New Mexico § 67-5-9 - Viewers for proposed alteration or establishment; appointment; notice of time and place for viewing; posting
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§ 67-5-9. Viewers for proposed alteration or establishment; appointment; notice of time and place for viewing; posting
It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of any county in the state
at their next meeting, after a petition as required in Section 67-5-5 NMSA 1978 is received, to appoint a board of commissioners of three freeholders of the county
to view and mark out the road prayed for in the petition, and to fix a time for such
view and to cause notices to be posted in three of the most public places, along the
new proposed road, at least five days previous to the day fixed for the view thereof,
giving parties in interest notice that at the time fixed by the board of county commissioners
the viewers so appointed will meet at the point designated in the petition as the
starting point of such road, to attend to their duties as viewers.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 67-5-9 ("Viewers for proposed alteration or establishment; appointment; notice of time and place for viewing; posting") 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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