§752 Boundaries and Contents of Public Lands; How Ascertained

Summary

Set the corners and boundary lines of sections using the official survey marks shown on surveys returned by the Secretary of the Interior or an agency he names. If half- or quarter-section corners are not shown, place them midway between two corners on the same line. Lines actually run and shown on those surveys, and the lengths given, are the true boundaries. If a line was not run, draw a straight line between established corners; in fractional townships with no opposite corner, run north–south or east–west from an established corner to the watercourse, Indian boundary line, or other outside boundary. If an official survey return gives a section’s area, use that exact amount. If half- or quarter-sections were not separately returned, treat them as containing one-half or one-fourth of the returned section area.