MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2016 Regular Session

To: Revenue and Expenditure General Bills

By: Representative Bounds

House Bill 296

(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-7-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE FEES THAT ARE CHARGED BY COUNTY SURVEYORS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 25-7-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE FEES CHARGED BY A COUNTY SURVEYOR, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  Section 25-7-37, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     25-7-37. * * * The fees charged by a county surveyor shall be those fees agreed to between the county surveyor and the party engaging his or her services. County surveyors shall charge the following fees:

          (a)  For each day's attendance in making a survey  15.00

          (b)  For each day spent in the preparation of a plat thereof and statement of contents and certificate of survey  7.50

          (c)  For each day spent in the preparation of additional plats with notes of reference and certificate of survey  5.00

          (d)  For each chain‑carrier, for each day  5.00

          (e)  For recording each survey  2.00

     SECTION 2.  Section 25-7-39, Mississippi Code of 1972, is brought forward as follows:

     25-7-39.  The fees chargeable by the surveyor shall be paid by the parties engaging his services.  When the services are rendered in obedience to an order of court in a suit therein pending, the surveyor shall state an account of the fees for services, written on the back of one (1) of the plats by him returned to the court, and the same shall be allowed in the bill of costs and taxed as other costs.

     SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2016.

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