Bill 14 (Legislature 7, Session 1)

L7 S1 8830

Alberta — Bills

BILL All Act to cOl\~ohdau, nnd amend Th. Albel'U. SUl"WYS Act (Assonte<lto ,1931.) HIS tl~t;,~;t;;;v~Y A~~:m~~h O~':\,:tl~~l~~: :tAii,~~~~ Cllncts a. follow", 2. III tlu. Act, lm]e.. llie context olliel'wJae requires (oJ

If) (0' (I<) "Rd"=",,,"m .. m I " :"~)?~~~;~".R",_".,:_~~,)~, _~ ,"j);"_ "\",''',h,! I" 3 Thl.Adappli.srosu,,,ey. of any Jands WltlUU the ProVlnce of Alberta which .. ,."wlthm the 1.g1s1ative com p.tence of the Provmce. RELA.TING'I'O GOVERNMENT SUIlVEYS OFP~OVlNmALLAND"

(2) Such _tlOn •• hall be boundednnd l1un,~",'CdM shuwn by the follow",,, dlngl'am, 7. Tile hac" bonndmgwwl)sh,ps on tho """t and west .,de. shall bemelld,ans; and those on thenorlh ""dsouth .,de.shnllbeehord.to""ralleIBoflatttude 10. The sald forty.nmth p,unllel, or internatlOnlll boundary, .hall be the n...tbase !lne, orthatfo~town_ slup.numb.,edone;theseoondbas.lmeahallbcbelwMn towtlslup. fonr lind five, the thIrd between towIIl!hlps eIght and nme;the fourlh b.twaen townslllp"twelv~and thuteen; the fifU,betweeu lown8h,pS.,xteen and.eveu_ te<>n,andso on nol'!hel'ly, m regula,'succe .. ,on,

12. Eaeh

sectIOn Bhall be dIvIded Illto quarter-sec\.Jono of one hund,..,d !l.nd Sl>cty nOl'es,mor. or less, 8ubJcct to the provlOlon. he,..,mllfw,·contamed. 15. Thedimerul,on ... nda"mofll"legul"rquarter-llcc, bons or otherparcela of land shan, III an cases, be reo ~::::~~t!'~ the surveYor at theu actual meaou.cmenhl nnd P,'ov,ded thatm Cases m whIch road allowancea 31e IlOtbetween but through sectlO)1S, the nre3 ''''''''rved for such load alinwance.shnllllot be Hlcludedm tho area l'etul'nedfol a quartel'-IlectlOn, 01 othel'palCelofland. :l6. E~ccpt 3$heremafte, pl'l>vlded, only .... ngle lOW o[HlQnumentstt>,nd,cato the cOrnera oftownsh,ps, sec_

(f) ~th!r ~:u.~:~~~ ss":~~~~,2:r;:IU:'~~tB{0l!~t~~ orv,llsge Iota, 0' other Iota nr parrel. ofland,8ur· veyedorlaidoutu11de r thaauthorltyofth'ssectJon, bedOllcrlbedfol'anotlncatJonbynurnbe,saooord,ng 10 planB of lecord,or bymetea and bouuds, 01 by both,MSeernSexped,.nt lill,-(

l) Plans ofP,,,vmc,al Landssu,'veyed or 1"· aurveyedunde, Ihe pr<msion. ofth,s Actsh"U be plotted ;rom the 8UrveyOrs' field notea ullder tho d)reotionQfU,e Dlreclor of Surveys, and suoh plans shall show the d,o l'ecttonandlenglhoithebounda"les,thenatme""dposi. tiOIl of the bouudary nlOlluments and tho areas or the qunrlcr_.ecbonSQrothelpal'"elsofla ndlaldout.

(3) NolnndshnllbeheJdtobesUI'veyed,Oll'",surveYcd until the olliclIII plan of the sUI~'ey 01 re-5urvey has bee" confirmedbytheD""'ctorofSul'veys.

(4) Whcre "ny plan of Pl'ovmClal Land. of l'eco."(\ in the Depal1;mentof PubhcWOlks 's found to ha,'eb.o" lrnpl'OpelJyol mCOlreeliyploltedf.omthc field noteso! the .m ".y, or where "ny om",,"o,,. or clencal errol' 01 other dofect,. found '" the plan, the DU'eCtOl of Surveys may cause a neW plnnto be plotted from the lleJd notes of tI'ansactlOnspllOl tothatdate.hall,'emammforcc~"f the naw plan dId notexlSt, lillil,-(

