New Mexico § 67-10-1 - Construction and operating corporations; certificate and plat; franchise; extension
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 67-10-1 — Construction and operating corporations; certificate and plat; franchise; extension, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 67-10-1. Construction and operating corporations; certificate and plat; franchise; extension
That whenever any three or more persons, residents of this state, shall associate
themselves together for the construction, operation and maintenance of any wagon road,
wagon bridge or ferry in this state, under the provisions of this article, they shall
file a certificate in addition to the articles and certificate now required by law,
stating as near as possible the line or route and termini of such proposed toll wagon
road, the name and place of the stream proposed to be crossed by such toll bridge
or ferry, and with such certificate, must be filed by such corporation a plat or profile,
with the county clerk of the county or counties in or through which such proposed
toll road or ferry is to be built, constructed and maintained, which plat or profile
shall show as near as possible the route of such proposed road and the place of constructing
such bridge or ferry, showing in such certificate and plat or profile the distance
along the stream on either side from said proposed bridge or ferry, proposed to be
claimed as a franchise for such purposes, and from and after the time such certificate
and plat or profile shall be filed as aforesaid, and after the same shall be presented
to the board of county commissioners of any county in or through which the toll road,
bridge or ferry is to be constructed, kept and maintained and the franchise therein
claimed and allowed by the board of county commissioners as aforesaid, such corporation
shall have the exclusive right, privilege and franchise so allowed by said board of
commissioners, for the period of six months, and no longer, unless the board of county
commissioners shall extend the time on petition in writing by the corporation so interested.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 67-10-1 ("Construction and operating corporations; certificate and plat; franchise; extension") 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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