacture
of gcsolinet including caoinghead gas, the mmwket px-ice at the, well
of one-eighth th) of. thra gas so gold or wed, - P�ovaided that, if
-and when lessee 'S1i1Dlj sell gas at the we' lls§ lessor's royalty there-
on shall be one-eig w7roun, t rea:Uized from euch sales.
,lith ( 1/8th) ref the
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If drilling operations are not condnemed on said -land on or
the sty of Four Hzwdred and forty-five (0445.GO) Dollars (hereinafter
called ",rentall") which shrn,ll eaten for lihio-hre (12) months the time
with An which drilling aper -ions rmzy be ow=eneed,# Thereaf terg
winually, in lilke :m,.-.)nner -:1-nd upon like pa Zp-ae n t s or tendersthe
cos-miiencgiment of drilling operations may be fwl ther deferred fog
atiother be-iod of Tvielve (12) months duming . which time this lease
shall remain in full force and effeett provided that this lease shall
not be extended in such w -ginner beyond the "prinstry t-erm",
5.
lfprior to the discovery of oill or gas on said.las dg lessee
should drill a dry holo or holes thereonthis lease shall not be
terminated thereby if lessee, bOfore th� iqoxt: ensuing rental paying
date cor-mnences fuTtlher drilling operations of comamences or resvmes
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the payT..1-ent or tender of rentals* If,, after the discovery of oil or
gao, the product -®n thereof should cease from any ccwsep this least
shall not be tax-minated thereby if lessee co=enobs addItIonal dvill-
ing of pqrationo within Foil:;,? (4) rzionths thereafter v or (if It be witbin
the llprJximary term") commences or restmes the payment or te-11der of
rentals on or before the next ensuing rental paying daite, lfv at the
eiT,Ira-tion of the "primary termer, oil or gas is not being produced on
said land in- bVing quartlties but lessee is then engsged in substan-
tial drilling operations thloreon�' this lease shall continue in full
forde and effeot as Iopg -thereafter as lessee may desire to prosecute
drilling ope-vatidns on said latid with, rea.'
Ponable dtligenop, said drill
ing operations howeler, (An order to continue tl4s'lease in :C - ease ), to
be eontinuous in the senoe that not amore that Four (4) months shall
elarse between the abandonment of the last well drilled and. the
0021=1-encerlle-P-t OP operations for the drilling of mother well, arra if, as
a recult of ouch opeVatlqns, OlIg gas or other minerals is discovered
on said lndq this lease shall continue in full farce and effect so
long as eithez, oil, gas or other minerals is produced in paying quar-ti-
ties from any well the:reon,
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use 8140ii ftlex, ov� -P-67�' ror carrying lessee, Ma ti
YO at itr$, OP, -A _Ing -on
Otaid op rat-lons and do dof 'a sufflolen0
,,t 6ubtint plf I from thp
royplty, herein to - c-oVer on I e -e iehth QT the tOXp0hsO--, - t"_#1GrQO:ro I-0,8SPe
ahalhave the right ;%t Mry. time d Ur Ing or, after,- i r 8i t 1011 ofthis
by Ue 10 s 0. Vn
ty amd lixtUI-60 -Placeq , s e
lease to reroVe, all propop t
said land ding 't�� �vioit to drtvt a4a re-toVO, all 0-a .Ug.,.
11, inclu
The r.1ghts of cither 'party -Unde'r this lease: may be assig4ed
In whole .sr in part and the ppoV� Glons hereOf shall- OXtPT4 to the".
or assignment by lceozor shall -operate to., enlax"SO the. obligatioYno '02,
dimizilsh the, rights arA- pr#,� Iqgeo'of 1erseO*,-, go sale or Assigr-
meat by lesser Shall be, '01-Ading on. les ibel for. Any pu I rpose Until -
4Ieppeo shall be Purniabed with An ihstvUZ-qWb invirlting OvUibnal
69pignmq4t-4. le-ob,66 ac,021,8as thi's lease in parts
'the obligation :cif any, e,,T.14'sts) to 1jay reht- 'Is is, appqrtio#od as,b 07 -
-
twean the sevext.1.1 owners rat bly according. to, su"I&CO area of
eabh# and C10faUlt by ones of -them in the payle-tt of xentalfl shall.- not
affeOt the validity ,of the X-eave,on the portion of the lam upon.
which pro rata tqpntals are paid qV tendet ead*
B,
I,:f,* While this. lea tio-remaino in fo=6 aitr mineral other thsay.
'*1 and, g4'V.s0 11 _0
ha be di,,Oqpred ih said land. pay-ing qtlarztltlego,
lessee -shall hd7e the right, to M*-ne tbb With all
incideatal rightsv inclu4ing that of and egress$ so Long
as si�ch mineral, or,minerals, tzy be producod in.ppyingr quantitiess
and shall pay lessor' a. royalty in kin or v4luo- o,t lessee's
e lectlonv
of
one-eighth, �(.�/8th) Ot all
such minorals -so mi ed, exp,
sept that
the
royalty on sulphur shall
be ft'Ifty .(50X) cents per
ton for all mined and 'marketed.
