R Terms
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā R (Land Status Records)Ā ā Range.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RB (Land Status Records)Ā ā River Basin.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RCPL (Land Status Records)Ā - Reciprocal.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RD (Land Status Records)Ā ā Road.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RDS (Land Status Records)Ā ā Reservoir declaratory statement.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā re (Land Status Records)Ā ā Reference.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RE-CL (Land Status Records)Ā ā Reclassified.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REC LSE (Land Status Records)Ā ā Recreation lease.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECL WDL (Land Status Records)Ā ā Reclamation withdrawal.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECON (Land Status Records)Ā ā Reconveyed.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECON.Ā ā Reconnaisance*.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REC & PPĀ ā Recreation and Public Purposes.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REG (Land Status Records)Ā ā Regional.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REJ (Land Status Records)Ā ā Rejected and rejection.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REL ā (Land Status Records)Ā ā Relinquished or Relinquishment.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RES (Land Status Records)Ā ā Reservation or Reserve.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RESC (Land Status Records)Ā ā Rescind, Rescinded.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REST (Land Status Records)Ā ā Restoration or Restored.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RESVR (Land Status Records)Ā ā Reservoir.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REV (Land Status Records)Ā ā Revocation or Revoked.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RFĀ ā Representative Fraction.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RFG (Land Status Records)Ā ā Refuge.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RGR STA (Land Status Records)Ā ā Ranger Station.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RHE (Land Status Records)Ā ā Reclamation homestead entry.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RIĀ ā Rhode Island.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RI (Land Status Records)Ā ā Range Improvement.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RIPĀ ā Branch of Records Improvement (Original name wasĀ āRecords Improvement Project.ā) .
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RMKS (Land Status Records)Ā ā Remarks.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā R&PP (Land Status Records)Ā ā Recreation and Public Purposes.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā R&R (Land Status Records)Ā ā Register and Receiver.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RR (Land Status Records)Ā ā Railroad.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RRG (Land Status Records)Ā ā Railroad Grant.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RRIS (Land Status Records)Ā ā Railroad indemnity selection.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RRLS (Land Status Records)Ā ā Railroad lieu selection.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RSĀ ā Registered Surveyor.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RS (Land Status Records)Ā ā Revised Statutes.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RSB (Land Status Records)Ā ā River sub-basin.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RSTD (Land Status Records)Ā ā Restricted.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RVST (Land Status Records)Ā ā Revested.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā R/W (Land Status Records)Ā ā Right-of-way.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RY (Land Status Records)Ā ā Railway.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RAILROAD GRANTĀ Ā Ā Ā ā Usually, title to railroad grant lands passed under patent conveyances. These grants were made
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā to railroads to aid in their construction, and covered designated sections within specified grant limits. Prior to 1875,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā railroad right-of-way grants conveyed a hybrid type of interest in the public lands. Laws authorized each grant and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā set forth the limits of the grant and the lands granted. In determining these limits, and ascertaining the interests
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā obtained under the various grants, legal advice may be required. See INDEMNITY LANDS; PLACE LANDS;
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RAILROAD GRANT, ADJUSTED OR UNADJUSTED; RAILROAD INDEMNITY SELECTION and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RAILROAD LIEU SELECTION.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RAILROAD GRANT, ADJUSTED OR UNADJUSTEDĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā If the legal processing (adjudication) was terminated, and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā the grantee received all the lands to which entitled or as much as it was possible to give under the terms of the grant,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā prior to the Transportation Act of 1940, it is termed anĀ āadjustedāĀ railroad grant. If the adjudication was not
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā completed prior to that time, it is called anĀ āunadjustedāĀ railroad grant. See RELEASED RAILROAD CLAIM.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RAILROAD INDEMNITY SELECTIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A lieu selection, which is made by a railroad, based upon rights to
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā railroad grant lands lost to the railroad within the primary limits, selection being made within the indemnity limits.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā See RAILROAD LIEU SELECTION.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RAILROAD LIEU SELECTIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A lieu selection, which is made by an applicant other than a railroad, based upon
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā the relinquishment of rights to land within a railroad grant. See RAILROAD INDEMNITY SELECTION.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RAILROAD TOWN-SITE RESERVATIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A reservation, along a proposed or existing railroad line in Alaska, of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā public lands which are valuable or potentially valuable as a town site.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RANDOM LINEĀ Ā Ā ā a trial line run from one monument toward the next monument so that the difference in latitude and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā departure between monuments may be determined and the true line may be computed. On the trial line, temporary
