Chapter 548. Defining what shall constitute and providing for assessments on oil mining claims
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CHAP. 548.— An Act Defining what shall constitute and providing for assessments on oil mining claims. February 12, 1903.[[Public, No. 86](/us/pl/57/86).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That where oil lands are Public lands.Assessments required for oil mining claims.[R. S., secs. 2829–2333, p. 128](/us/rs/s2829–2333/p128).located under the provisions of title thirty-two, chapter six. Revised Statutes of the United States, as placer mining chums, the annual assessment labor upon such claims may be done upon any one of a group of claims lying contiguous and owned by the same person or corporation, not exceeding live claims in all: *Provided*, That said *Proviso.*Labor to show character of contiguous claims.labor will tend to the development or to determine the oil-bearing character of such contiguous claims.
Approved, February 12, 1903.