Office of the Historian

File No. 812.6363/198.

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No. 1527.]
American Consulate,
Tampico, September, 30, 1915.

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of a decree and its English translation issued by the First Chief of the Constitutionalist Army, Don Venustiano Carranza, on August 14, 1915.

The decree prohibits the drilling of wells for petroleum within thirty meters of the boundaries of their properties.

I have [etc.]

Thomas H. Bevan.
[Inclosure—Translation.]

Decree of August 14, 1915.

  • Article 1. In the future no person or company will be permitted to drill wells for the production of petroleum within thirty meters of the boundaries of their lands.
  • Artitcle 2. Attached to the petition for the drilling of the wells there must be enclosed by the parties making petition a detailed plan of the district, on which must be shown clearly the point or points of drilling, showing distance from the boundaries of the lands, and, in case of proximity to waterways, roads, or towns, the distance from these.