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā intermediate corners are set. Offsets may then be computed from the temporary corners to the correct positions on
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā the true line. See TRUE LINE, RANDOM AND TRUE AND CORNER MOVE.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RANDOM AND TRUEĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A survey method whereby a trail line is run to connect two monuments. With the data
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā obtained while running the trial line, the true line is computed and rerun.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RANGEĀ Ā ā A north-south tier of townships or sections. A range of townships is described by its relationship to the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā principle meridian.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RANGE LINEĀ Ā ā A boundary of a township surveyed in a north-south direction. See TOWNSHIP LINE.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REACH (of a river)Ā ā A continuous unbroken portion of a river, particularly a straight stretch.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REACQUIRED LANDSĀ Ā Ā Ā ā See ACQUIRED LANDS.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REAL ESTATEĀ Ā ā An ownership interest in real property. In common usage it has come to mean the property itself.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā See REAL PROPERTY.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REAL PROPERTYĀ Ā Ā Ā ā Land and generally whatever is erected upon, growing on or affixed to the land. See
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā PROPERTY.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECEIVERĀ Ā ā An official in the Washington office of the General Land Office who was authorized to accept cash
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā payments for the public lands and resources. Receivers could not be appointed until there was sufficient land
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā surveyed to authorize the opening of land offices since they were assigned to land offices to perform their duties. All
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā reference to Receivers was dropped following the Act of March 3, 1925, which provided for the consolidation of the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā offices of Receiver and Register. See REGISTER.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECESSION OF WATERĀ Ā Ā Ā ā A legal expression that is applied to the gradual, natural and more or less permanent
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā lowering of the surface elevation of a lake, or its complete disappearance, when referred to what at one time has
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā been regarded as the normal (as at the date of an established survey). See RELICTION.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECLAMATION HOMESTEAD ENTRYĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā - An entry initiated under the act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 338; 43
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā U.S.C., sec. 43 et seq.), which provides for the issuance of patents to entrymen who settle upon and improve
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā agricultural public lands, not exceeding 160 acres in size, within reclamation projects.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECLAMATION PROJECTĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A water development project, for irrigation of arid lands and for other purposes,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā which is administered by the Bureau of Reclamation, United States Department of the Interior.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECLAMATION STATESĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā ā The public-land States in which the Bureau of Reclamation is authorized to function,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā viz., Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECLAMATION TOWN LOTĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A town lot of a town site which is within a reclamation project.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECLAMATION WITHDRAWALĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A withdrawal of public lands in connection with a reclamation project. See
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā FIRST FORM RECLAMATION WITHDRAWAL and SECOND FORM RECLAMATION WITHDRAWAL.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECONSTRUCTEDĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā ā The same asĀ ārehabilitated.āĀ Used in section 215 of the 1930 Manual of Surveying
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Instructions as follows:Ā ā ā¦ such original corners, if not in a good state of preservation, will be reconstructed in
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā first-class order ā¦.ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECONVEYED LANDSĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā ā Lands once granted but later forfeited and returned to Federal ownership by reconveyance.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā See COOS BAY WAGON ROAD LANDS.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECORDĀ Ā ā 1) The approved field notes and plat of a survey. 2) A value of area, bearing or distance from the approved
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā field notes. 3) The act of recording a document as in a county. 4) All of the documents pertaining to title and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā boundaries including status, group files, county surveyor information as well as field notes and plats, when used as
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āto search the record.ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECORDINGĀ Ā Ā ā See REGISTERING.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECREATIONAL ENTRYĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A cash entry for public lands by a State, county, municipality, or other local
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā governmental agency, or by a nonprofit organization, which are to be used for recreational purposes.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECREATIONAL WITHDRAWALĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A reservation of public lands which have been designated as chiefly valuable
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā for recreational purposes and as suitable for State exchange, recreation entry, or recreational lease pursuant to the act
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā of June 14, 1926 (44 Stat. 741, 43 U.S.C. sec. 869).
