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M Terms in Land Surveying

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M Terms in Land Surveying

M Terms

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  M ā€“Ā  Mile, as marked on monuments and/or accessories .
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  m ā€“ M eter.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MA ā€“Ā  Massachusett s.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MAT S (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Material site.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  M&B (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Metes and Bounds.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MCĀ  ā€“ Meander Corner.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MC (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Mineral Certificate; Also Min Cert.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MCOA or MOA (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Mining Claim Occupancy Act.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MDĀ  ā€“ Maryland.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MD MER (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Mount Diablo Meridian.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEĀ  ā€“ Maine.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ME (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Mineral Entry.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MER (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Meridian.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MESĀ  ā€“ Mineral Entry Survey.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MGMT (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Management.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MIĀ  ā€“ Michigan.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MICH.Ā  ā€“ Michigan.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MICH MER (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Michigan Meridian.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MIL PUR (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Military Purpose.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MIL RES (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Military Reservation.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MIL RG (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Military Road Grant.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MIL WRG (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Military Wagon Road Grant.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MILL S (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Millsite.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MIN (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Mineral.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MIN CERT or MC (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Mineral certificate.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINN.Ā  ā€“ Minnesota.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MISC (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Miscellaneous.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MISS.Ā  ā€“ Mississippi.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ML (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Mineral location.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MLCI (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Mineral Location and Contest Index.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MM (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Mineral Monument.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MNĀ  ā€“ Minnesota.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MOĀ  ā€“ Missouri.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MOA (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Mining Claim Occupancy Act.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MOD (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Modification.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MON (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Monument.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MONT.Ā  ā€“ Montana.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MONT PRIN MER (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Montana Principal Meridian. See PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MONTANA.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  M&P FACTORĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ Meridian and Parallel Factors. See M and P Factor (below).
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  M.S.Ā  ā€“ Mineral Survey. As used in field notes.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MSĀ  ā€“ Mississippi.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MS (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Mineral Survey.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MTĀ  ā€“ Montana.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MTN (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Mountain.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MTP (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Master Title Plat.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MULT USE (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Multiple Use.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MAGNETIC DECLINATIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ The bearing on a given date (reckoned east or west from the north branch of the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  celestial meridian plane) of magnetic north as determined by the positive pole of a freely suspended magnetic needle
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  which is subject to no transient artificial disturbance.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MAGNETIC VARIATIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ Regular or erratic change in magnetic declination. Not interchangeable with declination
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  but old field notes use Var. as the declination of the compass.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MAIN CHANNELĀ Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ See CHANNEL, MAIN.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MANAGERĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ Under Reorganization Plan No. 3, which created the Bureau of Land Management in July 1946, the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  functions and powers of aĀ  ā€œRegisterā€Ā  were to become those of aĀ  ā€œManagerā€Ā  of a district land office. See
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  REGISTER.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  M AND P FACTORSĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ Tables used to convert short distances expressed in seconds of latitude (Meridional) and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  seconds of longitude (Parallel) into feet, or chains, at various latitudes.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MANUAL OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SURVEY OF THE PUBLIC LANDS OF THEUNITED STATES,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  1973 . ā€“ Short title:Ā  ā€œManual of Surveying Instructions, 1973.ā€Ā  Also referred to asĀ  ā€œThe 1973 Manual,ā€ ā€œThe BLM
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Manual,ā€ ā€œThe 1973 BLM Manual,ā€ ā€œThe Manualā€Ā  and slang, the Blue Book.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MAPĀ  ā€“ A representation on a plane surface, at an established scale, of the physical features (natural, artificial, or both)
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  of a part or the whole of the earthā€™s surface, by means of signs and symbols, and with the means of orientationĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  *.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  indicated. See QUADRANGLE MAPS, MAP* and MAP PROJECTION
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MAPPING ANGLE*.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MARGINAL DATAĀ Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ A memorandum in the margin of a cadastral survey plat. The memorandum is intended to
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  correlate and consolidate information regarding the record of surveys as shown on the plat. Under the General land
