Oliver v. Board of Supervisors

Rees R. Oliver applied in writing to the board of supervisors of Adams County to lease for oil, gas and mineral development lieu land school section 29, Township 5 N, Range 3 W, containing 640 acres, more or less. He proposed (1) a primary term of 6 years; (2) an initial consideration of $5 an acre, amounting" to $3,200; and (3) annual delay rentals of $1 per acre per year, amounting to $1,280, for 1948 and 1949. The lease was to provide for royalties of one-eighth of the oil, gas and casinghead gas, and other royalties on other minerals, as proposed in the attached specimen lease. The…