South Dakota § 43-19-1 Erection of permanent landmarks by organized township--Monuments of durable material--Size and characteristics--Placement under contract.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 43-19-1 — Erection of permanent landmarks by organized township--Monuments of durable material--Size and characteristics--Placement under contract.

South Dakota § 43-19-1

Title 43PROPERTY

Ch. 43-19TOWNSHIP SURVEYS AND LANDMARKS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 43-19-1 (2026).

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Whenever a civil township meeting shall have lawfully ordered the erection of landmarks, the board of supervisors shall procure a sufficient number of monuments of stone, or other durable material, each not less than thirty inches in length and six inches square, flat top, having engraved thereon the characters used and designated in United States government surveys, and shall also contract with a registered land surveyor for the survey of all sections of such township and the erection of such monuments, one at each section corner and one at each external quarter section corner in such township, each to be set two feet in the ground, except in highways, where the top shall be even with or below the surface.

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Whenever a civil township meeting shall have lawfully ordered the erection of landmarks, the board of supervisors shall procure a sufficient number of monuments of stone, or other durable material, each not less than thirty inches in length and six inches square, flat top, having engraved thereon the characters used and designated in United States government surveys, and shall also contract with a registered land surveyor for the survey of all sections of such township and the erection of such monuments, one at each section corner and one at each external quarter section corner in such township, each to be set two feet in the ground, except in highways, where the top shall be even with or below the surface.