MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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SURVEY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 21, §13-104 of the Code. The clause in
subsection (a) stating "subject to the
provisions of this title" is proposed for
deletion as unnecessary in light of the
subsequent provision in the subsection
providing that patents shall only be issued to
the extent provided in this title. The only
other changes are. in style.

13-105. PROCEEDING TO OBTAIN PATENT COMMENCED BY FILING
APPLICATION FOR WARRANT; CERTAIN FORMS OF WARRANT
ABOLISHED; CONTENTS, SIGNING AND VERIFICATION OF
APPLICATION; EFFECT OF CERTAIN INTERESTS; DEATH AND
SUBSTITUTION OF APPLICANT; ATTORNEY.

(A) APPLICATION
FORMS OF WARRANTS.

REQUIRED; ABOLITION OF CERTAIN

(1) A PROCEEDING TO OBTAIN A PATENT IS
COMMENCED BY FILING AN APPLICATION WITH THE ARCHIVIST FOR
A:

(i)  WARRANT TO SURVEY VACANT LAND;

(ii) WARRANT TO RESURVEY ANY LAND OWNED IN FEE
SIMPLE ABSOLUTE BY THE APPLICANT; OR

(iii) WARRANT TO RESURVEY ANY LAND OWNED IN
FEE SIMPLE BY THE APPLICANT SO THAT ANY CONTIGUOUS VACANT
LAND MAY BE ADDED TO IT.

(2)   ALL OTHER FORMS OF WARRANTS, INCLUDING
COMMON WARRANTS, SPECIAL WARRANTS, ESCHEAT WARRANTS, AND
PROCLAMATION WARRANTS ARE ABOLISHED.

(B) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.

THE APPLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:

(1)   THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE APPLICANT.

(2)    THE COUNTY AND ELECTION DISTRICT WHERE
THE PROPERTY FOR WHICH THE PATENT IS SOUGHT IS LOCATED.

(3) SEPARATE DESCRIPTIONS OF ANY VACANT LAND
AND ANY LAND THEN OWNED BY THE APPLICANT FOR WHICH A
PATENT IS SOUGHT, AND THE ESTIMATED ACREAGE CONTAINED
WITHIN EACH DESCRIPTION. EACH DESCRIPTION SHALL BE MADE
BY SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE
OWNERS OF ALL ADJOINING TRACTS OR PARCELS OF LAND, AS