Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . of all quarter section cornershave been accurately located, and all that is nowrequired is that these monuments be preservedtogether with the witness trees that have beenmarked by the County Surveyor. In following descriptions from deeds as wellas in relocating original lines, the surveyor findsthat he must exercise to a considerable extent,certain judicial functions. He usually takes theplace of both judge and jury, and acting as ar-biter between adjoining proprietors, decides boththe law and the facts in regard to their boundarylines. He does this not be
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . of all quarter section cornershave been accurately located, and all that is nowrequired is that these monuments be preservedtogether with the witness trees that have beenmarked by the County Surveyor. In following descriptions from deeds as wellas in relocating original lines, the surveyor findsthat he must exercise to a considerable extent,certain judicial functions. He usually takes theplace of both judge and jury, and acting as ar-biter between adjoining proprietors, decides boththe law and the facts in regard to their boundarylines. He does this not because of any right orauthority he may possess, but because the inter-ested parties voluntarily submit their differencesto him, as an expert in such matters, preferringto abide by his decision rather than to go tolaw about it. But sometimes the surveyor isasked to interpret deeds that would puzzle aSupreme Court Justice. To illustrate, we producethe following deed, copied from the records inthe Circuit Clerks office: All that part of. <7M^ £(/M^tUc^
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