TOMMIE DOUGALD & PEARL HALE
GEDDIE’S T.D. Geddie, et al OIL AND GAS LEASE Pearly Geddie Dated June 26, 1919 Filed April 10, 1920 To Recorded Vol. 137, Page 230 Deed records, Van Zandt T.S. McGrain, Trustee County, TexasWitnesseth; That the said lessor, for and in consideration of One Dollar cash in hand paid, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged and of the covenants and agreement hereinafter contained on the part of the lessee to be paid, kept and performed has granted, demised, leased and let and by these presents do grant demise, lease and let unto the said lessee for the sole and only purpose of mining and operating for oil and gas and of laying pipe lines and of building tanks, powers, stations and structures thereon to produce, save and take care of said products allthat certain tract or parcel of land situated in the County of Van Zandt, State of Texas, described as follows, to-wit; A part of the A. Gray Survey which is more fully described in deed from Isaac Roberts to T.D. Geddie recorded in Vol. 127, page 207, deed records of Van Zandt County, Texas, and containing 112 1/2/ acres more or less. It is agreed that this lease shall remain in force for a term of three years from this date, and as long thereafter as oil or Gas, or either of them produce from said land by lessee. In consideration of the premises, the said lessee covenants and agrees; 1st. To deliver to the credit of lessor, free of cost, in the pipe line to which they may connect their wells, the equal one eighth part of all oil produced and saved from the leased premises. 2nd. To pay the lessor fifty Dollars each year in advance for the gas from each well where gas only is found, while the same is being used off the premises, and lessor to have gas free of cost from any such well for all stoves and allinside lights in the principal dwelling house on said land during the same time by making____ own connections with the well as___own risk and expense. 3rd. To pay lessor for gas
produced from any oil well and used off the premises at
the rate of Fifty Dollars per year for the time during
which such gas shall be used, said payment to be made
each three monghts in advance. If no well be commenced on
said landon or before the 23rd day of July, 1922, this
lease shall terminate as to both parties unless the
lessee on or before that date shall pay or tender to the
lessor or to the lessor’s credit in the Natural Bank
of Grand Saline at Grand Saline, Texas, or its successors
which shall continue as the depository regardless of
changes in the ownership of said land, the sum of $15.00
per acre shall operate as rental and cover the privilege
of deferring the commencement of a well for twelve months
from
Should the first well drilled on
the above described land be a dry hole, then in that
event if a second well is not commenced on said land
within twelve months from the expiration of the last
rental period for which rental has been paid, this lease
shall terminate as to both parties, unless the lessee on
or before the expiration of said twelve months shall
resume the payment of rentals in the same amount and in
the same manner as hereinbefore provided. And it is
agreed that upon the resumption of the payment of
rentals, as above provided that the last proceeding
paragraph hereof governing the payment of rentals and the
effect thereof shall continue in force just as though
there had been on interruption in the rental payment.
If said lessor owns a less
interest in the above described land than the entire and
undivided fee simple estate therein, then the royalties
and rentals herein provided for shall be paid the lessor
only in portion which ----interest bears to the whole and
undivided fee.
Lessee shall have the right to
use, free of cost, gas, oil and water produced from said
land for all operations thereon, except water from wells
of lessor.
When requested by lessor, lessee
shall bury their pipe lines below plow depth.
No well shall be drilled nearer
than 200 feet to the house or barn now on said premises,
without the written consent of lessor.
Lessee shall pay for damages
caused by all operations to growing crops on said land.
Lessee shall have the right at any
time to remove all machinery and fixtures placed on said
premises, including the rights to draw and remove casing.
If the estate of either party
hereto is assigned, and the privilege of assigning in
whole or in part is expressly allowed- - the covenants
hereof shall extend to their heirs, executors,
administrators, successors or assigns, but no change in
the ownership of the land or assignment of rentals or
royalties shall be binding on the lessee until after the
lessee had been furnished with a written transfer or
assignment or a true copy thereof, and it is hereby
agreed that in the event this lease shall be assigned as
to a part or as to parts of the above described lands and
the assignee or assignees of such part or parts shall
fail or make default in the payment of the proportionate
part of the rentals due from him or them, such default
shall not operate to defeat or affect this lease in so
far as it covers a part or parts of said lands upon which
the said lessee or any assignee thereof shall make due
payment of said rental.
