United States v. Midwest Oil Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAR FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the power of the President of the United States to withdraw public lands from entry under Rev. Stat., §§ 2319, 2329, and the act of February 11, 1897, and the effect of the withdrawal order No. 5 contained in the Proclamation of President Taft of September 27, 1909, are stated in the opinion.
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APPEAR FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the power of the President of the United States to withdraw public lands from entry under Rev. Stat., §§ 2319, 2329, and the act of February 11, 1897, and the effect of the withdrawal order No. 5 contained in the Proclamation of President Taft of September 27, 1909, are stated in the opinion. The withdrawal order of September 27, .1909, was not an appropriation of specific lands for naval, or other public use, but was avowedly for the- purpose of preventing acquisition of public oil lands by qualified…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lamar
All public lands containing petroleum or other mineral oils and chiefly valuable therefor, have been declared by Congress to be “free and open to occupation, exploration and purchase by citizens of the United States . . . under regulations prescribed by law.” Act of February 11, 1897, c. 216, 29 Stat. 526; R. S. 2319, 2329.
As these regulations permitted exploration and location without the payment of any sum, and as title could be obtained for a merely nominal amount, many persons availed themselves of the provisions of the statute. Large areas in California were explored; and petroleum…
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