Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-03-12

commences the ddty assigned him, take
an oath or affirmation to faithfully and
impartially perform the duties of che n
man, which oath or affirmation the coun-
ty surveyor is authorized and required TO
administer. The expense of the chain
carriers and corner man shall be paid in
advance, if required by the county sur
veyor or his deputy, by the party on
whose application the survey may be
made, and the money so advanced shall
be accounted for by the surveyor, and the
amount expended to be taxed on the bill
OF costs; provided, that there shall not
be allowed to any chain man or marker a
greater sum than 81 for each day that he
may he actually employed; provided also
that each surveyor shall have the right to
retain the return of any survey by him
made until he shall be paid the fee estab-
lished by law and shall also have the
right to collect such fees by action. The
county commissioners of each county in
this territory at their discretion may
procure copies duly certified by the sur
veyor general to be correct Of the field
notes and pats of the original surveys by
the United States of the lands Of their
county, and shall have said plats and
field notes bound, each substantially, in
book form which shall be kept in the
said county surveyors Office for the
benefit Of the public. The certificate
of the county surveyor or any
of his deputies as to the correctness
or accuracy Of any survey, plat
or field notes made by such surveyor, or
any Of his deputies, or any certified copy
thereof shall be admitted as legal evidence
in any court of the territory, only when
the surveyor may be dead, or when it
shall be impossible to obtain his evidence
either by his personal attendance or by
means of deposition taken according to
law, but may be explained or rebutted by
other evidence. The county surveyor Of
the different counties of this territory are
hereby authorized to administer all oaths
or affirmations necessary to be admins
tered to road viewers and for all other
purposes necessary to the discharge Of
their official duties. Provided, that copy
of all surveys shall be filed with the clerk
OF the board of county commissioners by
the said county surveyor.
Sec. 8. Any person owning or claiming
lands where the same are divided by
county line and wishing to have such
lands surveyed, may apply to the surveyor
of any county in which any part OF such
land is situate, and on such application
being made the surveyor is authorized to
make such survey, which shall be as valid
as though such lands were situate entirely
In one county.
Sec. 10. Where boundary line between
two counties is to be established, the
county surveyor or their deputies of the
two counties affected by such boundaries
shall together make the survey and es.
tabllsh the lines, and erect monuments,
and all corners set by the county surveyor,
his deputies, shall be made in strict con-
formity with the manual of instructions
Of the United States.
Sec. II. All county surveying, engi-
neering on roads and bridges shall be
performed by the county surveyor and he
shall by virtue Of his office, be one of the
viewers in the establishing of new roads
or the location of bridges.
Sec. IL. The county surveyors
shall I've allowed IS per day
and expenses, for any work, they may do
for the county. The expenses to be cer-
tilted under oath. Private individuals
may contract for their work.
| Sec. l3. All surveys made under and
by virtue, and in compliance with the
provisions of this act, shall be deemed
and taken to be in all counties of this ter
ritor, ao p-i.,~ faria correct and tha s,,.-
vey books in this act provided, shall be
received in evidence in all courts OF this
territory, only when the surveyor may be
dead, or when it shall be impossible to
obtain his evidence either by his person
al attendance or by means OF deposition
taken according to law.
Sec. IA. The board Of county commits
sioners of any county in this territory,
shall have the power and are required, to
remove any county surveyor who is OF dis
sipated habits, 80 as to disqualify him from
performing his duties as surveyor at all
times.
Sec. Is. All surveys made by the
county surveyors of the several counties
in accordance with this act, which are not
government subdivisions shall be num-
bered with consecutive series of num-
bers, commencing with 81, and it shall be
the duty OF the assessor in each county to
enter for taxation in his book all lands
liable for taxation, referring to them by
the proper number as designated by tht
county surveyor in his records.
Sec. 16. Nothing in this act, shall HI
construed to empower any county sur
veyor to change the established lines O.
corners of any land owned or possessed
by any person or persons, and no privat
lands shall be surveyed except by tn
consent OF the owner Of said land.
Sec. II. This act shall take effect AM
be in full force, from and after it's passage
Approved February IA, 1891.