The certificate of the surveyor who surveyed, divided and mapped the land; and if a firm of surveyors also by a partner or principal officer, shall give the following information, which shall have the same force and effect as an affidavit:
    (a) By whose direction he made the survey, subdivision and plat of the land described on the plat.
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 560.143

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Land: means all land areas occupied by real property. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • Municipality: means a township, city, or village. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • Plat: means a map or chart of a subdivision of land. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • Proprietor: means a natural person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or combination of any of them that holds an ownership interest in land whether recorded or not. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • subdivision: means the partitioning or splitting of a parcel or tract of land by the proprietor thereof or by his or her heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors, or assigns for the purpose of sale, or lease of more than 1 year, or of building development that results in 1 or more parcels of less than 40 acres or the equivalent, and that is not exempted from the platting requirements of this act by section 108 and 109. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • Surveyor: means a professional surveyor licensed under article 20 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339. See Michigan Laws 560.102
    (b) A statement that the plat is a correct representation of all the exterior boundaries of the land surveyed and the subdivision of it.
    (c) A statement that he has prepared the description of the land shown on the plat and that he certifies to its correctness.
    (d) A statement that he has caused all of the monuments shown on the plat to be located in the ground, or that the required cash, certified check or irrevocable bank letter of credit has been deposited with the clerk of the municipality by the proprietor.
    (e) A statement that the accuracy and closure of survey are within the limits required by section 126.
    (f) A statement that the bearings shown on the plat are expressed as required by section 126.
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