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OFFICE OF THE A-ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
HoaosrbleVi11 Crov
County Attorney
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a Oounfy 6urvoyor, aad the reaomla ham beon
tunwl over to the County Clerk $0~ uie keep-
w, that the Olork ia uMt1.d to noofve the
foe tar the neer4lng 0r all fimld note8. tleaao
tell IIY vhat lo row opfalon in thir utter.
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paperr rad noordm bolaneirrg to thm mmua&r lurvmyo~~m mif'100
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mmntm per hundn4 vor48 for muoh noorfl.
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5277, Rovfmm4 Clv%l Btmtutmm of Tmxmm. 1923, ?
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$imaformqpmrthulmreoun~7mhmllpo* l.irit
tbo jurlm4lmtian of m&l4 lurvo~Ft0 lrmhOourrt7,
nor ahal the el*otioa of a oomlty mmvwyolr for
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rro8 perSo- tha 4utimm of l murvqor in muoh
OWB Ux rid.4 not08 mm40 mnml.loramm6uadmr
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&ml1 & rmmor404 la tbm oounty mum*7or~m xwaor4.m
HonorableWill Craw, Page 4
ause ude by any lloensmd lda swvbyor afloat-
Ing the lines, boundarlss mnd areas of un-
patented lsnd shall bo forwa-dml to the Land
orrice. All field notmm mm& by a llcensod
land survo7or in mn7 aount7 in this Stmto ah11
hmvo the #mm forom mnd lffmot mnd bm mdmlssiblo
in evl4onos the smam me fiord notes mm40 by aoun-
tg 8urveJore.~ (Undermoorlng pyre)
Uhmrorm Artlalo 5297, lupim, biroate ths eount7 clerk
to “take charge of all &~oo&C~, maps mnd pmpe&ma whmrm the&m Is
no coynty su&vm7o&, vo ham bomn unmblo to find mn7 statute vhloh
authorizes the aount7 olsrk to record mxq inmt rummats pmrtmlnlng
to the offlem of county surve~oFTEktiolss 3944 and 5Q90, mnprm,
prssorlbs fees for rcaordlng b7 aount7 su&vm7orm, but authorlee
no fees for oount7 &arks 19 muoh omsms. ConmmqtlmBtl7, vm arm
of the apinion tht a aount7 olerk Is muthorirmd to ohm&go no
fernsfor &eoo&dl.ng maps, flald notms, eta . lnong the rmavrdm of .
the offIce of county lurvoyor of vhlah ho hmm taken mtastoQ7.
Liasnsmd lmnd su&vo7ors, duly lioonmmd under the provlmlona of
Chapter 1, Title 68, Revised Civil l3tstute8,m&s lxpmssl7 mu-
thorismd, under A.&tlclms5276 and 5277, supra, to rmoord their
ovn field noto8, amps, eto. lB tha offloo of the oount7 muN0J0&,
vlthout pay- any fea for thm prlvllegs of so dol.ng. Xi a aur-
royor sh o uld lmplo7 thm oounty ala&k to do rmoordLng for him, It
vould bo a matter of prlrmte oontraot botvoen them, and in muah
wont th? oounty olmrk voul4 not bo meting in him offiolml ampm-
olt7 mnd any ooupmnmmtlonpaid him for muoh amrvlomavould not
be msssmmmblm mm foes of offlam.
Am to the survm7or raforred to ln the lest pmrmgrmph
of 7our lottmr vho 18 murvmpixq the "Oklmhomm 5trlp"; if ho is a
llomnsmd lmnd murrqor, hm vould bm entitled to &moo&d him oyll
field notmm mn4 If hm hmm bound t&o m.ma ln a "vmll bound book:
thm mmm mm7 bm rmoalvmd b7 7our oount7 olork mm part of the
penmanant &08o&ds of his offloe. andyo~~vouldbs antitled to n
fees for rooelrlng the suns.
Yours very truly
ATTORUHY
OEsmtALOF ma