The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-11-02
Landmarks. ''iG1 o. .t',

israel had at, length reached the river
jordan, and the promised land was in
sight, Moses called them. together and
eXpounded to them, in the name of the
Lord, the statutes and judgments that
were to govern their lives and conduct
when they should have entered upon
their inheritance. He directed them to
| prepare stones s,upon which, when; they
had crossed the river, these statutes or
laws SHOULD be written or cut very
PLAINLY. 'i' .tt{f H1gAt ..,.t,s,. .,t !
|. TO impress more efectually upon their
minds the duty of Keeping these laws.
! certain l4eyitesi were appointed to stand
/ upon Mount ,Ebal and pronounce in a
io'H voice these laws, with curses upon
tue vloiators; and so, among other gs,
tlhleyrWere to say, in the hearing of all
tie people, "Cursed be'he that removeth
hlslneighbor' slandmarks. III .y,A nj,
How much btterpessof feeling, anger,
haqed and contention among neighbors
is engendereds by the Questioned bounds
and boundary lines, The gaIue of the
premises in question Is often 'insigniti-
cant and tbs only the right of the I mat
terlthat is, considered, awhile, in other
cases, the removal of line few feet.
ana sometimes even avery fewinchest
ls matter of, considerable importance.
we are not willing to believe that many
OF pur fellowcitiEens are so lost to- every
feellnqsgs qsso of justice and ,self-respect as to
do an act that would SO lower them in
the estimation oflitheir neighbpfs ,as 10
wilfnlly change landmarks, and the few
exceptions that have come to OUR knowl.
edge are not sufficient toshake our faith
nifty. -'''''e' :" - iF''i1-i ij''i-' N. >
But. nevertheless the fact 9remains
that there is,eonstant quarrelling among
nefghbors about boundary lines; and.
particularly in theeldef States, 1T issoften
very difficult to, tell, who is right and
who is wrong when differences of opinion
occur. The proportionItef coirepances
OF land in these, States, and especially in
New England, in which definite boGun-. |.
diaries are stated, lis very asniall. .ii The
description is usually quite, as vague as
to say: "North on John Smiths land.
aeast b on highway soathIson Thomas
Browns, and west ON William Jones.
containing fifty acres, be the same roore
or less. +" Thisnlore oa.lessis eonsiahred
a, saving clause, rand in, q majority. of
cases it will doubtless be found more mSf As
the number-ef aeressia- an unsurIeycd
farm, have anatqral tendency to decrease
as taxes Increase. "'f'ett tt7sssi Hx
Ii We heard "a conversation some time
SINCE. between neighbors,, the lands of
whose ancestors, now in their possess
sion, had been separated by aTiiighway
Which Termed. their, landmark. This
highway had been unused and closed
for fifty years or more No fecordsof it
p bad been preserved, and, in the words ]
OF one OF the parties, "there IS not sur
veyor IN the State who can l0eatea its,,
During y II !lg the fifty years. trees had grown
rapidly and the strip of land three rods
wide and forty rods long, that fiftyyehrs
ago MarfS T4s s.o9 net five dollars is now
= The way'to getiout ii shch difficulties
maysnot be clear, but how to, keep out of j
them is plain. Never buy a piece of
land except it be described by'ihetes and !
bounds nv, actual survey, end make an
examination to see that the bound marks
are permanently fixed where they should !
be. You are entitled to,yhat You pay
for, and no more. Neither should YOU
be content with less. iasij iiWosl X 5Bi.
Many have a mistaken idea that if /
their FENCE encroaches upon neighbor's
land and has stood there a certain iitiml- |
Der OF. years, it must be allowed to re-
main, and that a title by possession has
been gained; but any competent LAWYER I
would say that'it is not possession alone t
that gives title. 1t must be adverse pos
is, possession with some
published claims by record or otherwise
that is necessary to give a title.
There are many causes of difficulty
that arise when neither partyris in fault. /
Perhaps a fence blows. over in the fall.
laborer is sent in the Spring to repair
It. without definite Instructions. The /
Did post holes,are obliterated, and if he
Uses his best Judgment it is often poor
enough to make an errers Or il, to aYoitl i,
stump, or a stone, he varies the line two
,r. three inches, which in the end may
liFerge as many feet, he gives it no
thought, and the, mistake may 20 undis-
severed for years. '''4# ~ 's1i''1 .i'
1T win well pay the owner Of any farm
o have q survey made not only of the
boundaries as a whole, but of the differ
mt subdivisions as wen, and have
,arefully drawn map made thereof; and
t the topography is well delineated on
he map it will be of essential service in
many ways. particularly as guide to
proper drainage.
In buying a farm, when the bounds
md distances are given, the bounds
govern, even if there is an error in the
If the deed saws from a +
certain tree to another certain tree dis
ant five chains, if it be but four chains
-ou have. no redress; and if the deed,
With bounds clearly expressed, definitely
tates the farm contains a hundred acres,
vhen in fact there are no more than +
linety, you cannot recover back any of |,
he money paid, except perhaps when
our agreement was for a certain price1
or each acre. r ~ ~ - 4
A growing tree is good landmark.
is permanent for many years, and
annot be removed without the owners
But whatever you may Sc
ect let them be put where they belong.
nd cursed be he that removeth them