§1001. Meridian line; record 1. Line constructed. The county commissioners, at the expense of their respective counties, shall erect and maintain a true meridian line in their county, at a place convenient to the public and remote from electrical disturbances. The line must be perpetuated by stone pillars with brass or copper points firmly fixed […]
§1002. Care and custody The structures referred to in section 1001 are under the care and custody of the county commissioners. Any surveyor residing in the county or engaged in surveying in the county shall have free access to the structure for the purpose of testing the variation of the magnetic needle. [PL 1987, […]
§1003. Annual verification of compass; record of needle declination When the meridian lines required by section 1001 have been established and completed, every land surveyor shall, at least annually before making any survey, test and verify his compass or other instrument using the magnetic needle by the meridian line established in the county where his […]
§1004. Standards of length; verification of tape or chain 1. Standard of length constructed. The county commissioners, at the expense of their respective counties, shall erect and maintain in their county, at a place convenient to the public, a standard of length at least 100 feet long with suitable subdivisions marked on it. This standard […]
§1005. Appointment of commissioners to verify meridians and standards When the meridian line or standard of length is established, repaired or rebuilt in any county, the Governor shall appoint a competent commissioner, not necessarily a resident of this State, to inspect and verify the meridian line or standard of length. In case of a meridian […]
§1006. Damage to meridians; penalty Whoever willfully displaces, alters, defaces, breaks or otherwise damages any of the pillars or points, plates, enclosures, bars, locks, bolts or any part of the structure of any meridian line or standard of length: [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 […]
§1007. Exceptions This chapter does not apply to the County of Kennebec and the County of Aroostook. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] SECTION […]
