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NM Stat § 49-3-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 3 - Chaperito Grant|Section 49-3-6 - [Officers of board; duties; treasurer's bond; secretary only to be compensated.]

That the board of trustees shall choose from the members thereof, one president, one secretary and one treasurer. The president shall preside at all meetings of the board and act as the executive officer thereof. He shall sign all warrants for the payment of money and other instruments of writing requiring the corporate seal. The treasurer shall give bond to the state of New Mexico, in such sum as the board of trustees shall require, the same to be conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. The secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board, which record shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable hours, to attest all warrants for the payment of money, and other instruments of writing requiring the signature of the president. No compensation shall be voted at any time to any trustee or to any officer thereof, save the secretary. History: Laws 1921, ch. 160, § 6; C.S. 1929, § 29-406; 1941 Comp., § 9-306; 1953 Comp., § 8-3-6. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 49-3-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 3 - Chaperito Grant|Section 49-3-7 - [Meetings of trustees; quorum; vacancies; expenditures; per diem for trustees in attendance.]

That the regular meetings of the board of trustees shall be held on the second Monday of each alternate month. Special meetings may be held at any time on the call of the president of the board. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All vacancies of the board shall be filled by the remaining, qualified members thereof, the persons appointed to fill such vacancies, to hold their offices until the election and qualification of their successors. All expenses for holding elections under the provisions of this chapter [and] all expenses necessary and proper, incurred in the exercise of the powers herein conferred, may be paid by the board of trustees out of any funds belonging to the said community lands of the people of Chaperito, and such members of the board of trustees shall be entitled to receive the sum of two dollars [($2.00)] per day for attending regular meetings, which amount may be paid by the board of trustees out of the funds belonging to the said community lands. History: Laws 1921, ch. 160, § 7; C.S. 1929, § 29-407; 1941 Comp., § 9-307; 1953 Comp., § 8-3-7. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — For the meaning of "this chapter", see compiler's notes to 49-3-1 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 49-3-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 3 - Chaperito Grant|Section 49-3-8 - [Powers of board of trustees enumerated.]

That the said board of trustees shall have the following powers: A. to control and manage the said community lands of the people of Chaperito and prescribe rules and regulations for the administration thereof; B. to prohibit all trespasses and depredations upon the same, or any part thereof; C. to institute action of ejectment to recover the possession of said lands or any part thereof, and any other action or suit that may be necessary and proper in the exercises [exercise] of the powers herein conferred; D. to pay all taxes and other expenses due on said community lands of the people of Chaperito; E. to have a common seal; F. to adopt all necessary rules and regulations for the management and control of the said lands and for the carrying out of the powers conferred in this chapter; G. in case the income exceeds the expenses, to expend the balance in such improvements upon the said community lands as will be for the general benefit of the people residing within the said lands. History: Laws 1921, ch. 160, § 8; C.S. 1929, § 29-408; 1941 Comp., § 9-308; 1953 Comp., § 8-3-8. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — For the meaning of "this chapter", see compiler's notes to 49-3-1 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For ejectment, see 42-4-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
NM Stat § 49-4-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-1 - Chilili land grant-merced; ratification of partitions; governance.