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Office, the practice was to show this data in box-tabulated form on plats of original surveys.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MARKETABILITY TESTĀ Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ Used in determining whether or not a discovered mineral deposit isĀ  ā€œvaluableā€Ā  under the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  meaning of the law, it is the test of whether or not the mineral can be extracted and marketed at a profit. It is a
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  complement to and refinement of theĀ  ā€œprudent man test.ā€Ā  See MINERAL, VALUABLE and PRUDENT MAN
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  TEST.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MARSHĀ Ā  ā€“ An area of low-lying, wet ground subject to frequent or regular flooding or ordinarily covered with water.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Marsh vegetation is composed chiefly of reeds, grasses and grasslike plants. In Cadastral Survey usage the word
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€œmarshā€Ā  has usually been used to refer to coastalĀ  ā€œsalt marshes.ā€Ā  See BOG, SWAMP and SALT MARSH.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MASTER TITLE PLATĀ Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ A composite of the survey plats of a township on which is shown the ownership and land
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  status. See SUPPLEMENTAL MASTER TITLE PLAT and USE PLAT.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEAN BEARINGĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ 1) The average (mean) of the forward and the back bearing of a straight line. 2) The average of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  the bearings of an irregular boundary whose courses are nearly equal in length. 3) The weighted average of the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  azimuths of an irregular boundary after conversion to an equivalent bearing. 4) The average of the bearings of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  opposite subdivision lines. 5) The mean of a series of bearings obtained by measurement. See BACK BEARING.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEANDER CORNERĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ A corner established at the intersection of standard, township or section lines with the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  meander line near banks of navigable streams or any meanderable body of water.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEANDER FIELD BOOKĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ Page 24 of the Manual of Surveying Instructions, 1851, states:Ā  ā€œBoth banks of navigable
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  streams are to be meandered by taking the courses and distances of their sinuosities and theĀ  same are to be entered
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  in the meander field book.ā€
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEANDER LINEĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ the traverse run at the line of mean highwater of a permanent natural body of water. In original
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  surveys, meander lines are not run as boundary lines. They are run to generally define the sinuosities of the bank or
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  shore line and for determining the quantity of land in the fractional sections remaining after segregation of the water
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  area.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEAN HIGH WATERĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ 1) The elevation of the water at the margin of the area occupied by the water for the greater
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  portion of each average year, as determined by vegetative, on topographic changes. 2) As applied by NOS, the mean
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  of all high waters are a considerable period of time, usually 18.6 or 19 years.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEAN LOW WATER (USC & GS. S.P. 242)Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ The mean height of all low waters at a particular point or station over
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  a considerable period of time. For tidal waters, the cycle of change covers a period of about 18.6 years, and the mean
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  low water is the mean of all low waters for that period. For any body of water, it is the mean of all low waters over a
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  period of time of such length that increasing its length does not appreciably change the mean.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEAN SEA LEVELĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ The average height of the surface of the sea for all stages of the tide over a 19-year period,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  usually determined from hourly height readings.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEAN TIDE LEVELĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ (Also called half-tide level) a plane midway between mean high water and mean low water.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Because of the lack of symmetry of the tidal curve this is not the same as mean sea level. See MEAN SEA LEVEL.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MECHANICAL PHOTOTRIANGULATIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ This method (also known as the analogue or instrumental method) of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  phototriangulation establishes positions and elevations by use of an instrument viewing a spatial model. Precise
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  connections are made between successive models which in turn are tied to vertical and horizontal control. This
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  method which, after adjustment, allows an accurately scaled representation of the project area to be depicted, has
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  been used for several successful cadastral survey projects. However, due to the fact that the accuracy of the data
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  obtained by use of the analytical process is usually of a higher order than that obtained by the mechanical methods,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  the Bureau of Land Management has adopted analytical phototriangulation for use in photogrammetric cadastral
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  surveys. See ANALYTICAL PHOTOTRIANGULATION.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEDIALĀ Ā  ā€“ Situated in or pertaining to the middle; intermediate. See MEDIAL LINE.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEDIAL LINEĀ Ā  ā€“ In surveying, the term refers to a particular line which must be determined by the consideration of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  various factors, or the weighing of evidence, as well as the use of measurement and/or calculation. An example
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  would be the determination of the center of the main channel of a river as distinguished from the measurement or
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  calculation of a line midway between its banks. Occasionally used as though synonymous withĀ  ā€œmedian line.ā€Ā  See
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEDIAN LINE, CHANNEL and MAIN AND GRADIENT BOUNDARY.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEDIANĀ Ā  ā€“ Noting or pertaining to a plane dividing something into two equal parts, especially one dividing a thing into
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  left and right halves. In geometry, a straight line from the vertex of a triangle to midpoint on the opposite side. See
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEDIAN LINE.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEDIAN LINEĀ Ā  ā€“ TheĀ  ā€œmedian lineā€Ā  of a body of water is a line, every point of which is equidistant from the nearest