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECTANGULAR COORDINATESĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā See PLANE COORDINATES and COORDINATE SYSTEM.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECTANGULAR LIMITSĀ Ā Ā Ā ā The amount by which a section, or its aliquot parts, may vary from the ideal section and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā still be considered regular.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The rectangular limits are: a) For alinement, the sectionās boundaries must not exceed 21ā from cardinal in any part,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā nor may the opposite (regular) boundaries of a section vary more than 21ā. b) For measurement, the distance
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā between regular corners must be within 25 links in 40 chains.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RECTANGULAR SYSTEM OF SURVEYSĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A system inaugurated by the Continental Congress on May 20, 1785,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā for the survey of the public lands of the United States. Its distinguishing characteristic is that in the main, and in all
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā cases where practicable, its units are in rectangular form.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RED BOOK, THEĀ Ā ā Slang for Standard Field Tables and Trigonometric Formulas, a supplement to the Manual of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Surveying Instructions which was first published by the General Land Office in 1910; the eighth edition was
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā published in 1956. The tables and data are designed for use by Cadastral Surveyors in the field and office.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RED RIVER CASEĀ Ā Ā ā When oil was discovered in the Red River Valley between Oklahoma and Texas, land prices
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā soared. The location of the Oklahoma-Texas boundary line, once a part of the boundary between the United States
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā and the Spanish holdings in the Southwest, became a matter of great importance. Any rights to the bed or the banks
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā of the river were dependent upon the wording of the treaty of 1819. In 1919 Oklahoma entered in suit against Texas
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā and the United States intervened as a protection of the rights of Iowa and Comanche Indians. The suits involved
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā amounts of more than $100 million. The U.S. Supreme Court proceedings fill 5,510 printed pages in nine volumes
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā and the case required more than five years to settle. As a result of this landmark case, a new and unprecedented
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā principle of law for the establishment of river boundaries came into being. (260 U.S. 606, 261 U.S. 340, 265 U.S.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 493). See GRADIENT BOUNDARY.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RED RIVER OIL LANDSĀ Ā Ā ā Public lands, containing oil and gas, which are located in the south half of the Red River,
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 th
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Oklahoma, from the 98Ā Meridian to the North Fork.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REEF (T.R. No. 4)Ā ā A chain or range of rock or coral, elevated above the surrounding bottom of the sea, generally
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā submerged and dangerous to surface navigation. A barrier reef roughly parallels the land but is some distance
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā offshore, with deeper water intervening.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REFERENCEDĀ Ā Ā ā Bearings and distances from a monument to described or identified points to be used for future
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā corner point determination are said to beĀ āreferenced.ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REFERENCE MONUMENTĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā An iron post or rock cap accessory used where the point for a corner monument is
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā such that, for practical purposes, a permanent corner monument cannot be established, or if monumented, a full
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā complement of bearing trees or bearing objects are not obtainable.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REGIMENĀ Ā ā The condition of a stream and its channel with respect to stability. A river or canal isĀ āin regimenāĀ if its
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā channel has reached a stable form as a result of its flow characteristics.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REGIONS (BLM)Ā Ā ā From 1946 until the mid 1950ās, the direction of the public land surveys was conducted through
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā regional offices of the Bureau of Land Management. The original regions were:
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 1.Ā Washington, Oregon & Idaho (Headquarters, Portland, Oregon)
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 2.Ā California & Nevada (Headquarters, San Francisco, California)
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 3.Ā Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa & Missouri (Headquarters, Billings,
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 Ā Ā 4.Ā Utah & Colorado (Headquarters, Salt lake City, Utah)
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 5.Ā Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas & Louisiana (Headquarters, Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 6.Ā the remaining states (headquarters, Washington D.C.)
