2005 Oregon Code - Chapter 191 :: Chapter 191 - United States - Surveys
Chapter 191 — United States’ Surveys
2005 EDITION
UNITED STATESÂ’ SURVEYS
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
191.010Â Â Â Â Entry on land by persons acting for United States
191.020Â Â Â Â Tender of damages
191.030Â Â Â Â Determination of damages
191.040Â Â Â Â Costs
     191.010
Entry on land by persons acting for United States. Any person employed in
the execution of any survey authorized by the Congress of the United States may
enter upon lands within this state for the purpose of exploring, triangulating,
leveling, surveying, and of doing any work necessary to carry out the objects
of existing laws, and may establish permanent station marks and erect the
necessary signals and temporary observatories, doing no unnecessary injury
thereby, having first paid or tendered to the owner thereof the compensation or
damages as prescribed in ORS 191.020 and 191.030.
     191.020
Tender of damages. The person entering upon land as authorized by ORS
191.010 may tender to the injured party damages therefor.
     191.030
Determination of damages. If the parties interested cannot agree upon the
amount to be paid for damages caused by an entry authorized by ORS 191.010,
either of them may petition the county court in the county in which the land is
situated. The court shall appoint a time for a hearing as soon as may be, order
at least 14 daysÂ’ notice to be given to all parties interested, and with or
without a view of the premises, as the court may determine, hear the parties
and their witnesses and assess damages.
     191.040
Costs. (1) In case of appeal to the county court, if the damages finally
assessed do not exceed the amount tendered, the person entering shall recover
costs; otherwise the prevailing party shall recover costs.
     (2) The costs to be allowed in all such cases shall be the same as allowed according to the rules of the court.
     191.050
[Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
     191.110
[1971 c.608 §1; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]
     191.120
[1971 c.608 §2; 1973 c.792 §5; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]
     191.130
[1971 c.608 §3; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]
     191.140
[1971 c.608 §4; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]
     191.150
[1971 c.608 §5; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]
     191.160
[1971 c.608 §6; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]
     191.170
[1971 c.608 §7; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]
     191.180
[1971 c.180 §8; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]
     191.990
[Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
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