Chapter 191 — United
States’ Surveys
2011 EDITION
UNITED STATES’ SURVEYS
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
191.010 Entry
on land by persons acting for United States
191.020 Tender
of damages
191.030 Determination
of damages
191.040 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 days’ 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[Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]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c.608 §1; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]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c.608 §2; 1973 c.792 §5; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]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c.608 §3; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]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c.608 §4; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]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c.608 §5; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]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c.608 §6; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]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c.608 §7; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]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c.180 §8; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]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[Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
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