14-1043.   Same; acreage within or without city limits.If there be within the city limits 640 acres or more of land, thegoverning body may divide the area of the city into 640 acre drilling unitsand consolidate any excess area with lands owned by others in the samemanner as hereinafter provided for cities having less than 640 acres withinthe city limits. If there be no suitable drilling site for any unitavailable at reasonable cost within the corporate limits of the city, thegoverning body is hereby granted power and authority to acquire by lease orpurchase a suitable drilling site outside such limits.

      History:   L. 1951, ch. 186, § 3; March 30.