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tude of the pillars aforesaid, reckoning the latter from the meridian of
Washington, and to have the same marked distinctly and legibly in degrees,
minutes, seconds and parts of seconds, on one of the pillars aforesaid.

An. Code, sec. 83. 1904, sec. 82. 1888, sec. 78. 1870, ch. 359, sec. 2.

137. The said county commissioners shall provide and keep a standard
measure of one rod in length, by which surveyors of lands in said co.unty
may compare, test and verify their several chains, the said standard measure
to be kept under the control and in the custody of the county clerk, and to
be accessible to all surveyors as aforesaid under such restrictions and regu-
lations as may be deemed by the said county commissioners compatible
with its safety and proper preservation.

An. Code, sec. 84. 1904, sec. 83. 1888, sec. 79. 1870, ch. 359, sec. 3.

138. It shall be the duty of each and every surveyor surveying land in
any county of this State that shall adopt the provisions of the two preceding
sections to test and note the actual variation of his compass from the afore-
said true meridian line at least once in every year, and to deposit a copy of
the same, with the date and time of such test, accompanying the same with
an affidavit verifying its correctness, with the clerk of the county in which
he may reside, to be by him recorded in a book kept for that purpose, and
every surveyor neglecting or refusing to comply with the provisions of this
section shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars, to be recovered with costs
as debts of like character are recovered before any justice of the peace in the
county, to be applied to such county uses as the county commissioners may
direct.

An. Code, sec. 85. 1904, sec. 84. 1888, sec. 80. 1870, ch. 359, sec. 4.

139. For recording each certificate of variations and affidavits of the
correctness of the same appended, and for copies or abstracts of the same
and for drawing certificate and seal therefor, the county clerk shall be
allowed the same fees as are now allowed by law for similar services in
regard to matters of record in his office, the said fees to be paid by the
parties presenting the same for record or demanding abstracts or copies
as aforesaid.

An. Code, sec. 86. 1904, sec. 85. 1888, see. 81. 1870, ch. 359, sec. 5.

140. Any person or persons who shall wilfully erase, deface, displace,
or otherwise injure said pillars, or any part thereof, or destroy, break down
or carry away the enclosure aforesaid, or any lock, bolt, bar, or any part
thereof, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less
than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars.

An. Code, sec. 87. 1904, sec. 86. 1888, sec. 82. 1870, ch. 359, sec. 6.

141. The commissioners of any county adopting the provisions of sec-
tions 136 and 137 are hereby authorized to provide for the payment of the
costs of carrying out their provisions in the same manner that other county
expenses are paid.