2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 3 - Municipalities
Section 49 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Grounds
Section 3-49-2 Straightening or altering streets; exchange of street land for land on new route; consent of owner; deeds.
3-49-2. Straightening or altering streets; exchange of street land for land on new route; consent of owner; deeds.
Whenever it is necessary to straighten or alter any street to facilitate traffic, the governing body may:
A. with the consent of the owner, exchange the land on which the street lies for any land owned and held in fee simple;
B. convert the land received from the owner in fee simple to a street; and
C. execute a deed to the land on which the street lies to the owner who has exchanged his land with the municipality for the land on which the street lies.
History: 1953 Comp., 14-50-2, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
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