Ark. Code Ann. § 14-15-709 (2026)

1. It shall be the duty of each county surveyor to furnish himself or herself with a compass of approved construction, having a nonius division; also, a two-pole chain of fifty (50) links, and a well-bound book, in which he or she shall carefully and legibly record and note down every survey made by him or her, giving the name of the person the survey of whose lands is recorded, and describing as near as practicable, the metes and bounds of the tract, and noting the date on which the survey was made.
2. The record book required by this section to be kept by each county surveyor shall be furnished at the expense of the county.
3. The record shall be subject to the inspection of every person who may deem himself or herself interested in the land record.

History. Rev. Stat., ch. 40, §§ 10, 11, 21; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1893, 1894, 1904; Pope's Dig., §§ 2410, 2411, 2421; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-1215 — 12-1217.

Publisher's Notes. Revised Stat., ch. 40, § 22, provided that the provisions of the act should extend to all county surveyors who had previously been, as those who were thereafter, elected.