l) Whelevel lhrough "n error m the survey a boundal'l'mOllUlnentl511otatth. pl!'Mwhe,'e ,tshould havcbe"nerected,thellhm.termayorderthatsuchmon urnen! he removed "lid that a new monument be "eoted at the p''Qper plnce: butnomonumentdefimngthe bound· nryofland forwh.cha celtlncateof t,tlchaBis.ued .lrall be d,.plaoed wIthout the conscnt m wntmg of the OWner thereof: norshaU a mOllumcnt del1ningthe boundary of l"nd held as a home.tead, 0" under lease, hcence, Or

tltctltrrdbyllletwownnmcd: Provided.m tltelatte'·ClI$o.thnt.l(eltherpalty ..... Iu ••• or neglects to namo nn nrb'trntorwlthm one moDth nftc,belllgnobfiedtodoso,nnnrh,trawrmaybenamcd on his behnlr by the Agent of ProY,ne,nILands of the DIs· trlct. ProvIded Ih.~l ,i tl", two a"biLl'atom so nppolnted can· 1lO~ all" •• UpOII a Ih"'d nl'blt,,.lQ,', then the D1fecior of Sm'\,eYBmayappomtthothh'dnrbihato,

(2) The award ofthe''''lI'lonrhibatol01 ofnmaJor,ty oflhethl'ee~,bl\nttol$.hnUbo rmal.andtheproeeed,ng. f:":i~'tl.:';;::~:!"~~h~tt:h~i;,e",ed by the law& In 113.-

(1) The~lilli.termnyonle' "re-5unoeyon ,e, cciptofnpehtoon fromo\Vno",orland~notcomptisml\' n sul"h,1d.d 10\lnsllc, or from pe ... on. holding Innd. n. home,teads, '" lI"d., lense, hee".e, or agreement o! s,,]., ,epresentingthat pa,t Or the whole of Ihe monuments of thcol1!!,malsul veyhHved!snl'l'o"reda"deannotbo IQund. (2) nefore commencing nny such ,e-su"ey. publ!c noliee th.reof.hal! be gIven In Iwo .. "ue"of Th"AUo"r!u Gazelle, and in n nowapap,,,..h'<ulat,nglll Ihenelghbou," hood ofth. lands i:t> be l'iloSunocycd.

(3) An)'pcrsonwhoclnimstoknowthepos,toonofone 01'more of the spney monuments defining the lallds!o bere-sllI'\eyed,Oltobeinpossessioaofinformation "'hereby the position of Iuch monument or moommenl\l l:l~e~e "d~~~~e~~ tl:! ~~~,~::,I;~:~oe:~e~t:Ye~~~~::e~ mo"t of the r""mvey. ( :,:~i~"\;~~:~:ii~:Ti;:i~if;::;~i:~;ii

::5. Anyre-surveyoflanclsauthol~zeclbythcMim.te, unclerth .. PlOV1Slons ofthlS Aet, whether for the purpose of removing a monument wrong-ly placed through an ~~~~:::"olr:;~~~~~~r!£~~;, ~~"~t~~!~~:~:~~:~~~~£~ theDir.ctorofSul'VeY$,be~ome,andlt18herebydeclared to be, the Ol'lgmal sUl'Vey of the Bald lands; and np<>Dsneh ~~~~~'I' ~:'~0t:,n~~~:8a~~tr~~~e:. ~ff:~t~ ~~V,:~ confirmed plan 01 plans plotted from the fiold note. of the prevJ01I5survey shall oca3a to be tbe offiClal plan 01 pluns "fthe .~id lands.

:0:19. AllY cerllucate of t,tle, grant, 01 m~tr""'ent lIU'~ lIorimg to convey allY nght orluterestmauyaliquotpad of allY .echon, 01' othe. authorIZed subdIVISIOn, block, gore,common,io(;, orpnl'tel ofland,shall be construed to alfed.ud,ahquotpal"t of the quanllty It contains on the glOuud,wheth.,·sllch qunnbtl' '5 more Or i ... than that .~pl'(O.""d ill ""chc.,.t,ficateoft,tle, grant, o. Instrument.

or village .hall follow and pursu<!l the ,am" rul .. and ,eglllatwll.mre3p.ctof.ucn.urvey. a.are, by law, 1e_ qUIre<! of them when employed to make surveys In towu shlpa, as iar aa.uoh rules alld regulatIons are apphcable

Rew.'l'INGfOALLSURYEYSO'fI>ERTlIAN'l'HOSElIUnmuNDEl\

PART I OF THIS ACT, ' 36. Evel'Y 3u,veyor .hall ma~k, '" all block. whidl ]l!we CUl'vlj",."rboundancs, the pomts of b.glnmnl!' and

endO(MchcU1Vch&vmgncollSl:anhndlusandshIlUmnt'k aHCOl1l.rsofollchiotonth.s,ndcurvllmeRrboundary Wlth ircII posts and where U,e rear of such lot lB bonndcd by a at"Rlght itno Qrline. all iton postahaH be pinuted nt each chnngc o(dlrectJon. 3'1. The iron posts piant.cd inaecor<iancc w.U. Ute next tWQPre.edingscclioos"hall,cpontheregistraUonoIthe pl1t.nofsurvey,oatablW1 (or nll purpo.e5whatscovcrthe t<uonndunalt<lrableboundar,e.ofeverylotorblock shown onsucll pilln, whether or not auch Iron poats upon adrncnaurement up<>uthe Itn>und lire found to be in the relatlVcpo .. tioltshowuo"suehplllnofsurvey. 38.