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Lessee agrees to use proper caution and apre to protect -the
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Tleswr hereby warrants and agrees to defend the title to wid
lana against any and all perzons alaai-ming or to claim the samev or
any part thereof 3, by§ through or under i t j aid agrees that lessOOo.
at lessee Is option, (but without any duty to do 8o), may pay and
discharge ;any taxesjl mortgagee or other liens upon said lands and
in thatevent leseee shoal l.be subrogated to sudh lien with full tight
to enforce the same, alad in addition thereto _TN"ay. retain -for the
satisfaction of sudh lien, and interest a-11 royalties or rentals
accruing hervwndert .1-P less€ r. or -,no interest. in, said ;Iznd,less
than the entire fee Si4ple Ostate'o tj�,en the royeities end, rentals
to be paid lesser Maall 'be, reduOed proportionately. .1-33hould the
right or ijjterest lessoe herewridor be disputed by lessor8 O -TY'
oth6r person, tho time oQvewed by 14"he pendency of such 4ispUte sball
not be cotimted against lessee e�thev as L--,;,fT6ct:Lng the tem, 'otp the
.Least or the tiMe for Payment of reAtalo or royaltoios or for o"lly
other ptirpose) and lesijee rxLy moped all pay--ment until there is a
final 4adjudinatioln or Other determ-i-nation of such dlsputb*
IN TESTIRO.ITy BXr,,CjyLjD. in DUj-j1C,&.TEq by the City of
1eaumontq acting herein by its 11ayorox duly
authorized by an 0:r'd.'inbdz-c:e of th-- - City COrMiO010nq V, COPY Of
i7blich is hereto attached eand it's seal hereuntb a;Ci?ixedv and thO
yount-leo Oil Compafty.9 acting horaiii by Yount, its Prer, Idento,
'k
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, of i s,.i.!'® 1926a
duly authorizet1v This the ..av
b Vdb Mr..
AT ZEST 9 CITY OF BEATMIONT
RAYMOND EDIVIONDS-t..
1 y tseere CI . erk.
OSBAL)
TEST:
71
(SEEAM
TIN STATE OF TEXASig.
J. L. APPLING(Signed
otem
y0bUT-1,11M 07-L COMANY
BY'.b-
Yiei�ldent
going inetrument, ar-d . nclmovil6dged to me that he Oxecuted the same
for the puyposes and consideration therein emproosedt aoxyll i . n the
capacity therein otatodo
GrJM,7 UNDIM. TIT IWID UM 'ElEAL Of, OFF ICE' s, This day of
_Eab=�Xyq A,,D, 1926.
_PEIuu3_TI:I1* IN ...%-IID NMI=
J=i i_IMMISON COITNTY9 T=IKS.
TIM MATE OF TDIXA89
-COUNTY OF jnlTr
,� IR DI Ij S OJN
8-031ORET.,M, 9 the im dersigned authwrityt on; this day
a-ppea"d M.F. Yountt President Of tho Y0=4u-_Ie8 Oil 00fkpSnYv
knotm to me to be th,e person whose name is subscribed to the f ore -
going instruniontg and aa2mowledged to me, that be executed the some
as ho act and deed of -the )tount-i-Lee Oil Company and as the Presi-
dont Whereof mCi for tb-e pwposoz 9,n.d consideration thexein ex-
pr6ssedq and IP_ the capacity therein stated4L
GIVITIM, MMM), MY 'HAIM AUD -SEA1, OF OF'Fiioa, mis, day of
_T_
FebrI#Ty_P A,D. 1926,
)SEAL)
SFR TER , VAYFIR
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Passed upon third and final reading by the unanimous
vote of the" City Commission, this the .?,p of - V - 192A.D. 6.
2:!ta -1, - , -
The State of Texast
County of Jefferson__
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared....... I .. I ... • .
,known to me, who being by me duly sworn, on his oath de-
poses and says that he is the. a ::. • • ���
of� the BEAUM�ONT ENTERPRISE,
BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and
foregoing ublishert it—_:� „nwansaner_ a17ch nUhlirsgjinn being on the following dates:_ --z-;
l- g g was p _ � -
�/,7 "tzf' �.:• , , , I I f , f I , f . • . f • f A. D. 1g� . �, and a newspaper copy of which is hereto at•
tachc'd: _
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_� - ` J r ' I • ) • . . I . . f • I f I . . . • . .. I I I • f . f 1 . I
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"worn -'to and _subscribed before me, this... � .... day of. �'y//. ' .. f . f .. AI D. 19
J
- nTTE
f +Notary Public, f
BEAUMONT .. TT, i �JQ jT -I' AL
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Texas.