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Texas Natural Resources Code - Chapter 23 County SurveyorsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Natural Resources Code > Texas Natural Resources Code - Chapter 23 County Surveyors In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office. (2) "Land office" means the General Land Office. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., ... (a) A county surveyor is elected to a four-year term as provided by Article XVI, Sections 64 and 65, of the Texas Constitution. (b) To ... The county surveyor shall reside in the county. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2367, ch. 871, art. I, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. ... The county surveyor shall execute a bond conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of the office. The amount of the bond shall be ... (a) A county surveyor may appoint a deputy surveyor as he considers necessary. (b) The county surveyor shall administer the deputy surveyor's official oath and ... (a) A county surveyor may employ persons 16 years of age or older as chain carriers or markers. (b) The county surveyor shall administer an ... (a) The county surveyor's office shall be located in the courthouse or in a suitable building at the county seat. (b) Rent for an office ... In a county in which the office of county surveyor was abolished by Chapter 315, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969 (Article 5298a, ... The county surveyor shall perform the duties required of him by law. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2368, ch. 871, art. I, § 1, eff. ... (a) In a county in which there is a county surveyor, only the county surveyor may: (1) file and record field notes and plats of ... The county surveyor shall: (1) receive and examine all field notes of surveys made in the county on which patents are to be obtained; (2) ... (a) The commissioners court shall furnish the county surveyor all necessary books of record. (b) The county surveyor shall record in a well-bound book all ... At all times, any interested person, agent, or attorney may examine the books, papers, plats, maps, or other archives belonging to the office of the ... If the commissioners court considers it necessary, it may order that the county surveyor's record be transcribed in good and substantial books by the county ... (a) If the maps, field notes, or other records of the county surveyor's office, or any part of them, are lost or destroyed, the county ... If a county does not have a county surveyor, the county clerk of the county: (1) is the legal custodian of the county surveyor's records; ... On removal from office or at the expiration of his term of office, the county surveyor shall deliver to his successor all records, books, papers, ... If a county surveyor fails, neglects, or refuses to make a survey or have a survey made, within one month after the amount of lawful ... (a) The fees for recording documents in the county surveyor's records, for issuing certificates, and for making certified copies are the fees provided by law. ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |