2023 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 49 - Land Grants
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 49-1-20 - [Sevilleta de La Joya grant; provisions applicable.]
The court having held that the trustees elected under the provisions of Sec. 828 of the special act for the management and control of the Sevilleta de La Joya grant are without authority, the provisions of the general law for the management and control of all Mexican and Spanish grants contained in Sections 49-1-1 to 49-1-18 NMSA 1978 are hereby made applicable for the management and control of the Sevilleta de La Joya grant.
History: Laws 1929, ch. 137, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 29-901; 1941 Comp., § 9-120; 1953 Comp., § 8-1-20.
ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Compiler's notes. — The reference to "Section 828" in this section refers to Section 828 of the 1915 Code, which was repealed by Laws 1929, ch. 137, § 5.
Landowners entitled to one vote. — Under Code 1915, § 828 (now repealed), relative to election of trustees for the Sevilleta de La Joya land grant, the trustees had no power to apportion the vote according to the interest of the voters in the lands, but each owner of an undivided interest was entitled to one vote. State ex rel. Rivera v. Esquibel, 1920-NMSC-059, 26 N.M. 283, 191 P. 144.
Trustees' duties. — Under Code 1915, § 828 (now repealed), relative to election of trustees for the Sevilleta de La Joya land grant, it was the duty of the trustees to receive the vote of any voter who filed the required affidavits, and the trustees could not refuse to count such votes because in their judgment the voters were not qualified. State ex rel. Rivera v. Esquibel, 1920-NMSC-059, 26 N.M. 283, 191 P. 144.
