Missouri Laws 60.305 – Resurvey of United States land survey — rules
In the resurvey of the lands of the United States public land survey, the surveyor shall observe the following rules:
(1) The boundaries of the United States public land survey in Missouri are unchangeable;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 60.305
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Original government survey: that survey executed under the authority of the United States government as recorded on the official plats and field notes of the United States public land survey maintained by the Missouri department of agriculture. See Missouri Laws 60.301
- United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) The original township, section, quarter-section and other corners established by the original government survey must stand as the true corners which they were intended to represent, regardless of the location indicated by the field notes and plat;
(3) These corners must be restored at the identical spot where the original corner was located by the government survey, when this can be determined;
(4) When this cannot be done, the corner is said to be lost and it must be reestablished in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.