New Mexico § 49-5-1 - Management vested in boards of trustees; exception
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 49-5-1 — Management vested in boards of trustees; exception, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-5-1. Management vested in boards of trustees; exception
That the management and control of the community land grants within the county of
Dona Ana, in the state of New Mexico, and the legal and equitable title to all the
lands within the exterior boundaries of such grants to which any colony or community
is entitled on February 23, 1905, are hereby vested in boards of trustees, each of
which shall be elected as in this article provided: provided, however, that nothing
in this article shall be construed to in any way affect any land grant now incorporated
under the provisions of any general or special act.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-5-1 ("Management vested in boards of trustees; exception") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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