Ench and every loLon II block bouudllry ahllll have a frontaxemeasuremeut proporttonato to the totol d .. • (anoobetwecnlheeornersofthebloek,inthcsameraUo BS the irontogo measurement of elleh lot.howu ou tho reglstored plan bears to the total dlstauce botween tile corn"r8ofthebloekshowuontheSflidpisu. yenr from the dnlo of the pa .. mg of thIS Act· Provided fmiher, boweve~, that allauch su,·.oyasho]], when the plana therMfhsve been dulyreg •• l:ered. be ~~":.~~c~~r tho pnrposCS of this At:!. to have beon made 41.

Whe"o"o""BU1VCYO\ 1B employed toIXl.e.tabh.h Ad,O\ to .mUI01J',ed by mthel' of tho "a1dAds, o\ll!'lnnllyla1dOUi,he.h"lIpro< .. d"ocOl V;S;OI," of P"n I oftbis Ael

R&-ESTA~LISHMRNTOFLOSTCORNERSOFgUBDIOlSIONSURVEYS MADE SVBSE<!UENT TO TJl.E 16TIl FEBRUA.I\Y, 1912

RE·ESTAJlL1SHMENTOFLOSTc{)RH,jI~OFSUnD1V1SIONSU~VK'l$ MADE Pl"OR 1'0 TflE 16Tll nIlRUARY,191Z ORIGINAL MONU],IENTS IN SURVEYS MADE P~lOl\ TO THE lGTH l'EnRUARY, 1912

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I) Wherever.uohcentrebnemt:el·ooctsthcsoutllerly orwe.l.erlyboundaryofaroodallowance,ol',whefC therc 'suo rood aUowance,ofa seclion,.ettletnenl lot 01 olhersurve:\ed parce! of land,such surveyor .lInll nrsl'lH!IltablHill thetruepoOltioll of the two n."....,.trnonurn.nls On ,,,,,d boundary, being on oppo,,,te side. of the "",d centreline,a"d shall con uect the sam. bya straight Ime, and themter""o_ tlonoftheatuughtlineao""tab!ishedandthe.aid contrehue ahail be the point of mtel"Section shown in hIS field 1lOte. ~nd pJan of the anrvey; (

e) When Itis not posSIble lodeflne and post the sonth_ erlY Or westerly hmlt of the rlght.of_way orstahon ground',th •• urveyo1.halldermeandp""tthcnor_ therlyand easl:erly hmlt thereof and m the manner be!oredascnbedmtl"."""hon, (

f) When the lauds reqUIred by the railway company as aforesaId nre parl. of a blook or block. ns.hown onaregl.teredplauofsubdh·jsIOll,anlrollpost.hall be planted "t Mch inte' .. ectlon of the hm,ts of the rlgl>!;..,f_way.,. stat,on gronndo wIth the bound "r,esof theaaldblock or block •• and the po5lhonof such posta .hall be oo""eotedby adm"",urernent w,th the.IJ,"cyof the centre lme of the11ght.of_ way und wIth the n"",est.cOIner of DIe block in wh,ch theyOCCUl, (.,

54. Incase.lmonumenllSiostand llO e\'ldellCe can be ob!mned a" to the onginal poslholl of guch monument, the

sUI'vey oi a permanent l1ature WhlChmnybe nffected. 60,-

(1) The D,reeto, ofSur~ey",ol'Ul·.e,vOl appoint. ed by hIm under th~ proV18lOn. of the next preeedmK sedlOn. ohall inspoct an,l' survoy ooneerlllng wh,ch C<lm plainth". been made, ~nd shall "ol18!deranyevldenoethnt :':~el~~ve be.n preaented to the surveyor who made auch

tI~. No~ le85 tbn" ono wo~k after the last pltbUcntion of the not\ce IlrOVldedformth.noxlpl.cedmgsoc!ion ;~~y:~!r,~~~~~o~S~,~~'!t~~l1~I~~I~ l~r::,~~~~,;~r'~~,~eA~~~ n~d to place iron POSlSorotllerdurablemonum.nt.ouppro,·~d by the Minister, I.omnrk th.same,and.hallsubnl;t plans III mplicnt. and such oth.",.lm" ... espo.Unf\" tho Ie ,uI'Vey Mlhe ~nm.lc\ may lequlla. 63.-

