2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 49: Land Grants
Article 1: General Provisions, 49-1-1 through 49-1-23
Section 49-1-1.1: Definitions.
49-1-1.1. Definitions.
As used in Chapter 49 NMSA 1978:
A. "heir" means a person who is a descendent of the original grantees and has an interest in the common land of a land grant-merced through inheritance, gift or purchase;
B. "land grant-merced" means a grant of land made by the government of Spain or by the government of Mexico to a community, town, colony or pueblo or to a person for the purpose of founding or establishing a community, town, colony or pueblo; and
C. "qualified voting member" means an heir who is registered to vote in a land grant-merced as prescribed in the land grant-merced bylaws.
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