ProvidedThe Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to grant to any qualified applicant a prospecting permit which shall give the exclusive right to prospect for sulphur in lands belonging to the United States located in the States of Louisiana and New Mexico for a period of not exceeding two years: , That the area to be included in such a permit shall be not exceeding six hundred and forty acres of land in reasonably compact form.
Apr. 17, 1926, ch. 158, § 144 Stat. 301July 16, 1932, ch. 49847 Stat. 701(, ; , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 8541 Stat. 437Section was not enacted as part of , , known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
1932—Act , substituted “States of Louisiana and New Mexico” for “State of Louisiana”.