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holds under lease or drilling ~ontract from the ouners. The appli cant lnay withdraw the abstracts or certificates of title after the have been examined by the Board of Oommissioners. The app11cati~n shall also be accompanied by a plat or map of the drilling block, ~ /2ii " ;' said drilling block over which applicant has control for oil B.n6 gas or certificates of title satisfactory to the Board of Co~mis- sioners, to the end that the application will show what proportion and what parts of tIle drilling block the applicant owns in ~ee or tract with the owners of land covering the lot, block or tract in operation on land for oil or gas. Section 7. Every application for a permit to drill, com- plete and operate a well for oil or gas shall be in writing, signe by the applicant or by some person duly autho~ized to sign same on his behalf. It shall be filed with the City Clerk and accompanied with a deposit of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) cash as a fee to the City. The application shall state the drilling block, and the particular lot and location in the block v,here the proposed well is to be located, and shall have attachec to it certified photostatic copies of the deed, oil and gas lease or drilling con- '.~....--.. 'o' . /.~. ,e Clerk and pending at the same time applications for permits to drill on any single drilling block v1ithin the limits of the C1'ty made hy more than one applicant, that application shall be granted if otherwise sufficient, which shall be made l:Jy the person holding the greater area of ground within the drilling block by ownersh~p in fee or by lease or other contract authorizing the drilling and ,_....--/ cessors and assigns shall make settlement in accordance with ~~e provisions hereof. Section 6. In case there should be filed with the City ,- ." - ..e such cases upon the condition that the permittae, his heirs, s'~c- expenses involved in the drilling, completion ~nd operation of suc uell that the number of square feet embraced ~ith1n the lot or lots, block or blocks, tract or tracts of such owner bears to ':;he total number of square feet in s1.1ch drilli,ng block, such bond ~~o be approved by the Mayor and held by the 01 ty ,:nerk for the .berle... fit of the beneficiaries therein. Permits shall be issued in all -4- ~.. . .