New Mexico § 19-1-7 - Appointment of employees as clerks to sign documents for commissioner; filing with the secretary of state
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 19-1-7 — Appointment of employees as clerks to sign documents for commissioner; filing with the secretary of state, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-1-7. Appointment of employees as clerks to sign documents for commissioner; filing with the secretary of state
The commissioner of public lands is authorized from time to time to appoint one or
more employees of the state land office as clerks to sign the commissioner's name,
under his direction and for him, to any and all patents to state lands, and any and
all leases, assignments, division orders, letters, contracts, certification of copies
and any other documents or instruments respecting state lands as the commissioner
of public lands may enumerate in the appointing orders, and any such instruments or
documents so signed shall have the same legal effect as those signed by the commissioner
of public lands in person.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-1-7 ("Appointment of employees as clerks to sign documents for commissioner; filing with the secretary of state") 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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