Whenever the survey made is of lines or monuments in dispute, or by order of any court, the chainmen must be disinterested persons, approved and sworn by the surveyor to measure justly and impartially to the best of their skill and ability.

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Source: PolC 1877, ch 21, § 100; CL 1887, § 692; RPolC 1903, § 924; RC 1919, § 5991; SDC 1939, § 12.1208.