(1) Upon receipt of the plan$lntrlpllCI,lo and otl,er return". the M"ustersllaH cau~. a nobe. thereof to bc lns<"lcd;n 1"-0 L<SU09 of TlwAlborl«GlI2-ol/e, a1!d onCl! cnchweekfmape llodoffom'consecut;,.wc ekom.om e llew,plll,,)j' elleulat",1\' h' tile ",e",lt,» or the land, , ... - "Ulveycd, unci .hall 'Ilcolfy mthe notice ~ dRY, M~less thRn ten days fn'm the dRre ur Ihe Inst publlcnt'on of ~uchnohce, o"wh,ehthe I ... tul'JlSwili beco".idcrcd, and the partiOllaffeeted thcrebyhe"l'd.

(2) Upon snell hom1ng tlte ru:"".tcrnmy e.lhel COll_ firm the ,,,,,"ey ordl1'ccts"ch nm""dmenl'orco"l'ccllons tobem"deasshallsccmjl1sl,R"d.hullcon",mlheSUl"'ey "0 amended 01 co,,'"cred. 64. Tho M;",.t.,· 'hfill caus. to be b'allsmlttcd to the Reglstral' of tlle Regl.trnhon D,"Ilicl withm whld, ouch re-sIIney lies. asSOoll IllIp.,,;sjblenftcl theeOllnrmabon Iheroor,lob..lodKed or filed with him. oncco])yorthe Qffie,alplnnofsuchrc •• ur\·ey G:.i. All "'1'""""" m conn"cllon wllh IUlY ,,,,,,""rv"y. 01 theplacmll of monuments underthc prOV,"10"" of the four

ID,AMINATI(lN(lFW!TNESSI'lS. 73. Theoy aun..,yor. aetln!!: in that capacity, may ex_ amine wi\nes:;eson oath with respcet to all mattersrelnt.. Ing to tltc 3tlr\'e:r of land •• nnd m~)'Rdm"'isteT30ch oalh to el'(!ryperson whom he exam;"." in rclabon to sucb mutters 75. Aaubpoena, ,,,,,ued "smihe "",,t prec.dlll" se. t.ion set fnt1h. shall beacrvcd on the pCI'l!on named tlterc-

76. All eVldellce tnken by" 'nrveyOl, a. aioreoald, shall be reduced to "~'ltlllg and shall be le!,d over to the

'10. Every surveyor ahnll, except as hereIn otherwise "pl!dftcallyprO"ldl!d,er«tatalicorne",orangle'ofany aUI'veyh'Oll posis wluchahaU 00 dnven Into the ground to within four mches of the top, where the n ... ture of the ground POI'mlls, and .hall 00 driven Jlu.h "tlh the ground In aU cMeswhl!re thl!y aro ilabla 10 mJury by traffic, orallY othcl'cnuso that would rendol them IinbJeto dest.ructlOn, 80,_(~) Where n cornerofn surveyed parcel of land

(2) Where the Corner fnll. wlthm a marsh and tho WnW,' d"", notoxoeed two foot III depth, the surveyo!' cornol'ofthe patcel It IS mtcndcd tomnrk, 81. The !rOll poslsm bur.,'elOr,'Odto In this Act,aad wl"oharelntendedlohau •• dbysurveyorammuklngsu,.. vey.,.haltb.obt",ned r.'OmthoDopattmentatapn~efix<!!l [l'Om tml. to bmeby tile Mlnlatol', 83, Every olunn-bearer employed in the survey of land abaU,be[oreilecommeneeoillseilninmgormeasurinll,tnke nn OlIt/Ior"mrmation tlmt he will discharge suoh duty wlth.

90, The MlIllSter, wIth the applo""l of the LIeutenant Governo,m Counml, may, whenever he deems It neces- 9i,_(1} E'CI,V pel''''''' who, Mt ""'ll", nn Alb~lln land "lnveyol,kuo"mglyand "llfullyilas m ills po""e"'lOn and 92 Nothing ln this Act shall be held to plevent Albeltaland.ul'veyora,inth.'ropcrnbon.,fromdisplac-

9"'-. CJlapte, 141 of the r.e",~cl Statutes of Alb.,-!.,. L922, IS h""ebyrepe~lcd

(SectlOn6S) (Sec\!on77) Doclared before me .... oJ. l~lS day of..

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ [ • o • "' ~ '" it~ ., ~ ~ I i 1- ~~ l"" " ~& l"" ~ ~l ~ Title: 1931 (7th, 1st) Bill 14,

An Act to consolidate and amend The Alberta Surveys Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L7 S1 8830
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L7 S1 8830
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