The fees for surveys made by the county surveyor for private or corporate benefit shall be paid by the person or corporation ordering the survey. The fees for surveys made by order of the county governing authority shall be paid out of county funds. The fees for surveys made by order of court, unless otherwise agreed upon, are to be taxed in the bill of costs and shall have the effect of a judgment lien upon the land surveyed, if not paid by the party bound for costs.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 552; Code 1868, § 616; Code 1873, § 575; Code 1882, § 575; Civil Code 1895, § 482; Civil Code 1910, § 600; Code 1933, § 23-1110.
Structure Georgia Code
§ 36-7-1. Requirement of County Surveyor for Each County; Appointment of Assistants or Deputies
§ 36-7-2. Election, Commissioning, Qualification, and Removal of County Surveyor; Qualifications
§ 36-7-3. Procedure When Election Fails to Fill Office; Procedure in Event of Vacancy
§ 36-7-4. Commissioning of Surveyor
§ 36-7-5. Oath of Office; Bond and Security
§ 36-7-6. Oath of Assistant; Entry of Appointment of Assistant on Minutes of Probate Court
§ 36-7-8. Duties of Surveyor Generally
§ 36-7-9. Establishment of Fees
§ 36-7-10. Payment of Fees Generally
§ 36-7-11. Issuance of Execution for Fees
§ 36-7-12. Surveys or Plats Deemed Presumptive Evidence of Facts
§ 36-7-14. Appointment of Disinterested Surveyor; Oath