HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(A)  (1) EACH PERSON LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAND
SURVEYING OR PROPERTY LINE SURVEYING UNDER ARTICLE 56 OF THE
CODE SHALL USE THE TYPE OF STAKE, MARKER, MONUMENT, OR OTHER
LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL LAND
SURVEYORS.

(2) EACH STAKE, MARKER, MONUMENT, OR OTHER
LANDMARK SHALL BE CONSPICUOUSLY AND PERMANENTLY MARKED WITH
THE SURVEYOR'S LICENSE NUMBER.

(B)  ANY PERSON WHO WILLFULLY OBLITERATES, DAMAGES, OR
REMOVES ANY STAKE, MARKER, MONUMENT, OR OTHER LANDMARK SET
IN THE PROPERTY OF ANOTHER PERSON BY ANY CIVIL ENGINEER,
SURVEYOR, OR REAL ESTATE APPRAISER OR ANY OF THEIR
ASSISTANTS, EXCEPT IF THE STAKE, MARKER, MONUMENT, OR OTHER
LANDMARK INTERFERES WITH THE PROPER USE OF THE PROPERTY, IS
GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED NOT
MORE THAN $500.

(C)   If there is a dispute over any boundary line or if
the bounds mentioned in a document are lost, on petition of
any party in interest, the circuit court of the county where
the property lies may establish the boundary lines or the
location of the missing bounds. The court may appoint
engineers, surveyors, or other experts to assist the court
in its determination, and the fees of the experts are costs
in the proceeding.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

Approved June 1, 1982.

CHAPTER 878

(House Bill 1363)

AN ACT concerning

Fort Washington Marina
PG 411-82

FOR the purpose of providing that the State shall assume
ownership of the Fort Washington Marina from the
National Park Service at no cost or at a minimum cost;
providing that the State shall establish certain uses
for the marina; providing that the Department of
Natural Resources is responsible for certain activities
concerning the marina; and providing that the
assumption of ownership of the marina, is contingent
upon the appropriation of certain funds.