47-707. FORFEITURE OF LEASES. All leases of mineral deposits shall be conditional upon payment of the rental in advance annually, and upon the payment of the royalty provided for in the lease and upon the violation of any of the conditions of the lease, the board may at its option, after thirty (30) days’ notice by registered mail, cancel the lease. Upon failure or refusal of the lessee to accept the readjustment of terms and conditions determined by the board at the end of any lease period, such failure or refusal shall work a forfeiture of the preferential right of the lessee. A forfeiture of such lease, and all rights of the lessee thereunder, may be declared by the state board of land commissioners for a violation of any of the terms or conditions of said lease or of any rule or regulation of said board with respect thereto or of any of the provisions of this chapter.
History:
[(47-707) added 1923, ch. 96, sec. 9, p. 115; am. 1925, ch. 220, sec. 5, p. 404; am. 1967, ch. 225, sec. 2, p. 676; am. 2020, ch. 341, sec. 3, p. 1002.]
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Chapter 7 - MINERAL RIGHTS IN STATE LANDS
Section 47-701 - RESERVATION OF MINERAL DEPOSITS TO STATE — TERMS DEFINED.
Section 47-702 - RIGHT OF EXPLORATION AND WITHDRAWAL.
Section 47-703 - EXPLORATION LOCATIONS ON STATE LANDS.
Section 47-703A - EXPLORATION ON STATE LANDS — BOND.
Section 47-704 - LEASES OF MINERAL RIGHTS IN STATE LANDS.
Section 47-705 - APPRAISAL OF IMPROVEMENTS — TERM CONSTRUED.
Section 47-706 - FORFEITURE OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Section 47-707 - FORFEITURE OF LEASES.
Section 47-708 - RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF LESSEES.
Section 47-709 - MINES OPERATED UNDER LEASE — INSPECTION BY BOARD.
Section 47-710 - FORMS, RENTALS, ROYALTIES, AND FEES.
Section 47-711 - SALE OF STATE LANDS CONTAINING MINERAL DEPOSITS.
Section 47-712 - APPLICATIONS TO PURCHASE — CERTIFICATES OF PURCHASE.
Section 47-713 - EFFECT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY OF CHAPTER.
Section 47-714 - LEASES OF NAVIGABLE RIVER BEDS AUTHORIZED.
Section 47-715 - COLLECTION OF ROYALTIES BY BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS.
Section 47-716 - APPLICABLE ONLY TO DEPOSITS IN NATURAL STATE.
Section 47-717 - REMOVAL OF COMMERCIAL QUANTITIES WITHOUT LEASE UNLAWFUL.