Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-04-13
SENATOR PLAINS BILL.

The DEMOCRAT takes much pleasure
in reproducing for the perusal of it's
readers, Senate Bill No. 1874, introduced
by Senator Plain at the late session of
the legislature and which is now law
on the statute books of North Dakota.
The merits OF the enactment of this
measure will be thoroughly appreciated
by all who have found difficulty in To-
eating the government survey stakes
which mark the section line boundaries.
Of late years many have disappeared and
the tracing of division lines has be-
come difficult. Last week in making
mention of the legislative record of
Cavalier county statesmen, mention of
this new law introduced by Senator
Plain was inadvertently omitted.
Is. B. No. 134- Plain.l
An Act to Allow Township Boards to Perpetuate
the Government Surveys, and to Authorize the
Erection OF Permanent Monuments on Sec
ton Corners, and Providing Penalties for the
Destruction of. Damage to, or Removing Said
Monuments When So Erected.
Be it enacted, ETC.:
Sec. l. Whenever it appears advisable
to any board of township supervisors in
this state to erect permanent monuments
to perpetuate the boundaries as fixed by
the United States survey, they may en-
ploy competent surveyor or civil en-
gineer to run the lines and to mark the
section corners and may on the corners
so marked place stone monument eight
inches square on each end, and fifteen
inches long, which monument shall be
buried in the earth SO that one end there
of eight inches square shall be flush With
the surface of the road or grade, and so
that the center thereof shall mark the
intersection of the four section lines con-
verging at that point, and so that the
said lines shall run diagonally across the
face of the said stone monument.
Sec. 2. Whenever the township super
vlsors of any organized township in this
state shall be petitioned by not less than
twelve free holders of the SAID township
to call an election toascertaln the will of
the majority of the votors of said town
ship on the question of erecting such
monuments, the said board of township
supervisors shall submit the question of
whether or not such monuments shall be
placed in said township. which election
shall be held the same time as the usual
spring election for township officers. and
if majority of those voting in said town
ship at such spring election vote in favor
of erecting said monuments, then the
said board of township supervisors shall
Immediately thereafter cause such monu.
ments to be placed as provided in section
l of this act.
Sec. 3. Whenever it is decided by the
board of township supervisors of any
organized township to erect such monu
ments. or whenever, as the result of an
election, the township board proceeds tc
erect said monuments the cost thereof
shall be a proper charge upon the funds
of said township and the township board
is authorized to pay the cost thereof. OF
to lay tax upon the property of the
township for the purpose Of paying the
same.
Sec. 4. Any person who shall destroy
remove. deface, or in any way injure OF
damage such monuements, when so erect
ed, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor.
Sec. 5. The board of county com
missioners shall have the same authority
to establish, fix and erect monuments ir
unorganized townships as is given town
ship boards of supervisors under the
provisions OF this act, and also for the
establishment of lost corners.
Sec 6. All acts or parts of acts in con
fict herewith are hereby repealed
Approved March Z. 1905.