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  point on opposite banks or other reference lines. The median is a continuous line formed by intersecting straight line
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  or curve segments.Ā  ā€œMedian lineā€Ā  may also refer to the average of the distances between non-parallel lines. See
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEDIAL LINE and MEDIUM FILUM ACQUAE.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEDIATIONĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ The act of a third person who comes between two opposing parties in order to persuade them to
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  compromise, adjust or settle their dispute.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEDIATORĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ A third person who tries to get two opposing parties to reach a compromise or otherwise settle their
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  dispute.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEDIUM FILUM ACQUAEĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ The geographic middle of a river supposed to divide it into two equal parts, without
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  considering the channel or channels of the river. Identical with a median line, every point of which is equidistant
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  from the nearest points of the baseline on the opposite shores. See THALWEG.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEMORIALĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ A durable article deposited in the ground at the position of a corner to perpetuate that position should
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  the monument be removed or destroyed. The memorial is usually deposited at the base of the monument and may
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  consist of anything durable, such as glass or stoneware, a marked stone, charred stake or a quantity of charcoal.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MERIDIANĀ Ā  ā€“ 1) A north-south line from which longitudes (or departures) and azimuths are reckoned; or a plane,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  normal to the geoid or spheroid, defining such a line. 2) A flag or sight near a survey camp used to test solar transit
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  for adjustment. See PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, GUIDE MERIDIAN, AUXILIARY GUIDE MERIDIAN,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  GREENWICH MERIDIAN and WASHINGTON MERIDIAN.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MERIDIONAL LINEĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ A north-south line or a line along a meridian of longitude.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MESNE CONVEYANCEĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ PronouncedĀ  ā€œmean.ā€Ā  An intermediate conveyance, one occupying an intermediate
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  position in a chain of title between the first grantee and the present holder.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  METER*.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  METES AND BOUNDSĀ Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ A method of describing a parcel of land by citing the owners of abutting lands and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  describing the length of each course of a boundary asĀ  ā€œalongā€Ā  some apparent line, such as,Ā  ā€œalong a streamā€Ā  or
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€œalong the road.ā€Ā  In modern usage, a metes and bounds description includes the bearings and distances of each
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  course.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  METES-AND-BOUNDS SURVEYĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ A survey of an irregularly shaped tract of land, not conforming to the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  rectangular system of surveys.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MEXICAN CESSIONĀ Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ Territory included approximately within the present limits of California, Nevada, Utah, and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  parts of Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, ceded to the United States in 1848 under the terms of the Treaty of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Guadalupe Hidalgo. See TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MICHIGAN MERIDIANĀ Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ The principal meridian governing surveys in Michigan and in the extreme northwestern
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  part of Ohio.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MICRONESIAĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ See TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MILE CORNERĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ TheĀ  ā€œmile cornerā€Ā  of a state, reservation or grant boundary does not mark a point of a subdivision;
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  it is a station along the line. Long usage has given acceptance to the term. Sometimes calledĀ  ā€œmile posts.ā€
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MILE POSTĀ Ā  ā€“ See MILE CORNER.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MILITARY BOUNTY LAND WARRANTĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ Authorization to obtain public lands as a reward for military service. It
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  was issued in the form of scrip which could be exchanged for specified amounts of land in designated areas.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MILITARY RESERVATIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ Federal lands which have been dedicated for military purposes of the Department of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  the Army. See NAVAL RESERVE.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MILITARY WAGON ROAD GRANTĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ See WAGON ROAD GRANT.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MILL SITEĀ  ā€“ Up to 5 acres of public land may be claimed for the purpose of processing minerals. Mill sites are
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  limited to lands that do not contain valuable minerals.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MILL SITE ENTRYĀ Ā  ā€“ A cash entry of nonmineral public lands which are to be used as a mill site for the reduction of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ore in the development of a lode claim.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL EXAMINERĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ An employee of the Bureau of Land Management who, prior to patent, conducts a field
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  examination to determine the validity, under the law, of a mining claim. To be a bona fide claim, for example, the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  discovered mineral deposit must be valuable. See MINERAL, VALUABLE; PRUDENT MAN TEST and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MARKETABILITY TEST.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL LOCATION AND CONTEST INDEXĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ A component of the land status records; it is a listing by
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  township and range of mineral location notices filed under special mining claim recording laws, abandonments and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  relinquishments of mining claims secured by the Government, and of actions initiated to determine the validity of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  mineral, agricultural and other claims on national resource lands. See LAND STATUS RECORDS.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL ADVERSE CLAIMĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ A notice of protest filed by a rival claimant against the approval of a mineral
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  application.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL APPLICATIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ An application to purchase public lands which are held as a mining claim or which are
