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AN ORDINANCE NO.
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
TO EXECUTE A DIVISION ORDER TO SOUTHERN MINERAIS
CORPORATION AffTffMMTqrTff RECEIPT OF OIL F
OPERATIONS UNDER THAT CERTAIN OIL AND IM -LEASE
TO A. W. GREGG DATED JANUARY 24, 1950, and—M7-
CORDED IN VOLUME 77. PAGES 238 -241 OF THE OIL
AND GAS LEASE RECORDS OF JIM WELIS CO., TEXAS,
COVERING APPROXIMATELY 240 ACRES, MORE OR LESS,
LOCATED IN JIM WELLS AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES,
TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR ROYALTY PAYMENT TO CITY CF
1 /8TH AND LEASEHOLD ESTATE OIL PAYMENT TO THE
CITY OF 111-6 of 7 8THS 0. P. UNTIL, SAID INTEREST
HAS PAID THE SUM OF $500,000, AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE OF MARCH 12, 1950; SAID DIVISION ORDER BE-
ING MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING ALT EMERG-
ENCY.
*1EREAS, The City of Corpus Christi did grant an oil and
gas lease to A. W. Gregg of Harris County, Texas, covering 240
acres, more or less, located in Jim Wells and San Patricio Counties,
and consisting of two tracts: Tract I containing 21.8 acres and
located entirely within Jim Wells County, and Tract II containing
218.2 acres, more or less, located in Jim Wells and San Patricio
Counties; both tracts being described by metes and bounds in the
aforesaid lease recorded in the Oil and Gas Records of Jim Wells
County, Texas, at pages 238 -241 in Volume 77 of said records; and
47HEREAS, Thereafter drilling operations were prosecuted
under the terms of said lease, and there has been production from
said operations under said lease; and
WHEREAS, It now becomes necessary, to execute a division
order to the Southern Minerals Corporation as the purchaser of
oil from said lease, so that delivery may be made to said corpora-
tion by such pipe line company or companies authorized by Southern
Minerals corporation to so deliver said oil from said leased premises;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION I. That the City Ddanager be and he is here-
by authorized and directed for and on behalf of the City to execute
a division order to said Southern Minerals Corporation, for the
Purposes and consideration and under the terms of the division
order which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, to -+eit:
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SOUTHERN MINERALS CORPORATION - - -
DIVISION ORDER
TO THE SOUTHERN MINERALS CORPORATION: Date lg
CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS
The undersigned certify and guarantee that they are the legal owners of and hereby warrant the title to their respective
interests as set out below in all oil produced from wells operated by
on the farm o4 _
County, in the State of described as follows:
Until further written notice is received by 7outfrom the undersigned you are authorized to receive oil therefrom, giving
credit as directed below, effective 7:00 A.M. lg
CREDIT DIVISION Or ADDRESS
NTEREST
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SECTION II. The necessity of authorizing the tak-
ing of oil from the leased premises creates a public emergency
and imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the
Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed
finally on the date of its introduction and that such ordinance
or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the
City Council, and the Mayor, having declared that such emerg-
ency and necessity exist, and requesting that said Charter rule
be suspended-and that this ordinance be passed finally on the
date of its introduction, and takeeffect and be in full force
and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO OR-
DAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, This the day of May, A.D.
1950.
MAYOR
The City of Corpus Christi
11T
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
y Attorney �`""
Corpus Christi, Texas
1950
TO THE P."..MERS OF TH8 CITY COMM IL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the fore-
going ordinance, a .public emergency and imperative necessity exist for
the suspension of the Charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or
resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and
that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three meetings of the
City Council; I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said Charter
rule or requirement and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is
introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
I;$YOF
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule vas suspended by the follotiving vote:
Leslie Wasserman
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Jack DeForrest
Barney Cott
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Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowmanx�
The above ordinance was
passed by the folllowiinng vote:
Leslie Y;assenkim
I I
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Jack DeForrest
Barney Cott
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. LmTman