5-1-10. Public survey records maintained--Access of United States to records.
The state archivist shall receive and safely keep in his office as public records of this state all field notes, maps, plats of surveys, mineral survey notes, homestead survey notes, records, or other papers relating to the public survey of this state, whenever the same shall be turned over to the state in pursuance of law. The United States shall at all times have free access thereto for the purpose of taking abstracts therefrom and making copies thereof.
Source: SL 1923, ch 260, §1; SDC 1939, §15.0104; SL 1985, ch 35, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts
Chapter 01 - Department Of School And Public Lands
Section 5-1-2 - Definition of terms.
Section 5-1-3 - Appointment of deputy commissioner--Oath of office--Powers.
Section 5-1-4 - Organization of commissioner's office--Employment of personnel.
Section 5-1-6 - Travel and expenses of departmental personnel.
Section 5-1-9 - Records of subdivisions granted to state--Organization and contents.
Section 5-1-10 - Public survey records maintained--Access of United States to records.
Section 5-1-11 - Fees chargeable for copies and examinations of survey records--Disposition.
Section 5-1-14 - Annual report to Governor--Contents.
Section 5-1-15 - Permit required for paleontological excavation.
Section 5-1-16 - Promulgation of rules governing issue of paleontological excavation.
Section 5-1-17 - Permission required for removal of paleontological specimen.
Section 5-1-18 - Paleontological collections as property of state.
Section 5-1-20 - Discovery of paleontological resources to be reported to commissioner.