U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
McManemin William Casey
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
3738 Oak Lawn Avenue Suite 300
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(Street)
Dallas Texas 75219
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/03
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Dorchester Minerals, L.P. (DMLP)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] Director [X] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
N/A
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[_] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4)
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Common Units 3,781,933 I (1)
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Common Units 15,250 I (2)
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Common Units 118,180 I (3)
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Common Units 53,224 I (4)
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Common Units 552,788 I (5)
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Common Units 92,417 I (6)
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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No securities owned.
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)Mr. McManemin disclaims beneficial ownership of those common units owned by
Red Wolf Partners in which he does not have a pecuniary interest. Mr.
McManemin is the managing general partner of Red Wolf Partners.
(2) Mr. McManemin disclaims beneficial ownership of those common units owned
by 1307, Ltd. in which he does not have a pecuniary interest. Mr. McManemin
is a general partner of 1307, Ltd.
(3) Mr. McManemin disclaims beneficial ownership of those common units owned by
GARG Oil in which he does not have a pecuniary interest. Mr. McManemin is a
general partner of GARG Oil Partnership.
(4) Mr. McManemin disclaims beneficial ownership of those common units owned by
Smith Allen Oil & Gas, Inc. in which he does not have a pecuniary interest. Mr.
McManemin is the Vice President and a shareholder of Smith Allen Oil & Gas, Inc.
(5) Mr. McManemin disclaims beneficial ownership of those common units owned by
SAM Partners Ltd. in which he does not have a pecuniary intrest. Mr. McManemin
is the Vice President and a shareholder of SAM Partners Management, Inc., the
general partner of SAM Partners, Ltd.
(6) Mr. McManemin disclaims beneficial ownership of those common units owned by
RRC NPI Holdings, LP in which he does not have a pecuniary interest. Mr.
McManemin is the Vice President and a shareholder of SAM Partners Management,
Inc., the general partner of SAM Partners Ltd., one of the general partners of
RRC NPI Holdings, LP.
/s/William Casey McManemin 01/31/03
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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