chapter 1

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Across
  1. 3. The intersection of a range and a township tier in the government survey system. It is a parcel of land that is six miles square and contains 36 sections.
  2. 4. In the government survey system, the main north-south line in a particular grid, used as the starting point in numbering the ranges and township tiers.2w
  3. 7. Anything that is not real property; its main characteristic is movability.2w
  4. 9. A right incidental to the land that is transferred with it.
  5. 12. In a metes and bounds description, the length of a boundary, measured in any convenient unit of length.
  6. 13. Personal property attached to real property by a tenant for use in a trade or business. Trade fixtures are removable by the tenant.2w
  7. 15. A parcel of property above the surface of earth, not containing any land; for example, a condominium unit on the third floor occupies an air lot.2w
  8. 17. A system of land description in which the boundaries of a parcel of land are described by reference to monuments, courses, and distances.3w
  9. 19. Water right established by obtaining a government permit, and not based on ownership of land beside a body of water.2w
  10. 21. The system of description used for subdivided land. The properties within a subdivision are assigned lot numbers on a plat map, and the plat map is recorded; the location and dimensions of a particular lot can be determined by consulting the recorded plat.3w
  11. 23. A system of land description in which the land is divided into squares called townshops, and each township is, in turn, divided up into 36 sections, each one square mile.2w
  12. 24. Land bordered by a stationary body of water, such as a lake or pond.2w
Down
  1. 1. In the government survey system, a parcel of land that is not a regular section.2w
  2. 2. The water rights of a landowner whose land borders on a stream, a lake, or other body of water. Riparian rights allow only reasonable use of the water.2w
  3. 5. A visible marker (natural or artificial) used in a survey or a metes and bounds description to establish the boundaries of a piece of property.
  4. 6. The physical support that a piece of land receives from the underlying earth.2w
  5. 8. Land bordered by flowing water, such as a stream or river.2w
  6. 10. In the government survey system, a strip of land six miles wide, running north and south.
  7. 11. The starting point in a metes and bounds description; a monument or a point described by reference to a monument.3w
  8. 14. In a metes and bounds description, a direction, stated in terms of a compass bearing.
  9. 16. The physical support that a piece of land receives from the surrounding land.2w
  10. 18. Land, attachments, and appurtenances.2w
  11. 20. Crops, such as wheat, produced annually through the labor of the cultivator.
  12. 22. One square mile of land, containing 640 acres. There are 36 sections in a township.