Chapter2. SURVEYS.  


Article 1. Alabama Coordinate System.
§ 35-2-1. System designated; state divided into east and west zones.
§ 35-2-2. Designation of system in land description.
§ 35-2-3. Plane coordinates used in system.
§ 35-2-4. Description when tract of land lies in both zones.
§ 35-2-5. Definition of system by United States coast and geodetic survey adopted.
§ 35-2-6. Limitation on recordation of coordinates defining position of point on land boundary; descriptions of monuments, markers, etc.
§ 35-2-7. Limitation on use of name of system.
§ 35-2-8. Description by reference to subdivision, line or corner of United States public land surveys.
§ 35-2-9. Purchaser or mortgagee not required to rely exclusively on description based on system.
Article 2. Division of Land Surveys.
§ 35-2-20. Creation and purpose.
§ 35-2-21. Appointment and qualifications of chief of division.
§ 35-2-22. Oath and salary of chief of division; no other lucrative position to be held.
§ 35-2-23. Functions and duties of chief of division generally.
§ 35-2-24. Functions, duties and responsibilities of commissioner of conservation and natural resources acting through chief of division.
§ 35-2-25. Advisory board - Creation and membership.
§ 35-2-26. Advisory board - Terms of members; filling of vacancies.
§ 35-2-27. Advisory board — Oath of members; reimbursement for expenses.
§ 35-2-28. Advisory board - Chairman; meetings.
§ 35-2-29. Advisory board - Duties.
§ 35-2-30. Acquisition of land for monuments and office.
§ 35-2-31. Custody and ownership of original survey corners and accessories; penalty for alteration or destruction, etc.
§ 35-2-32. Right of entry upon private property; liability for damages; immunity from arrest for trespass.
§ 35-2-33. Furnishing copies of records; admissibility of division records in court proceedings.
§ 35-2-34. Registration of employees; private surveying or consultation not permitted.
§ 35-2-35. Production, reproduction or sale of maps, plats, etc.
§ 35-2-36. Contracts.
§ 35-2-37. Limitation on amount of warrants for payment of expenses and compensation.
§ 35-2-38. Extent of surveys or resurveys authorized by article.
Article 3. Town Surveys, Plats or Maps, etc.
§ 35-2-50. Survey required; what plat or map must show.
§ 35-2-51. Certification, acknowledgment, and recordation of plat or map; copies as evidence; conveyance.
§ 35-2-52. Approval of municipal authorities required.
§ 35-2-53. Vacation of plat or map by owner of lands.
§ 35-2-54. Vacation of streets or alleys by abutting landowners.
§ 35-2-55. Validation, ratification and confirmation of vacation of streets, etc.
§ 35-2-56. Mutilated, lost or mislaid maps or plats.
§ 35-2-57. Duty of probate judge upon recording vacated map or plat.
§ 35-2-58. Vacation and annulment of map or plat, etc., by circuit court - Jurisdiction; parties.
§ 35-2-59. Vacation and annulment of map or plat, etc., by circuit court - Conduct of proceedings; entry of judgment; appeals.
§ 35-2-60. Vacation and annulment of map or plat, etc., by circuit court - Recordation of judgment.
§ 35-2-61. Fee for recordation and registration.
§ 35-2-62. Remedies not exclusive.
Article 4. Recording of Aerial Photographs or Maps.
§ 35-2-80. Duty of probate judges to record aerial photographs or maps; manner of recordation and maintenance.
§ 35-2-81. Approval of county engineer; recordation by probate judge without fee; use after recordation.
§ 35-2-82. Article cumulative.