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 1348 SIXTY-NINTH oouoasss. sm 11. one zoo, eco. isc-:. in accordance with the provisions of the Act of February 25, 1920, to prospect for oil and ias népon lands within an Indian reservation or withdrawal created y xecutive order who shall show to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Interior that he, or the party with whom he has contracted, has done prior to January 1, 1926, any or all of the following things, to wit, expended money or labor in lgeologically surveyintg the lands covered by such application, has bu` t a road for the bene t of such lands, or has drilled or contributed toward the drillin of the geologic structure upon which such lands are located, or who in good faith has either Bled a motion for reinstatement or rehearing; or performed any other act which in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior entitles him to equitable relief, to prospect for a period of two years from the date this Act takes effect, or for such further time as the Secretary of the Interior ma deem reasonable or necessary for the full exp ora- tion of the land, described in his application under the terms and conditions therein set out, and a. substantial contribution toward the drilling of the geologic structure thereon by such applicant for mw Musa on a permit thereon may be considered as prosppcting under the uncover-y°i° provisions hereof· and upon establishing to t e satisfaction of the Secretary of the Interior that valuable deposits of oil and gas have been discovered within the limits of the land embraced in any l such ajaplication, he shall be entitled to a lease for one-fourth of f,C,?§’,‘§*{,,w,d_ the lan embraced in the application: Provided, That the applicant shall be granted a lease for as much as one hundred and sixty acres of said lands if there be that number of acres within the ap lication. S·*1<>¢¤¤¤» ¤¤<*- The area to be selected by the applicant shall be in compact fbrm and, if surveyed, to be described by the legal subdivisions of the public land surveyed; if unsurveyed, to be surveyed by the Government at the ex ense of the applicant for lease in accordance with rules and regulistions to be prescribed by the Secretar of the Interior, and the lands leased shall be conformed to and taien in accordance with the legal subdivisions of such surveys; deposit made to cover expense of surveys shall be deemed appropriated for that purpose, and any excess deposits may be repaid to the person or persons m'f&{¤*· *°Y¤l*Y· wd making such deposit or their lega representatives. Such leases ` shall be for a term of twenty years upon a royalty of 5 per centum in amoimt or value of the production and the annual payment in advance of a rental of $1 per acre, the rental paid for any one year to be credited against the rolyalties as they may accrue for that year, with the preferential rig t in the lessee to renew the same for successive periods of ten years upon such reasonable terms and conditions as may be prescribed Gl? the Secretary of the Interior. Prererenee to leeee The applicant shall also be entitl to a preference right to a lease '°’”‘“”d°' °' 1““°‘ for the remainder of the land in his application at a royalty of not lessatilcian 12b*é per centuexg ip amount or valpgglf the préodeiéctgon, th; ro y to etermin y com titive i `ng or x suc Rejection meme. other methods as the Secretary oixizhe Interior may bynregulrations rescribe: Provided further, T at the Secretary of the terior shall have the right te reject any or all bids. Approved, March 3, 1927. umn mv. CHAP. 300.-—An Act To provide for the appointment of an additional district P‘·‘b“°· N°· 7°3·] judge for the district of Connecticut. Be it emwted by the Senate and House of Represe·nta¢1?ves of the _ug¤r;t¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ 1¤d¤¤·i United States og America in Congress assembled, That the President iamixaan lu use of the United tates be, and he is hereby, authorized, by and with ‘“‘“°'“°‘"°" the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint an additional judge