2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 67: Highways
Article 5: Vacation, Alteration and Establishment of County Roads and Bridges, 67-5-1 through 67-5-21
Section 67-5-7: Petitioners' deposit or bond covering viewing expense.
67-5-7. [Petitioners' deposit or bond covering viewing expense.]
The petitioners shall deposit with the county clerk of the county in which any road is sought to be altered, widened, changed or laid out and established, a sufficient sum of money, which shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners, to defray the expense of viewing the proposed road, which sum shall be paid into the county road fund in case the prayer of the petitioner is refused, but if the board of county commissioners alter, widen, change or lay out such road, then such sum shall be returned to the person or persons depositing the same. The petitioners in lieu of such deposit may file with the county clerk aforesaid, a good and sufficient bond conditioned for the payment of the expenses of viewing such road should the prayer of the petitioner be refused.
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