45-4-16. Actions involving mining claims--Survey ordered by court.
In all actions in any circuit court of this state in which the title or right of possession to any mining claim is in dispute, the court may, upon application of any of the parties to the suit, enter an order for the underground as well as surface survey of the part of the property in dispute as may be necessary to a just determination of the question involved.
Source: PolC 1877, ch 31, §19; CL 1887, §2014; RPolC 1903, §2548; RC 1919, §8742; SDC 1939, §42.0117; SL 2011, ch 165, §176.