New Mexico § 49-4-4.1 - Definitions
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 49-4-4.1 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-4-4.1. Definitions
As used in Chapter 49, Article 4 NMSA 1978: A. “ board of trustees ” means the board of trustees of the Chilili land grant-merced; B. “ common lands ” means lands owned by the Chilili land grant for the benefit of the heirs of the
land grant-merced; C. “ heir ” means a person who is a descendant of the original grantees and has an interest
in the common land of the land grant-merced through inheritance, gift or purchase; D. “ land grant-merced ” means the grant of land made by the government of Mexico to the town of Chilili
in 1841, which was confirmed by congress in 1858 and issued a patent by the United
States in 1909; and E. “ qualified voting member ” means an heir who is registered to vote in the land grant-merced as prescribed in
the land grant-merced bylaws.
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