ORS Chapter 191
Chapter 191 — UnitedStates’ Surveys
2009 EDITION
UNITEDSTATES’ SURVEYS
MISCELLANEOUSMATTERS
191.010 Entryon land by persons acting for United States
191.020 Tenderof damages
191.030 Determinationof damages
191.040 Costs
191.010Entry on land by persons acting for United States. Any personemployed in the execution of any survey authorized by the Congress of theUnited States may enter upon lands within this state for the purpose ofexploring, triangulating, leveling, surveying, and of doing any work necessaryto carry out the objects of existing laws, and may establish permanent stationmarks and erect the necessary signals and temporary observatories, doing nounnecessary injury thereby, having first paid or tendered to the owner thereofthe compensation or damages as prescribed in ORS 191.020 and 191.030.
191.020Tender of damages.The person entering upon land as authorized by ORS 191.010 may tender to theinjured party damages therefor.
191.030Determination of damages. If the parties interested cannot agree upon theamount 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 issituated. The court shall appoint a time for a hearing as soon as may be, orderat least 14 days’ notice to be given to all parties interested, and with orwithout a view of the premises, as the court may determine, hear the partiesand their witnesses and assess damages.
191.040Costs.(1) In case of appeal to the county court, if the damages finally assessed donot 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 allowedaccording to the rules of the court.
191.050 [Repealed by1971 c.743 §432]
191.110 [1971 c.608 §1;repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]
191.120 [1971 c.608 §2;1973 c.792 §5; repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]
191.130 [1971 c.608 §3;repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]
191.140 [1971 c.608 §4;repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]
191.150 [1971 c.608 §5;repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]
191.160 [1971 c.608 §6;repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]
191.170 [1971 c.608 §7;repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]
191.180 [1971 c.180 §8;repealed by 1977 c.664 §42]
191.990 [Repealed by1971 c.743 §432]
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