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 7.Ā Alaska (Headquarters, Anchorage, Alaska)
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā In 1950, the Bureau of Land Management prepared a wall chart showing that Region 6 had been increased to
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā include Iowa & Missouri (from Region 3) and Arkansas & Louisiana (from Region 5). Alaska was a territory during
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā the period in which BLM regions existed. See AREAS (BLM).
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REGISTERĀ Ā ā An official in the General Land Office who was in charge of a land office subordinate to that agency.
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 āregisterā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The reference toĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā was changed toĀ āofficer designated by the Secretary of the InteriorāĀ under the 1946
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā reorganization plan which created the Bureau of Land Management. See MANAGER and REGISTER*.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REGISTERING (Deeds)Ā Ā ā The main object of the registration or recording of deeds is to give constructive notice of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā such conveyance to purchasers and creditors. A deed may be valid between the grantor and grantee but will fail to
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā give constructive notice to others if not so registered or recorded.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REGRESSĀ ā The right to return to land. See EGRESS and INGRESS.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REGULAR CORNERĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā ā Corners which are established or indicated by the survey according to the normal plan of the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā rectangular system.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REGULAR ORDERĀ Ā Ā Ā ā The prescribed procedure and method of establishing the rectangular system of surveys.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REGULAR SECTIONĀ Ā Ā Ā ā A section whose boundaries, as returned on the original survey, are within 21ā of cardinal
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā and with 25 links from each 40 chains in measurement. See REGULAR SECTION SUBDIVISION and REGULAR
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā SUBDIVISIONS OF A SECTION.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REGULAR SECTION SUBDIVISIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā The plan whereby a section is divided into the maximum number of aliquot
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā parts. See ALIQUOT PARTS, SUBDIVISION-OF-SURVEY and REGULAR SECTION.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REGULAR SUBDIVISION OF A SECTIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā The aliquot parts. See ALIQUOT PARTS.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REGULAR TOWNSHIPĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A township which is surveyed with four complete boundaries every part of which is within
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā allowable limits and is subdivided into 36 sections according to the regular method of subdivision.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REGULATION IRON POSTĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā ā See IRON POST.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REHABILITATIONĀ Ā Ā ā The restoration of a corner monument or its accessories to original conditions but not the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā addition of new accessories or any altering of the record. See REMONUMENTATION.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REIMBURSABLE SURVEYĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A survey or resurvey authorized by law and made with BLM funds which are repaid,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā according to the terms of written agreements.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RELEASED RAILROAD CLAIMSĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā The lands any potential claim to which was relinquished by railroads pursuant
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā to the Transportation Act of 1940, viz, all railroad grant lands within the primary limits of the unadjusted railroad
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā grants for which a patent or its equivalent had not been issued and all public lands within the indemnity limits of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā such grants which might have been available for the selection by the railroads in satisfaction of their grants. The
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā railroads did not relinquish rights to lands for which they had received patents (or their equivalent) or which they
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā had sold to bona fide purchasers prior to September 18, 1940.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RELICTIONĀ Ā ā The gradual and imperceptible recession of the water resulting in an uncovering of land once
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā submerged. Also known as dereliction. See ACCRETION.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RELICTION, ARTIFICIALĀ Ā Ā ā A recession of the waters of a stream or lake uncovering riparian land where the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā recession was caused or induced by manās activities.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RELOCATIONĀ Ā Ā ā The legal appropriation of a claim previously staked and held by either the relocator or another. The
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā term implies that there was a former mining location which once had legal significance but has become open to
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā forfeiture by abandonment, laches or the like. The burden of proof is on the relocator. See CLAIM JUMPING.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REMANDERĀ Ā Ā ā To establish new meanders along a riparian boundary replacing previous meanders.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REMEASUREMENTĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A term applied to a survey made for the purpose of verifying or determining distances as
