7-4-2813. Maintenance of records. (1) The county surveyor shall keep in his office a record of all surveys and plats made or caused to be made by him, to be recorded in proper books provided for that purpose. He shall also keep on file and for record, in suitable plat books provided therefor, copies of all plats made or caused to be made by him and have recorded therein a description of every public highway within the county.
     (2) All such books of record, together with original drawings and original book or books of field notes, calculations, and computations, are and shall remain the property of the county and shall be preserved as such.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 50, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4837, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4837, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-3303.