New Mexico § 19-10-40 - Litigants to show right to have royalties placed in suspense fund; determination of amount
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§ 19-10-40. Litigants to show right to have royalties placed in suspense fund; determination of amount
The commissioner of public lands shall require the lessee or any party litigant in
such litigation desiring to have such royalties placed in such suspense fund, to make
such showing by affidavit or otherwise as the commissioner may require, that such
litigation is pending and involves the question or questions referred to in Section
1 hereof; and he shall require such lessee or any party litigant to furnish such
information as may be necessary to determine the amount of royalties accruing from
each and every tract of land involved in such litigation.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-10-40 ("Litigants to show right to have royalties placed in suspense fund; determination of amount") 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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