The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-01-17
Boundaries and TITLES.

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are careless about the, establishment of
boundary lines If they fence in a
farm they are 'tiotipafticttlar to set the
fences on the exact lines. The length
of the boards or. other materials en-
ployed for making the fence win often
determine the position of one boundary.
The fence on the highway is hardly
ever in the exact position required for
| the width of the road. A considerable
portion of the space claimed for high
way purposes is generally included in
the adjoining field. The, first fences.
erected in a .newly-settled place gener-
ally determine ell5osition ofIthose put
up subsequently. The latter are placed
on about the same lines as the former.
1t is often the case that no surveyor is
employed to run lines for the purpose
of locating fences till the ancient 1and-
marks are, all destroyed, and their po-
sition known only by tradition. 1t is
to be regretted that the corners of sec
tions are not marked by, substantial
monuments of stone or metal. The
little mound of9earthf erected by the
| Government surveyors at section cor
ners soon becomes obhterated by the
tread of animals and other causes. 1t
7 then becomes necessary to measure
! from some spot where monument ex-
/ lists in order to establish a. a.iboundary
| line Sometimes disputes arise in rela-
tion to the position of the corners of
| sections. These might be prevented by
the erection of suitable monuments.
i 1'he cost of setting trees on the1corners
of sections would be slight, and they
would serve a very useful purpose as
/ landmarks. They are not easy to diss
place, and will endure for generations.
lfEhey are better than short onuments,
as they can be seen long distances.
When land becomes valuable every
owner desiresto 10 have all that belongs
to him. d If an owner thinks he has not
his full share he employs a competent
surveyor to run the linesa Etsis ieftgn
fonnd that fences are long distance
from the proper. place, and the cost and
/ trouble of moving them are great. In
some instances, as In d recent caseI in
the eastern part of this. State, it is found
that wells dug and buildings erected by
one set of farmers are on land owned
by others. OF course e-~egrsats trouble
and expense attend a discovery. of this
kind. Boundaries should be accurately
determined when a. place is to BE sifail
proved, -Ibisseasy@se-yet tire -fencessira
1.-THE right position in the first instances
The longer the matter is delayed the
/ greater the difficulty viii become. II
there is any question about the position
of boundary fences, the farmers who are
interested should unite in having an ac-
curate survey made The expense to
each individual will s in that. way be
largely reduced. The present is an ex-
cellent time for making surveys. The
trees and bushes are deprived of foliage,
and the grass is killed by the frost. In
most places it is very short. The
weather is cool and farmers have com
4 parativelv little to- do If a survey
shows that It is necessary to remove
fences the work can be done IN whole
or part before the frost, interferes with
digging the ground. Having made the
surrey, pains should be taken to plant
trees on the section corners, aud, if de-
4 sirable on account of smaller divisions,
at the corners of theaquaf6er sections
Farmers will generally find it to thei1
advantage to have their permanent
fields and pastures run out, It is often
very desirable to- know the exact. con
tents of an inclosure. It is quite "a
satisfaction to know definitely how
/ much land is devoted to. any kind o.
crop. Knowing the exact amount 4o1
land in a field saves much bad guessing
Having ascertained the exact boun,
daries of g farm the owner would Dc
i well to have the title examined and i
: necessary, perfected. There is as much
r uncertainty about the title as about thu
2 boundariesEof many farms. Many buy
farms without first obtaining an abstrae
! of the title and without having an alb
!. sstract examined by a person competen
4 to pass on its merits. They take tht
tselleris word that the title is good.j Hi
word may be good On most matters
but the title to the land he conveys ma,
be very poor, and. this without hi
knowledge. ss,l Deeds are often 7inac
curately drawn and acknowledged b.
incompetent persons and lead to grea
trouble at some period. MORTGAGES ar
fpftBn given and satisfied, but no eVi
dehce of stheir-haEing been satisfied ap
pears on the county record. The tim,
i has already come in cities when !,
purchaser requires an ,abstract,of it'll
to any property he buys, This tim,
! viii soon come in the country. Peopl
: VIM not pay large sums of money TO
d farming land unless they have, con
elusive evidence that the title. is RICH
in every respect Mistakes in the con
yeyance Of property, of1mort
cages that have been satisfied, and mis-
takes of any kind can be corrected Q
adidsted during tie life of the person
+ who were parties to them with littl
trouble or expense. The longer the
are delayed, however, the gpesater th
difficulty becomes. Every owner &
. farming land should begable ito, rea'
II his title clear.s. nkIe shotsid have hi
chain of title drawn out by one con-
petent to do it, and examined By on
Is whose judgment lis good. in suehinal
ters. He should alsopreserEe his deed
and tax receipts. Our system Of, Ian
, surveying is very simple in the West
aSs IS our system Of conveying property
, Still many Landowners are very neg
: ligent about the matter of b6undarie
sand titles. c7sicdg0 1itpiess .zsss'-..sl l, s'.s