§ 1 Posts and pillars indicating meridian lines; ownership; accessibility; destruction or injury
§ 2 Annual adjustment and verification of compass; record
§ 3 Use of measuring devices
§ 7 Failure to adjust compass
§ 8 Massachusetts Coordinate System NAD, 1983; mainland and island zones
§ 9 Zones, designation
§ 10 Coordinates, definition
§ 11 Conversion of meters to United States survey feet
§ 12 Massachusetts Coordinate System NAD, 1983; definition
§ 13 Limitation on use of name of system
§ 14 Coordinate System NAD, 1927; continued use
§ 15 Coordinates; location of points on earth’s surface
§ 16 Coordinate System NAD, 1927; definition
§ 17 Use of system in describing locations of survey stations or land boundary points

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 97 - Surveying of Land

  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.