This case presents, for the first time in this court, the question of the meaning and effect of an Act of Congress approved February 12, 1903, c. 548, 32 Stat. 825, which reads as follows:
"An Act Defining what shall constitute and providing for assessments on oil mining claims.
"Be it Enacted, etc., That where oil lands are located under the provisions...
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