Lessor hereby warrants and agrees
to defend the title to the lands herein described and
agrees tht the lessee shall have the right at any time to
redeem for lessor, by payment any
mortgage taxes or other liens on
the above described lands, in the event of default of
payment by lessor, and be subrogated to the rights of the
holder thereof.
In testimony whereof we sign, this
the 26th day of June. 1919.
T.D. Geddie
Pearly [HALE] Geddie
THE STATE OF TEXAS ()
COUNTY OF VAN ZANDT ()
Before me, E.L. Shirley a Notary
Public in and for the County of Van Zandt, and State of
Texas, on this day personally appeared T.D. Geddie known
to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the
foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he
executed the same for the purpose and consideration
therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of
Office, on this the 26th day of June, A.D. 1919.
E.L. Shirley, Notary Public in
(LS) and for Van Zandt County,
Texas THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF VAN ZANDT
Before me, E.L. Shirley a Notary
Public in and for the County of Van Zandt, and State of
Texas, on this day personally appeared Pearley Geddie
wife of T.W Geddie known to me to be the person whose
name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and having
been examined by me privily and apart from her husband
and having the same fully explained to her, she, the said
Pearly Geddie acknowledged such instrument to be her act
and deed and declared that she willingly signed the same
for the purpose and consideration therein expressed, and
that she did not wish to retract it.
Given under my hand and seal of
Office, on this the 26th day of June, A.D. 1919.
E.L. Shirley, Notary Public in
(LS) and for Van Zandt County,
Texas
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RELEASE OF LIEN TD GEDDIE
First National Bank of RELEASE OF
LIEN
Canton, Texas Dated November 19th,
1920
Filed December 18th, 1920
To Recorded in Vol. 141 pp 156
Deed records, Van Zandt
T.D. Geddie County, Texas.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF VAN ZANDT
Whereas Isaac F. Roberts of the
County of Navarro State of Texas did on the 15th day of
October A.D. 1917, by Deed of that date duly recorded in
the records of deeds of Van
Zandt County, Volume 127 page 207,
grant sell and convey to T.D. Geddie of the County of Van
Zandt State of Texas, the following described property
to-wit:
112 1/2 acres of the ANTHANY GRAY
SURVEY, in Van Zandt County Texas, and did a in said deed
retain a Vendor’s lien on the property so granted,
sold and conveyed, to secure the payment of a part of the
purchase money mentioned in said Deed as follows, to-wit:
Two Vendor’s lien notes for
the sum of $400.00 each payable to the order of the First
National Bank of Canton, Texas, due respectively October
15th, 1918, and 1919,
And Whereas, the notes evidencing
said Vendor’s Lien given as aforesaid for part
purchase money of said property, have been paid to the
First National Bank of Canton, Texas, the legal holder of
said notes:
Now, Therefore, Know all men by
these presents: That First National Bank of Canton,
Texas, the present legal and equitable owner and holder
of said Vendor’s lien notes abovementioned, does hereby release,
discharge and quitclaim unto the said T.D. Geddie his
heirs and assigns all the right, title, interest and
estate in and to the above described property which it has or may be
entitled to by virtue of being the owner of said
Vendor’s Lien notes and does hereby declare said
property released and discharged from any and all liens
created by virtue of said Vendor’s lien notes above
described.
Witness its hand this 19th day of
November A.D. 1290 [this should be 1920]
(LS)
First National Bank of
Canton, Texas
ATTEST By: M.L. Cox, President
Irby Christopher, Cashier
THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF VAN ZANDT BEFORE ME, a Notary Public, in and forthe County of Van Zandt in the State of Texas, on this day personally appeared M.L. Cox, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me tht he executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed, and in the capacity therein stated. Given under my hand and seal of office, this 19th day of November, A.D. 1920. W.B. Wright Notary Public (LS) Van Zandt County, Texas |
