Kansas § 55-217 - Certain assignments executed prior to January 1, 1925, not to be recorded. On and after January 1, 1952, no assignment of an oil and gas le
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§ 55-217. Certain assignments executed prior to January 1, 1925, not to be recorded. On and after January 1, 1952, no assignment of an oil and gas le
55-217. Certain assignments executed prior to January 1, 1925, not to be recorded. On and after January 1, 1952, no assignment of an oil and gas lease or of any interest in any oil and gas lease executed prior to January 1, 1925, shall be recorded by any register of deeds unless the original oil and gas lease which is being assigned, or the original oil and gas lease, any interest of which is being assigned, has been recorded in the office of the register of deeds in the county where the land so leased is located.History: L. 1951, ch. 330, § 2; June 30.
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Section 55-217 ("Certain assignments executed prior to January 1, 1925, not to be recorded. On and after January 1, 1952, no assignment of an oil and gas le") is part of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Kansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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