Section Corners and Boundaries of Unsurveyed Lands; Establishment; Surveyor, Appointment.

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Sec. 1.

When it appears by the field notes of the United States survey of this state, on file in the state land office, that any section or quarter section corner or corners, were omitted and were not properly established by such survey, or when it shall appear that lands have been formed by accretions or otherwise upon the boundaries of the Great Lakes outside of the United States survey of this state, and belonging to the state of Michigan, the commissioner of the state land office shall be authorized to establish any such missing corners in any county in this state or to establish the boundary lines of such unsurveyed lands, and for such purpose may appoint and designate a competent surveyor to make the necessary surveys.

History: 1907, Act 292, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1907 ;-- CL 1915, 471 ;-- CL 1929, 5862 ;-- CL 1948, 322.241
Compiler's Notes: The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
Former Law: See Act 11 of 1879, being CL 1897, §§ 1308 to 1310, which was repealed by Act 240 of 1915, being CL 1929, § 120.


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