19-1409. Method of subdividing sections into quarter sections. In the subdivision of sections of land, as surveyed by the United State surveyors into quarter sections, the following method shall be followed, to wit: The surveyor shall proceed to connect the points of position of the monuments marked "one quarter S.," commonly known as quarter-section corner monuments, which are upon opposite sides of the section, by tracing a straight line from one to the other; he shall then ascertain the point of intersection of the two straight lines as above mentioned, and the said point of intersection shall be the point of position of the corner common to the four quarters of the section subdivided. The provisions of this article shall not apply to center corners of sections already established according to law.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, ยง 161; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-1409.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers
Article 14 - County Surveyor Or Engineer
19-1401a County surveyor, appointment; appointment of deputies.
19-1402 Deputies; liability for acts.
19-1404 Neglect or misconduct of surveyor or deputies; suit on bond.
19-1405 Surveys for use in court; administration of oath; testimony of witnesses.
19-1409 Method of subdividing sections into quarter sections.
19-1412 Re-establishment of missing corners.
19-1413 Threatening or improperly interfering with surveyor; penalty.
19-1415 Copies of plats and field notes.
19-1416 Oath before commencing road survey.
19-1417 Employment of assistants; compensation.
19-1418 Plats and field notes of the original federal surveys.
19-1419 Taking evidence on survey.
19-1420 Record of road survey; descriptions of real estate.
19-1422 Rules to be observed in resurvey under authority of the United States.
19-1423 Procedure to establish corners and boundaries; notice, costs.
19-1424 Waiver of service; when publication service complete.
19-1425 When survey to be made; testimony of witnesses.
19-1426 Appeal from report of survey; recordation of survey.
19-1428 Survey affecting county line; notice; appeal.
19-1430 Preservation of corner monuments; cost.
19-1434 Recording of survey plats, when; requirements; alternative filing office.