whyenn OP t1_j7cnqzj wrote on February 5, 2023 at 8:31 PM

Reply to comment by jesse4788 in Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn

I read the wiki on the U.S. Public Land Survey system in response to u/duncan345's comment, and apparently moving (or removing) property markers is still techincally a Federal offense in the U.S. (of which Picton, Ontario is admittedly not a part.) But if that isn't still being used as such, that might be of interest to someone somewhere.

Do you remember the dimensions of it?

My-other-user-name t1_j7cqluf wrote on February 5, 2023 at 8:50 PM

Moving USGS benchmarks is very much a Federal offense.

https://www.lsi-inc.us/is-it-illegal-to-move-a-survey-marker/

Moving survey staking and other markers depends on the situation and state.

machospaghetti93 t1_j7dit6a wrote on February 6, 2023 at 12:12 AM

I work for a land survey firm in Ontario. It is also a federal offense in Canada.

The Criminal Code of Canada R.S. 1985, c. C-46 under Part XI, Sec. 442 and 443 states, "Every one who wilfully pulls down, defaces, alters or removes anything planted or set up as the boundary line or part of the boundary line of land is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction."

jesse4788 t1_j7xmc78 wrote on February 10, 2023 at 3:03 AM

It's been quite a while since I've seen it, but I would guess it was 3-4 inches in diameter, maybe half an inch thick.