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā opposed to a retracement, which is done to verify or determine both bearings and distances. It also differs from a
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā resurvey, which is the rerunning and remarking of lines represented in the field notes and on the plat of a previous
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā official survey. See RESURVEY and RETRACEMENT.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REMONUMENTATIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā The construction of a corner monument (iron post, rock cap or concrete monument) at the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā position of an original monument as determined from proper measurement from its original accessories. New
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā accessories may be added if required. See REHABILITATION and PERPETUATION OF CORNERS.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REMONUMENTATION PROGRAMĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A cooperative effort to remonument survey corners which are in danger of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā becoming lost. This program is restricted to National Forest Lands and certain, designated, BLM Districts. Many
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā State and local agencies have similar programs in their areas of authority.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REMOTE UPLAND OWNERĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā One whose land is immediately upland from that owned by a riparian owner. See
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RIPARIAN OWNER.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REPRESENTATIVE FRACTIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A fraction expressing scale in which the numerator is unity and the denominator
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā is the number that the unit distance must be multiplied by in order to obtain its distance on the ground in the same
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā units. For example, 1/12,000. Also seen as 1:12,000 and 1-12,000.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RESERVATIONĀ Ā Ā ā A withdrawal, usually of a permanent nature; also, any Federal lands which have been dedicated to
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā a specified public purpose. See MINERAL RESERVATION.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RESERVED LANDĀ Ā Ā Ā ā Federal lands which are dedicated or set aside for a specific public purpose or program, and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā which are, therefore, generally not subject to disposition under the operation of all of the public land laws.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RESERVOIR-SITE RESERVEĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A reservation of public lands which have potential value as a site for a water
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā storage reservoir.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RESIDUAL ERRORĀ Ā Ā Ā ā 1) The total error of closure of a traverse. 2) In mathematics, the difference between as
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā observed value of a series and its corresponding adjusted value. 3) Any remaining error after all adjustments are
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā made.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RES JUDICATAĀ Ā ā A matter settled by judgment. The rule ofĀ āres judicataāĀ is that a matter once judicially decided is
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā finally decided. The plea ofĀ āres judicataāĀ is anĀ āestoppelāĀ against the losing party from again litigating matters
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā involved in previous action, but does not have that effect in matters which occurred later and which were not at issue
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā in the prior action. See ESTOPPEL and STARE DECISIS.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RESOURCE AREA (BLM)Ā Ā Ā Ā ā The primary subdivision of a BLM District. It is composed of at least two (typically five
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā to eight) planning units and intermingled and adjoining lands such as National Parks, National Forests, Indian
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Reservations, Military Reservations and private lands. It is under the administration of an Area Manager.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RESPONDENTĀ Ā Ā ā See APPELLEE.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RESTORATIONĀ Ā Ā ā 1) The purpose of a resurvey; the recovery of one or more lines or corner positions, or both, of a
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā prior approved survey; or the replacement of one or more lost corners or obliterated monuments by approved
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā methods, including the substantial renewal of one or more monuments, as required for the purpose of a survey. 2) A
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā revocation of a withdrawal which also effects the opening of the public lands in the withdrawal. Also, an action
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā which returns ceded Indian lands to tribal ownership. See RESURVEY, DEPENDENT RESURVEY and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā INDEPENDENT RESURVEY.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RESTORATION OF MEANDERSĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā The reestablishment of original meanders. See REMANDER.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RESTRICTED DEED, ALASKAĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A deed which is issued to an Alaska Indian or Eskimo for land claimed by him in
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā an Alaskan trustee town site and which contains a proviso that the land is inalienable except with the approval of the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Secretary of the Interior.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RESURVEYĀ Ā ā A term applied to the reestablishment or restoration of land boundaries and subdivisions by the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā rerunning and remaking of the lines that were represented in the field note record and on the plat of the previous
