19-110. Leasing of lands for oil, gas or other minerals; royalty. The board of county commissioners of any county in this state is hereby authorized and empowered to lease county-owned lands in fee simple, or any part thereof, for the production of oil, gas, or other minerals, for a term of not to exceed five (5) years, and so long thereafter as oil, gas, or other minerals may be produced therefrom in paying quantities. Each such lease shall be upon the usual standard form of mineral lease customarily used in the vicinity of said lands, and shall contain the usual provisions of such standard form of lease, including the annual delay rental paragraph found in all standard mineral, oil, and gas lease forms: Provided, however, That there shall be reserved to the county a royalty of not less than one eighth (1/8) part of the oil, gas, or other minerals produced from the leased premises, or in lieu thereof payment to the county of the market value of such royalty interest as provided in said lease.
History: L. 1937, ch. 204, ยง 1; March 29.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers
Article 1 - General Provisions
19-101 County as corporation; powers generally; home rule.
19-101a Home rule powers; limitations, restrictions and prohibitions; procedure.
19-101c Same; powers to be liberally construed.
19-102 Real and personal property.
19-103 Exercise of powers by commissioners.
19-107 Inhabitants as witnesses and jurors.
19-108 Court proceedings; judgment against county; security or bond.
19-110 Leasing of lands for oil, gas or other minerals; royalty.
19-113 Same; proceeds to county general fund.
19-114 Claims for services or materials pursuant to statutes afterwards declared void.
19-115 Same; county commissioners not liable, when; county cannot recover.
19-116 Actions for delinquent taxes when realty transferred to U.S.
19-119 County equipment reserve fund; purpose; investment and transfer of moneys in fund.
19-120 Multi-year capital improvement fund; purpose; investment and transfer of moneys in fund.
19-121 County service taxing district; procedure for creation; dissolution.
19-122 Payment of taxes, utility fees and exactions; credit and debit cards accepted.