A. All apportionments or partitions of land on the grant of Chilili made by Inez Armenta as trustee or by his successors as trustees of the grant to the bona fide residents on the grant are hereby confirmed. B. The government and control of the common lands of the Chilili land grant-merced, also known as la merced del pueblo de Chilili, is vested in five trustees, to be known officially as "the board of trustees of the Chilili land grant-merced", who shall manage and control the land grant-merced in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 49, Article 4 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1876, ch. 51, § 1; Code 1915, § 839; C.S. 1929, § 29-501; 1941 Comp., § 9-401; 1953 Comp., § 8-4-1; 2007, ch. 145, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — This article, identical with Article 4 of Chapter 22 of the 1915 Code, was not reenacted by its inclusion in that codification, but was compiled therein for convenience only. The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, added Subsection B. General community land grant provisions inapplicable. — The general statutes enacted in 1907 for management of community land grants, which provided for the sale of community lands, did not apply to the Chilili land grant, because of prior legislative provisions for management thereof contained in this article. Merrifield v. Buckner, 1937-NMSC-045, 41 N.M. 442, 70 P.2d 896. No property interests in common lands conveyed. — Absolutely no property interests in the common lands were conveyed to the individual residents of the Chilili Land Grant of 1841 by the 1909 patent from the United States. Moya v. Chilili Coop. Ass'n, 1974-NMSC-100, 87 N.M. 99, 529 P.2d 1220, cert. denied, 421 U.S. 965, 95 S. Ct. 1954, 44 L. Ed. 2d 452 (1975). Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 73B C.J.S. Public Lands § 205.
NM Stat § 49-4-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-2 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1876, ch. 51, § 2; Code 1915, § 840; C.S. 1929, § 29-502; 1941 Comp., § 9-402; 1953 Comp., § 8-4-2; repealed by Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 21.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 21 repealed 49-4-2 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1876, ch. 51, § 2, relating to the issuance of deeds, effective July 1, 2007. For provisions of former section, see the 2006 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 49-4-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-3 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1876, ch. 51, § 3; 1899, ch. 47, § 1; Code 1915, § 841; C.S. 1929, § 29-503; 1941 Comp., § 9-403; Laws 1943, ch. 47, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 8-4-3; 2007, ch. 145, § 21.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 21 repealed 49-4-3 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1876, ch. 51, § 3, relating to the board of trustees, effective July 1, 2007. For provisions of former section, see the 2006 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 49-4-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-4 - Management of grant.

The Chilili land grant-merced shall be controlled and governed by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, by the provisions of Chapter 49, Article 4 NMSA 1978 as a political subdivision of the state and by all provisions of its bylaws not in conflict with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo or state law. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 3. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, see the territorial laws and treaties published after the New Mexico Constitution in the NMSA 1978. Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 22 made Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 3 effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 49-4-4.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-4.1 - Definitions.

As used in Chapter 49, Article 4 NMSA 1978: A. "board of trustees" means the board of trustees of the Chilili land grant-merced; B. "common lands" means lands owned by the Chilili land grant for the benefit of the heirs of the land grant-merced; C. "heir" means a person who is a descendant of the original grantees and has an interest in the common land of the land grant-merced through inheritance, gift or purchase; D. "land grant-merced" means the grant of land made by the government of Mexico to the town of Chilili in 1841, which was confirmed by congress in 1858 and issued a patent by the United States in 1909; and E. "qualified voting member" means an heir who is registered to vote in the land grant-merced as prescribed in the land grant-merced bylaws. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 22 made Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 2 effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 49-4-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-6 - Board of trustees; qualifications.

The board of trustees shall consist of five members. If there is more than one precinct in the land grant-merced, no more than three members shall be residents of the same precinct; provided, however, that if the precinct boundaries do not coincide with the boundaries of the land grant-merced, the board of trustees may create districts that better reflect the distribution of population within the land grant-merced and that any one of which has no more than three members of the board of trustees as residents. A person shall be qualified to be a member of the board if the person is a qualified voting member and is not in default of any dues, rent or other payment for the use of any of the common lands of the land grant-merced. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 5. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 22 made Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 5 effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 49-4-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-8 - Election; votes required; canvassing votes.

A. The candidates receiving the most votes cast for the open seats on the board of trustees shall be elected to the board. B. The election judges and board of trustees shall meet not later than seven days following the election and canvass the votes cast and issue to each candidate duly elected to a seat on the board a certificate of election. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 7; 2011, ch. 112, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2011 amendment, effective April 7, 2011, required a plurality of votes to be elected to the board of trustees and required that certificates of election be issued only to those candidates who are elected.
NM Stat § 49-4-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-9 - Organization of board; bonds; vacancies.

