base line

base line
An east and west line, parallel to the equator, established as a means whereby townships created in the government survey of public lands are described as such by the number of the tier of townships in which it appears north or south of such line, the description, operating with a similar description in terms of a north and south line or principal meridian, to give the location of the township. Meas v Whitener-London Realty Co. 119 Ark 301, 178 SW 390. See range.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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