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  desired as a mill site. See MINERAL LAND ENTRY.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL CLASSIFICATIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ Classification of public lands as being valuable for a specified mineral (or
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  minerals); also, the public lands so classified.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL DISCOVERYĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ See DISCOVERY.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL DISTRICTĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ A general designation sometimes used in acts of Congress in reference to regions of the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  country where valuable minerals are mostly found, or where the business of mining is chiefly carried on. It carries
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  no precise meaning and is not a legally recognized term. See ORGANIZED MINING DISTRICT and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  UNORGANIZED MINING DISTRICT.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL INVESTIGATIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ Synonymous with field examination.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL LAND ENTRYĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ Filing a claim to hold or purchase lands belonging to the public domain and valuable for
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  the minerals they contain, implying a prior discovery of ore and the opening of a mine.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL LANDSĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ Public lands which have been classified as containing, or are known to contain, valuable
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  minerals.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL LEASEĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ A lease under the Act of Feb. 25, 1920 (The Mineral leasing Act), as amended and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  supplemented. It authorizes the development and production of certain leasable minerals from public lands. See
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  LEASABLE MINERALS and PLACER LAW OF 1897.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL LOCATIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ A mining claim.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL MONUMENTĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ A term formerly used; it has been discontinued. See UNITED STATES LOCATION
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MONUMENT.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL RESERVATIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ A clause in a patent which retains minerals in Federal ownership.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL RIGHTSĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ Rights which attach only to mineral deposits. See SURFACE RIGHTS.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL SEGREGATION SURVEYĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ The measurements and corner restorations needed to define the boundaries
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  between a mineral claim and other public lands for administrative purposes. Even though it also defines the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  boundaries of the mineral claim, in whole or in part, that is merely incidental and does not confer any rights to the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  mineral claimant.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL SURVEYĀ Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ A cadastral survey of a lode claim, placer claim or millsite with all its notes and plats. This
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  type of survey is executed by a U.S. Mineral Surveyor for the purpose of marking the legal boundaries of mining
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  claims on the public domain. The location and estimated value of mining improvements are returned by the survey
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  but no reference is made to mineral deposits. See APPROVED SURVEY.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL, VALUABLEĀ Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ A deposit of a mineral ore or substance which is useful in commerce or the arts, occurring
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  in quantity and quality sufficient to justify its mining and removal for sale; also, any quantity of such ore or
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  substance in a vein or lode, the size and continuity of which are such as to justify an ordinarily prudent man in the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  expenditure of his labor and means in an effort to develop a paying mine.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINERAL WITHDRAWAL FOR CLASSIFICATIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ A withdrawal of public lands which are potentially
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  valuable for leasable minerals. The withdrawal precludes the disposal of the lands except with a mineral reservation
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  clause unless the lands are found, upon examination or by other competent evidence, not to contain a valuable
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  deposit of minerals.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINE SURVEYĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ A survey to determine the positions and dimensions of underground passages of a mine; also of the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  natural and artificial features ā€“ surface and underground ā€“ relating to the mine. As cadastral surveys, they are made
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  to detect, or determine the extent of, underground trespass. See MINERAL SURVEY.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINING ACT OF 1866Ā  ā€“ The 1866 bill known as H.R. 365 was, most emphatically, a lode mining bill. It became
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  mining law on July 26, 1866, under the astonishing title:Ā  ā€œAn act granting the Right of Way to Ditch and Canal
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Owners over the Public Lands, and for other purposes.ā€Ā  See PLACER ACT OF 1870 and MINING LAW OF 1872.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINING CLAIMĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ A parcel of land probably containing valuable mineral in its soil or rock, and appropriated by an
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  individual, according to established rules, by the process ofĀ  ā€œlocation.ā€
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINING CLAIM OCCUPANCY ACTĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ The Act of October 23, 1962 as amended (76 Stat. 1127; 30 U.S.C. 701-
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  704), authorized the Secretary of the Interior to convey to qualified applicants, under its provisions and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  requirements, maximum tenure consistent with the public interest in the lands which they occupy. This law expired
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  June 30, 1971.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINING DISTRICTĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ See ORGANIZED MINING DISTRICT and UNORGANIZED MINING DISTRICT.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINING LAW, STATES EXEMPT FROMĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ See States Exempt From Federal Mining law.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINING LOCATIONĀ Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ See LOCATION and MINING CLAIM.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MINOR SUBDIVISIONSĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ A quarter-quarter section subdivided into quarter-quarter-quarter sections (1/64 or 10 acre
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  units), or aliquot parts as small as 1/256 (2.5 acres).