A. All members of the newly elected board of trustees shall meet no later than seven days after the votes are canvassed and organize themselves by the election of a president, secretary and treasurer. The treasurer shall perform such duties as may be required by the board and shall furnish to the board a good and sufficient surety bond in a sum as set forth in this section, to be conditioned as are the bonds of other public officials handling public money. It is the duty of the treasurer to deposit all the money of the land grant-merced in a bank or credit union organized and doing business in New Mexico. B. In the event of the death or resignation of the treasurer, the board shall fill the vacancy by appointing one of the members of the board as treasurer, who shall, before entering into the performance of the duties as treasurer, execute and furnish to the board a good and sufficient surety bond, similar to the bond entered into by the predecessor. C. The amount of the bond required of the treasurer and the treasurer's successor shall at all times be for a sum of at least double the amount received by and deposited in the bank or credit union by the treasurer. D. In the event the board of trustees delegates any other of its members to collect money due the land grant-merced, that person shall be bonded in the same manner as is provided in this section for the bonding of the treasurer. E. Those authorized to collect money shall give receipts for the money collected, which receipts shall be in the form prescribed by the board of trustees in the bylaws as an official receipt. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 8; 2015, ch. 40, § 3. ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, authorized land grant-merced funds to be deposited in a credit union; and, in Subsections A and C, after "bank", added "or credit union".
NM Stat § 49-4-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-10 - Meetings.

Regular meetings of the board of trustees shall be held no less than quarterly and in a public place as the board may determine in accordance with the bylaws. The time and place of regular meetings shall be posted in Spanish and English in a public place within the land grant-merced at least ten days prior to the meeting. Special meetings may be held at any time on call of the president, with five days' notice being given to each member. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 9. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 22 made Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 9 effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 49-4-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-11 - Quorum.

A majority of the members of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the land grant-merced and its inhabitants shall be bound by the acts of the board pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 49, Article 4 NMSA 1978 and the land grant-merced bylaws. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 10. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 22 made Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 10 effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 49-4-13 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-13 - Meetings to be public; annual report.

A. All meetings of the board of trustees shall be held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act [Chapter 10, Article 15 NMSA 1978]. Executive sessions shall not be held except in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. All heirs of the land grant-merced shall have the right to be present at all times when the board of trustees is in session and to be heard on all matters in which they may be interested. B. The board of trustees shall annually make public a report of all its transactions for that year. The report shall include agendas, minutes, any actions taken and all financial transactions. The report shall be maintained in a public place and available for public review. C. The secretary of the board of trustees shall reduce to writing, in a book kept for that purpose, minutes of the business transacted at each meeting of the board of trustees. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 12. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 22 made Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 12 effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 49-4-14 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-14 - Vacancies.

If a vacancy occurs on the board of trustees, the remaining members shall fill the vacancy by appointment made at a regular meeting. The person appointed shall hold office until the next regular election. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 13. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 22 made Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 13 effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 49-4-15 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-15 - Salaries of trustees; records; expenditures.

A. The board of trustees may fix in the land grant-merced bylaws and pay to its members a salary not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) to any member in one month. The salary as fixed shall be in full as compensation for the duties performed by the board of trustees or the individual members within the exterior boundaries of the land grant-merced and for attendance at regularly scheduled meetings. The secretary of the board of trustees may be allowed a salary not to exceed two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225) in one month. B. Board of trustees members may be authorized per diem and mileage pursuant to the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978]. C. The board of trustees and the treasurer shall keep permanent and legible records capable of audit, and no money or funds shall be paid by the board of trustees or by any person authorized to expend money unless the expenditure is approved by a majority of the board of trustees and is in the form of a written check or in such a form that the date, amount and payee of the transaction are automatically recorded; and the payment is supported by an invoice or receipt. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 14; 2015, ch. 40, § 4. ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, placed certain requirements on the expenditure of funds by the board of trustees of a land grant-merced; in Subsection C, after "expend money", deleted "except by written check drawn upon vouchers" and added the remainder of the sentence.
NM Stat § 49-4-16 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-16 - Protection of common lands; delinquency; forfeiture.

