Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-653
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Numerical designation of section lines - System
Official statutory text
The State Highway Department shall numerically designate each
section line in the State of Oklahoma according to the following
system:
The first section line running north and south at the west end
of the State shall be designated NS1, each succeeding section line
shall have the number changed in numerical order, the prefix NS
remaining the same, until a number has been assigned to the last
section line paralleling the Arkansas border. In like manner the
first section line running east and west below the northern border
of Oklahoma shall be designated EW1 and each succeeding section line
shall be changed in numerical sequence, the prefix EW remaining the
same until the last section line north of the Red River has been
designated.
section line in the State of Oklahoma according to the following
system:
The first section line running north and south at the west end
of the State shall be designated NS1, each succeeding section line
shall have the number changed in numerical order, the prefix NS
remaining the same, until a number has been assigned to the last
section line paralleling the Arkansas border. In like manner the
first section line running east and west below the northern border
of Oklahoma shall be designated EW1 and each succeeding section line
shall be changed in numerical sequence, the prefix EW remaining the
same until the last section line north of the Red River has been
designated.
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