Section 45-4-2 - Conditions precedent to filing of location certificate--Monument at place of discovery--Posting notice--Marking of surface boundaries. - South Dakota Statutes

45-4-2. Conditions precedent to filing of location certificate--Monument at place of discovery--Posting notice--Marking of surface boundaries. Before filing a location certificate pursuant to § 45-4-4, the discoverer shall locate his claim:
(1) By erecting a monument at the place of discovery and post thereon a plain sign or notice containing the name of the lode, the name of the locator or locators, and the date of discovery, the number of feet claimed in length on either side of the discovery, and the number of feet in width claimed on each side of the lode; and
(2) By marking the surface boundaries of the claim.

Source: PolC 1877, ch 31, § 5; SL 1881, ch 96, § 3; CL 1887, § 2001; SL 1899, ch 115, § 2; RPolC 1903, § 2536; RC 1919, § 8730; SDC 1939, § 42.0107; SL 1955, ch 152, § 2.