urn:taro:txglo.00014 A Register of Applications to Purchase, Prospect and Lease Mineral Lands, 1927-1931 Mineral Lands, Register of Applications to Purchase, Prospect and Lease Finding aid prepared by Daniel Alonzo Texas General Land Office Archives and Records Program
Stephen F. Austin State Office Building 1700 N. Congress Avenue, Suite 130 Austin, Texas, 78701-1495 (512) 463-5277 archives@glo.texas.gov
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-04-24T14:14-0500 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Overview Register of Applications to Purchase, Prospect and Lease Mineral Lands, Volume 3 LGR.MAR Texas General Land Office, Archives & Records 2.1 Linear feet, (1 oversized bound volume) June 1, 1927-May 28, 1931 File Vault The Register is a record of applications made for the prospecting for and the development of the minerals in the public lands of Texas made available by the passage of SB 357 on March 16, 1917. Materials are written in English. Texas. General Land Office. Arrangement note

The Register is organized by county and listed in chronological order. Entries for each application show section and block, township, grantee, acreage, applicant name, date received, application number, post office, and disposition (rejected or issued, if issued gives date and Mineral File number).

 Preferred Citation note

Register of Applications to Purchase, Prospect and Lease Mineral Lands, Volume 3 (LGR.MAR). Archives and Records Program, Texas General Land Office, Austin.

 Scope and Contents note

The Register provides information about the applications made and links to the application on file at the General Land Office. The Register is organized by county and listed in chronological order. Disposition of the application is shown. There are an unknown number of volumes to this series, however, only Volume 3 is accounted for.

 Conditions Governing Access note

Unrestricted access.

 Conditions Governing Use note

Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).

 Historical Note

On March 16, 1917 the Texas Legislature passed SB 357 (Acts 1917, 35th R.S.,ch. 83, General Laws of Texas) allowing for the prospecting for and the development of the minerals in the public lands of Texas. The Register recorded the applications made to lease land only.

 Index Terms Mineral lands--Texas. Mineral leases. Registers (lists) Volumes (documents by form) Register of Applications to Purchase, Prospect and Lease Mineral Lands, Volume 3, June 1, 1927-May 28, 1931 Register of Applications to Purchase, Prospect and Lease Mineral Lands Ledger, Volume 3, OS 79 June 1, 1927-May 28, 1931