A. If the board of trustees brings an action in accordance with Subsection B of Section 4 of this 2007 act [49-4-5 NMSA 1978] and judgment is rendered in favor of the board of trustees, the court may award to the board of trustees possession of the tract, piece or parcel of the land and such damages as it may have proved for the wrongful detention and any other remedy provided for by law. B. A delinquent heir shall lose all right that the heir may have had to use the common lands of the land grant-merced unless the heir pays in full all legal assessments or dues due by the heir. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 15. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 22 made Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 15 effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 49-4-17 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-17 - Trespass on common lands or waters; injunctions.

The courts of this state shall entertain bills of complaint filed by the board of trustees of the land grant-merced to enjoin persons from trespassing upon the common lands or using the common waters within the land grant-merced if it appears that the complainant is without a plain, speedy and adequate remedy at law or that the persons committing trespass are insolvent or unable to respond in damages. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 16. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 22 made Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 16 effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 49-4-18 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-18 - Process; how served on board.

Process in all actions or suits against the board of trustees of the land grant-merced shall be served upon the president or, in the president's absence, upon the secretary. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 17. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 22 made Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 17 effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 49-4-19 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-19 - Registration.

The board of trustees shall register its bylaws and a list of current officers with the land grant council in accordance with the provisions of Section 49-1-23 NMSA 1978. The board of trustees shall notify the land grant council of the names and positions of the land grant-merced's elected or appointed officers upon their election or appointment. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 18; 2013, ch. 4, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2013 amendment, effective March 8, 2013, transferred the New Mexico community land grant registry from the secretary of state to the land grant council; and in the first sentence, after "current officers with the", deleted "secretary of state" and added "land grant council", and in the second sentence, after "shall notify the", deleted "secretary of state" and added "land grant council". Temporary provisions. — Laws 2013, ch. 4, § 3, effective March 8, 2013, provided that the secretary of state shall transfer to the land grant council the New Mexico community land grant registry, all associated records and all other records and documents submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to Sections 49-1-23 and 49-4-19 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 49-4-20 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-20 - Failure of trustee to perform duties; penalty.

Any member of the board of trustees who fails or refuses to perform any of the duties required to be performed by the board of trustees of the land grant-merced by Chapter 49, Article 4 NMSA 1978 or by any other law of New Mexico is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or both. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 19. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 22 made Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 19 effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 49-4-21 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 4 - Chilili Grant|Section 49-4-21 - Rights of lessees and purchasers.

A. A person who is not an heir and who purchases or leases property within the limits of the land grant-merced shall only have a right to the lands acquired through the purchase or lease but not to any common lands within the land grant-merced. B. The provisions of Chapter 49, Article 4 NMSA 1978 shall not diminish, extinguish or otherwise impair any private property interest located within the boundaries of the land grant-merced or be construed to grant the board of trustees regulatory authority over such property interests or lands other than the common lands held by the land grant-merced. As used in this subsection, "property interest" includes valid easements and rights of access, but does not include use rights to the common lands of the land grant-merced. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 20. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 22 made Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 20 effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 49-5-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 5 - Dona Ana County Grants|Section 49-5-1 - [Management vested in boards of trustees; exception.]

That the management and control of the community land grants within the county of Dona Ana, in the state of New Mexico, and the legal and equitable title to all the lands within the exterior boundaries of such grants to which any colony or community is entitled on February 23, 1905, are hereby vested in boards of trustees, each of which shall be elected as in this article provided: provided, however, that nothing in this article shall be construed to in any way affect any land grant now incorporated under the provisions of any general or special act. History: Laws 1905, ch. 21, § 1; Code 1915, § 818; C.S. 1929, § 29-301; 1941 Comp., § 9-501; 1953 Comp., § 8-5-1. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — This article, which is identical with Article 2 of Chapter 22 of the 1915 Code, was not reenacted by its inclusion in that codification, but was compiled therein for convenience only. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 73B C.J.S. Public Lands § 205.