Measurements in Land Surveying

When reading legal land survey descriptions there are several things a land surveyor must keep in mind to conduct a proper survey. For example, the following legal description is for a 42- acre parcel – T39N, R23W, Sec. 4, NW1/4 SE1/4. First, one must understand that punctuation is crucial in reading legal land surveys.  If a comma were included in between the “NW1/4” and “SE1/4” of this legal measurement/description then it would alter the reading to be for a 320 acre parcel.  Second, all legal