Texas Local Government Code - Section 72.008. Effect Of Failure To Agree On Boundary
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§ 72.008. EFFECT OF FAILURE TO AGREE ON BOUNDARY. (a) If
the surveyors appointed under Sections 72.001 and 72.002 fail to
agree on the boundary line in question between their respective
counties, they shall report to the commissioner of the General Land
Office the facts of the disagreement, with a full statement of the
questions at issue.
(b) The commissioner shall examine the disputed matter at
once. From the information maintained in the General Land Office,
the commissioner shall designate to the surveyors the line to be
run, stating at what specific point the surveyors shall begin and to
what specific point they shall run the line. In the instructions to
the surveyors, the commissioner shall adhere as closely as possible
to the line designated in the law that created the county line. The
instructions from the commissioner constitute authority for the
surveyors to run that line. After the survey based on the
commissioner's instructions, that line is the true boundary between
the counties.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Section: 72.001 72.002 72.003 72.004 72.005 72.006 72.007 72.008 72.009 73.001 73.002 73.011 73.012 73.013 73.014
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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