Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-05-30

from the south quarter section corner, and
he shall, where practicable, fix the precise
locality OF the said inter or quarter section
corner, by setting at the said point stone,
the cubical contents of which shall be
equivalent to not less than one cubic foot,
or by ting a post in a mound of earth
or stones, or by driving post firmly into
the GROUND, nd writing in his field notes
the bearings and distance from the same
to two bearing trees which shall be suita-
bic marked 4 So on the upper blaze, and
! B. To on the lower blaze thereof; and
any less sub division than a quarter section
shall be made and established in similar
| manner.
| Sec 5 Where the section is fractional
the surveyor shall establish the interior,
quarter section corner, and the eighth and
the sixteenth corners therefor, at such
points that whatever the fractional lines of
the said section exceed or fall short of the
Urited States survey, shall be divided be-
tween the entire and fractional part of the
said lines, in direct proportion to the length
of the parts.
Sec. 6. Whenever surveyor is requir-
ed to establish a quarter section corner
not establsed by the United States survey,
in the north west boundary Of a township,
he shall set the same in the middle of The
north or west side las the case may be-
Of the section to which the said gu ,rer
se%fion corner belongs, and in the line de-
| )ermIned by the quarter section corner
Far bn l. IL,
case may be, except that he shall set the
| north quarter section corner of section SIX
forty Gains from the northeast corner OF
the said section, unless the north line of
the section sail exceed or be less than the
original survey, in which case the quarter
section corner shall be set at dlstant g
from the northeast corner, in direct pro-
portion to such excess or deficiency, and
except also, that he shall set the west
quarter section clrner of section six at a
like distmce from the southwest corner
thereof
Sec. T. Whenever quarter section cor
ner, as established by the United States
survey, cannot be found, it shall be the
duty of the surveyor required to es abliSh
the sane, to set it in the middle of the
section line i'll which it belongs, except III
fractional sect )nS, in which case il shall
be set at distances from the section or
meander corners between which it belongs.
which are directly proportional to the en-
tire and fractional parts of the line, as de-
termIned BY the United States survey.
Sec. 8. Wehenver surveyor is requir-
ed to establish a section corner which can
not be found. he shall set the said corner
half way between The quarter section cor
ners next north and south of the same, and
at such distances from the quarter section
or meander corners next east and west. as
are directly proportional to the same dis
tances, as determined by the United, States
survey, except that where there are frac-
tional lines running north or south from
said corner, the same shall be established
at distances from the corners next north
or south, which are directly proportional
to the said lines.
Sec, 9. Sections 149. 150, 152 and 1856
of c. apter Is of the revised statutes, and
chapter 100 Of the general laws Of 1858,
and The section revived by said chapter
lO9, and other acts and parts of acts con
t1lcting with the provisions of this act, are
here5.' repealed; and this act shall take
effect from and after its passage and pub
LEGATION.
Approved Much 81, 1862.