Whenever any land in this state is devised by will or conveyed by grant to any person by any language which at common law would have vested in that person an estate in fee tail, then the person who at common law would have been invested with a fee tail estate in the lands and who under the provisions of § 18-12-301 is or shall be invested with a life estate therein is authorized and empowered to execute mineral leases, other than oil and gas leases, on that land in the manner set forth in this subchapter.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development
Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally
Chapter 56 - Mineral Lands And Interests
Subchapter 4 - Leases by Life Tenants
§ 15-56-402. Authority to execute leases
§ 15-56-403. Petition to lease by life tenant — Contents
§ 15-56-404. Court determination
§ 15-56-405. Court order — Disposition of royalties
§ 15-56-407. Confirmation of lease by court — Effect
§ 15-56-408. Divestiture of contingent remaindermen's title
§ 15-56-409. Service of process on respondents — Hearing on petition