Tex. Natural Resources Code § 21.042
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 21.042, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 21.042. SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The surveyor shall certify officially:
(1) to the correctness of the survey;
(2) that the survey was made according to law;
(3) that the survey was actually made in the field; and
(4) that the field notes are duly recorded, giving the book and page.
(b) If the survey was made by a deputy, the county surveyor shall certify officially that:
(1) he has examined the field notes;
(2) he finds them correct; and
(3) he has determined that the survey is duly recorded, giving the book and page of record.
(1) to the correctness of the survey;
(2) that the survey was made according to law;
(3) that the survey was actually made in the field; and
(4) that the field notes are duly recorded, giving the book and page.
(b) If the survey was made by a deputy, the county surveyor shall certify officially that:
(1) he has examined the field notes;
(2) he finds them correct; and
(3) he has determined that the survey is duly recorded, giving the book and page of record.
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