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ A mathematical recovery of a lost corner by allowing every known corner within a
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  reasonable radius which was tied to the missing corner to enter into the control, each control corner being given a
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  weight inversely proportional to its distance from the missing corner.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENT INDEXĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ A list, by State, or those documents which apply to lands not
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  specifically described on which conditions may exist that would restrict disposition or use of the lands. See LAND
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  STATUS RECORDS.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MISCLOSUREĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ 1) The amount by which a series of survey measurements fail to yield a theoretical or previously
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  determined value for a survey quantity; hence a measure of the accumulated errors and blunders in the work. Also
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  termedĀ  ā€œclosing error,ā€Ā  orĀ  ā€œerror of closure.ā€Ā  2) An error of closure in excess of specified limits, as inĀ  ā€œout of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  limits.ā€Ā  See RESIDUAL ERROR.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MISSION-SITE ENTRYĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ A grant, to a religious society, of public lands which it occupies as a missionary station in
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Alaska.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MONTANA PRINCIPLE MERIDIAN or MONT. PRIN. MER.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ As shown on some MT plats. Technically
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Principal Meridian, Montana, NOT Montana Principal Meridian. Principal Meridian governs surveys in Montana. It
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  was adopted in 1867.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MONUMENTĀ Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ A physical structure, such as an iron post, marked stone or tree in place, which marks the location of a
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  corner point established by a Cadastral Survey. Objects, to be ranked as monuments, should have certain physical
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  properties such as visibility, durability and stability, and they must define location without resorting to
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  measurements.Ā  ā€œMonumentā€Ā  andĀ  ā€œcornerā€Ā  are not synonymous, although the two terms are often used largely in the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  same sense. See CORNER.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MONUMENT, LEGALĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ The courts and the general public refer toĀ  ā€œmonumentā€Ā Ā  as if the term includes such things
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  as reference to an adjoining title, a plat, or physical evidence of a boundary, such as a fence. Occasional reference
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  will be made to natural monuments which would more precisely be classed as topography. See MONUMENT.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MORE OR LESSĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ When used in connection with quantity or distance in a conveyance of land are considered words
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  of safety or precaution, intended to cover some slight or unimportant inaccuracy. The same applies to the use of the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  word ā€œabout.ā€
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MOUNDS AND PITSĀ Ā Ā  ā€“ A system of witnessing corner stakes in prairie country.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIANĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ The principal meridian governing surveys in much of California and all of Nevada;
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  it was adopted in 1851.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MOVEĀ Ā  ā€“ A correction in position to be applied to a temporary stake so that the resulting point will be located at its
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  proper position. Usually calculated as a distance north or south as well as a distance east or west, the plural is
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  common, i.e.; the moves are 6.5 lks. south and 2.1 lks. east. See CORNER MOVE.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  MUNICIPAL RESERVESĀ Ā Ā Ā  ā€“ Areas within a townsite which are reserved for the town. Areas within a townsite which
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  are surveyed and set aside for the purposes of the legally incorporated or duly authorized association of the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  inhabitants of this town. See TOWNSITE.

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