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā official survey. This includes, as in the original survey, a field note record of the retracement data, observations,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā measurements and monuments descriptive of the work performed, and a plat that represents such resurvey, all
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā subject to the approval of the directing authority. The above definition is intended or implied unless modified as in
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā an Independent Resurvey or in some other appropriate manner. The adjectiveĀ ādependentāĀ applied to the term
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āresurveyāĀ is for emphasis, and specifically to suggest the recovery and restoration of the prior official survey. See
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā DEPENDENT RESURVEY, INDEPENDENT RESURVEY, RETRACEMENT, RESTORATION
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REMEASUREMENT and RESURVEY*.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RETRACEMENTĀ Ā Ā Ā ā A survey made to ascertain the direction and length of lines and to identify monuments and marks
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā of an established prior survey. Recovered corners are rehabilitated, but lost corners are not restored and lines
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā through timber are not reblazed. See RESURVEY and REMEASUREMENT.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RETURNEDĀ Ā Ā ā Areas and/or boundaries of the public lands which are described in the approved field notes and appear
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā on the accepted plat of an official survey are said to beĀ āreturned.ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RETURNSĀ Ā ā Official reports. In cadastral survey parlance, theĀ āreturnsāĀ are the field notes, report and approved plat
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā of a survey. See FIELD RETURNS and FINAL RETURNS.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REVERSION CLAUSEĀ Ā Ā Ā ā A clause in an order of withdrawal providing that the lands shall revert to their former status
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā after they have served the purpose for which they are withdrawn; also, a clause in a patent providing that title to the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā lands shall revert to the United States upon failure of the patentee to use the lands for the purposes stated in the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā patent.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REVESTED LANDSĀ Ā Ā Ā ā Lands once granted and later forfeited and returned to Federal ownership by Congressional
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā revestment of title. See O & C LANDS.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REVISED STATUTESĀ Ā Ā ā A body of statutes which have been reviewed, re-examined, rearranged or otherwise
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā improved, and have been collected, arranged in order and re-enacted as a whole. In 1873, all of the general and
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā permanent laws of the United States then in force were arranged by subject under 74 headings and enacted into law
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā by Congress. This compilation was corrected and superceded by another codification of the laws in 1878. The 1878
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā codification is known as theĀ Revised Statutes.Ā The sections of the Revised Statutes are numbered consecutively.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā When cited, the section number should follow the abbreviationĀ R.S.Ā Thus, R.S. 2478 is a citation to section 2478 of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā the Revised Statues. A citation to the Revised Statutes is always understood to refer to the codification of 1878, See
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā UNITED STATES STATUTES AT LARGE, UNITED STATES CODE and CODE OF FEDERAL
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REGULATIONS.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā REVOCATIONĀ Ā Ā ā Generally, an action which cancels a previous official act; specifically, an action which cancels a
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā withdrawal.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RHUMB LINE*
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RIDGE TOPĀ Ā ā The highest part of a range of hills or mountains; an elongated crest or a linear series of peaks or crests.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The highest elevations of a divide or the top of a ridge are often used for boundaries. See DIVIDE,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā HYDROGRAPHIC DIVIDE and CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RIGHT BANK (River)Ā ā The bank on the right-hand side of a stream or river as one faces downstream.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RIGHT LINEĀ Ā ā An obsolete term forĀ āTrue LineāĀ or for a straight line between corners. The term is found in Manuals
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā of Surveying Instruction as recently as 1894.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RIGHT OF WAYĀ Ā Ā ā The legal right to cross the lands of another. Also used to indicate the strip of land for a road,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā railroad or power line. In BLM, a permit or an easement which authorizes the use of public lands for certain
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā specified purposes, commonly for pipe lines, roads, telephone lines or power lines. Also, the lands covered by such
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā an easement or permit.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RIPARIANĀ Ā ā From the Latin āripaā meaning river bank.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RIPARIAN BOUNDARIESĀ Ā Ā Ā ā Water boundaries, or boundaries formed by a river, lake or the sea. The general rule is
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā that riparian boundaries shift with changes due to accretion or erosion but retain their original location if brought
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā about by avulsion or by artificial causes. See ACCRETION, AVULSION, RELICTION, EROSION, RIVER BED
