§ 36-3-21.1. Counties’ Agreement to Boundary Lines; Filing of Resolutions
At any time after certification of the grand jury presentment to the Governor and prior to a final determination by the Secretary of State under Code Section 36-3-24, the governing authorities of the affected counties may by mutual agreement determine where the boundary line shall be located. Any such agreement shall be evidenced by the […]
§ 36-3-22. Copy of Survey and Plat Furnished to County Authorities
The land surveyor appointed by the Governor to survey, mark out, and define the boundary line in dispute shall furnish the judges of the probate courts or chairmen of the boards of county commissioners of the respective counties with a copy of the survey and plat made and returned by him to the Secretary of […]
§ 36-3-23. Filing of Survey and Plat With Secretary of State; Time for Protest or Exceptions Thereto
The survey with plat, made and returned to the Secretary of State, shall be filed in his office, and entry of filing shall be made thereon; but the survey and plat shall not be recorded within the space of 30 days from the date of its reception in such office, for the purpose of allowing […]
§ 36-3-24. Notice and Hearing of Protest or Exceptions by Secretary of State
If a protest or exceptions to the survey and plat are filed in the Secretary of State’s office within the 30 days, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to give, through the mail, ten days’ written notice of the time when he will hear the protest or exceptions at his office […]
§ 36-3-25. Recordation of Survey and Plat; Conclusive Effect; Subsequent Changes of Boundary Line
Upon the making of a decision by the Secretary of State pursuant to Code Section 36-3-24 or in case no protest or exceptions are filed within the 30 days, the Secretary of State shall cause the survey and plat to be recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose, whereupon the same shall […]
§ 36-3-26. Compensation of Land Surveyor; Notification of County Authorities of Fee; Advisory Committee
The land surveyor shall receive a fee to be fixed by the Secretary of State or his designated deputy or assistant. Such fee shall be based upon reasonable compensation for the work to be performed and the rates normally charged by land surveyors in the same geographical area as the disputed line. The fee shall […]
§ 36-3-27. Payment by County Authorities of Compensation; Tax Levy
It shall be the duty of the governing authorities of each of the counties affected by such survey to pay that proportion of the fee established under Code Section 36-3-26 that such county bears to the total number of counties directly affected by the survey. The payment of such fees is declared to be a […]
§ 36-3-1. Filing and Contents of Petition for Change of Boundary Line; Publication of Notice
Whenever one or more citizens of any county desire to have the boundary line of the county changed, they shall file in the offices of the judges of the probate courts of the counties to be affected a petition in writing, setting forth the exact character of the change desired to be made, specifying particularly […]
§ 36-3-2. Proceedings Before Grand Juries; Action by County Governing Authorities Upon Approval of Change by Grand Juries; Publication of Notice of Approval by Judges of Probate Courts
It shall be the duty of the judges of the probate courts of the counties whose dividing line is sought to be changed to lay before the grand juries of their respective counties, on the first day of the next term of the superior courts after the publication of the notice and the filing of […]
§ 36-3-3. When New Boundary Lines Deemed Established
When all the proceedings have been had in the manner prescribed in Code Sections 36-3-1 and 36-3-2 and when the same have been fairly recorded by the judges of the probate courts on the minutes of their respective courts, the new line or lines shall be held to have been established in lieu of the […]