New Mexico § 19-4-6 - Vacating all or part of townsite
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 19-4-6 — Vacating all or part of townsite, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-4-6. Vacating all or part of townsite
When any tract of land may be filed upon, platted and recorded as a townsite in accordance
with the provisions of an act of congress or law of New Mexico, and no town or organization
under the laws of New Mexico shall have been perfected by the inhabitants residing
thereon, or the owners thereof, the same may be vacated by consent of all such inhabitants
or owners and disposed of as the said inhabitants or owners shall agree: provided,
that a statement, signed and certified to by a majority of said inhabitants or owners,
setting forth the fact of the vacation of such townsite, be filed with the clerk of
the county in which the same shall be situated. When any tract of land has been recorded as a townsite, or has been annexed as an
addition to a townsite, any part or portion thereof may be vacated upon the written
consent of all the owners of that part or portion which it is proposed to vacate:
provided, that no expenditures of money have been theretofore made or incurred by
said town for the improvement or benefit of said part or portion, and that the same
is bounded in same [whole] or in part by exterior town lines, and that when so vacated
a statement, subscribed by such owners, setting forth the facts of such vacation,
together with an accurate description, map and plat of such part vacated shall be
filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which such town is situated.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About New Mexico § 19-4-6
What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 19-4-6 cover?
Section 19-4-6 ("Vacating all or part of townsite") 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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