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā and LITTORAL.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RIPARIAN LANDSĀ Ā Ā ā In strict interpretation, lands bordering on a river. The termĀ āriparianāĀ is also used as relating
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā to the shore of the sea or other tidal water, or of a lake or other considerable body of water not having the character
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā of a watercourse.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RIPARIAN LAWĀ Ā Ā ā The branch of the law which deals with the rights in land bordering on a river, lake or sea.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RIPARIAN OWNERĀ Ā Ā Ā ā One who owns land having a boundary defined by a water course. Usage has broadened the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā term to include land along the sea or other tidal water, or along the shore of a lake or other considerable body of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā water. Strictly speaking, the correct term for lands bordering the sea, or other tidal water, isĀ ālittoral.āĀ See
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā LITTORAL.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RIPARIAN RIGHTSĀ Ā Ā ā The rights of an owner of land bordering on a river, lake, bayou, or sea which relate to the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā water (its use), ownership of the shore, right of ingress and egress, accretions, etc.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RIPARIAN RIGHTS ENTRYĀ Ā Ā Ā ā An owner of contiguous land may be permitted to make such an entry of public lands
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā when, due to erroneous meandering of a river, lake, or other body of water, public lands are shown on the original
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā survey plat as water-covered areas.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RODĀ ā One rod equals 16.5 feet or 25 links. Also termedĀ āperchāĀ orĀ āpoleāĀ in older surveys.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ROODĀ Ā ā A square measure equal to ļæ½ acre or 40 sq. rods. The term rood was sometimes used also for a linear measure
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā varying locally from 5ļæ½ yd. To 8 yd..
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RULE OF APPROXIMATIONĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A purely administrative expedient intended to equitably decide whether an
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā entryman could obtain patent to more than the area provided by the Preemption and Homestead laws, still
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā maintaining the contiguity of tract entered. Where the excess is less than the deficiency would be if the smallest
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā legal subdivision is excluded from the entry then it is allowed to stand. (See 8 LD 205). Thus, if an entryman selects
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā surveyed lands in excess of the statutory amount, say 175 acres, the Rule would allow him to pay for and receive the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā excess fifteen acres under certain conditions. The principle condition is that the excess cannot exceed the deficiency
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā which would occur if the smallest legal subdivision were disallowed. The Rule would not be applied if the entryman
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā had made substantial improvements to the tract disallowed and the differences were small (27 LD 78). The final
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā selection was required to be one continuous tract after application of the Rule.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā If, in the sample, the selection included aliquot parts containing 40, 40.50, 65 and 29.50 acre lots totaling 175 acres,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā the 29.50 acre lot would be disallowed because 40 + 40.50 + 65 = 145.50 which is deficient by only 14.5 acres
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā whereas the excess was 15 acres. The Rule does not apply to the mining laws except placer claims filed by legal
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā subdivisions of 10 acres, (34 ID 9). It does not apply to claims in unsurveyed areas, (28 ID 149). See 43 CFR
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 2731.6-1 concerning acreage limitations and the application of the rule of approximation in the matter of small
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā tracts. See DE MINIMIS NON CURAT LEX.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RULE OF THALWEGĀ Ā Ā Ā ā In river boundaries, the rule which holds that where a navigable river separates two nations,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā the middle of the main channel is the boundary between them, as distinguished from the geographic middle of the
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā river, per Shalowitz. The rule of thalweg has also been applied to other boundaries where the boundary is described
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā as being theĀ āmiddle (or center) of the main channelāĀ of a navigable river. See THALWEG, MEDIUM FILUM
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ACQUAE, GRADIENT BOUNDARY and MEDIAL LINE.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RULE OF TIDEMARKĀ Ā Ā Ā ā A baseline for determination of coastal boundaries which follows the sinuosities of the low
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā water mark except where true bays are encountered.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RULES OF PRACTICEĀ Ā Ā ā Certain orders made by the courts for the purpose of regulating the proceedings before
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā them.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RUSSIAN MEASURESĀ Ā Ā Ā ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 1 archine = 28 inches = 0.71120 meters = 16 verskops.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 1 sagene = 3 archines.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 500 sagenes = 1 verst.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 1 dessiatine = 2,400 sq. sagenes = 2.6997 acres.
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