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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:785"
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heading: "Fixing of the boundary."
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1977, No. 169, §1."
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# Art. 785. Fixing of the boundary.

The fixing of the boundary may involve determination of the line of separation between contiguous lands, if it is uncertain or disputed; it may also involve the placement of markers on the ground, if markers were never placed, were wrongly placed, or are no longer to be seen.

The boundary is fixed in accordance with the following rules.