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NM Stat § 49-5-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 5 - Dona Ana County Grants|Section 49-5-2 - [Corporate powers; name; process.]

That each of such boards shall be a body corporate, having full power to sue and be sued, besides the other powers hereinafter mentioned. In all suits the said body corporate shall be styled, "The Board of Trustees of the . . . . . . . . . . Community Grant," and all process may be served on either the president or the secretary-and-treasurer of the board of trustees. History: Laws 1905, ch. 21, § 2; Code 1915, § 819; C.S. 1929, § 29-302; 1941 Comp., § 9-502; 1953 Comp., § 8-5-2. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 49-5-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 5 - Dona Ana County Grants|Section 49-5-3 - [Qualifications of trustees.]

That all members of such boards of trustees shall be inhabitants of, and the owners of lands within the limits of the particular grant for which they shall have been elected trustees. History: Laws 1905, ch. 21, § 3; Code 1915, § 820; C.S. 1929, § 29-303; 1941 Comp., § 9-503; 1953 Comp., § 8-5-3. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 49-5-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 5 - Dona Ana County Grants|Section 49-5-4 - [First election of trustees; notice.]

That upon the petition of twenty or more inhabitants of, and owners of lands within, any one of such land grants, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of the said county of Dona Ana to order an election to be held for the choice of a board of trustees for the grant specified in the petition. Such board of county commissioners shall appoint three competent and disinterested persons, qualified to vote under the provisions of this article, to serve as judges of such election and shall by proclamation printed at least once a week for two successive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation published in the said county of Dona Ana give notice of the time and place of such election and the objects thereof. History: Laws 1905, ch. 21, § 4; Code 1915, § 821; C.S. 1929, § 29-304; 1941 Comp., § 9-504; 1953 Comp., § 8-5-4. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 49-5-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 5 - Dona Ana County Grants|Section 49-5-5 - [Election of successors; notice; judges.]

That within thirty days of the expiration of the terms of office of any such board of trustees, it shall be the duty of such board to call an election for the choice of their successors, to fix the time and place for the holding of the same, to appoint qualified persons to act as judges thereof, and to give notice of such election in the manner and for the length of time specified in the preceding section [49-5-4 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 1905, ch. 21, § 5; Code 1915, § 822; C.S. 1929, § 29-305; 1941 Comp., § 9-505; 1953 Comp., § 8-5-5. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 49-5-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 5 - Dona Ana County Grants|Section 49-5-6 - Election; electors; canvassing returns; oath.

At all the elections held under the provisions of this article, each actual inhabitant of the grant and owner of land therein, who has reached the age of majority, shall be entitled to cast one vote in person, and the five persons receiving the highest number of votes cast at any such election shall be the trustees of the grant and hold their offices for the period of two years and until their successors are elected and qualified. At all elections held under the provisions of this article the votes shall be canvassed and the result ascertained and determined by the outgoing board of trustees. Elections shall be conducted in a manner as near as possible to that of elections conducted under the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978]. Each member of the board of trustees shall qualify within ten days after his election by filing with the secretary-and-treasurer an oath subscribed by him to the effect that he will faithfully discharge the duties of his office, which oath shall be recorded in the minutes of the proceedings of the board. History: Laws 1905, ch. 21, § 6; Code 1915, § 823; C.S. 1929, § 29-306; 1941 Comp., § 9-506; 1953 Comp., § 8-5-6; Laws 1973, ch. 138, § 11.
NM Stat § 49-5-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 5 - Dona Ana County Grants|Section 49-5-7 - [Officers; duties; secretary-treasurer's bond; compensation.]

That the board of directors shall choose a president and a secretary-and-treasurer. The president shall be chosen from the members of the board, 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 all deeds and other instruments of writing requiring the corporate seal. The secretary-and-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. It shall be his duty to 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 all deeds and other instruments of writing requiring the signature of the president. He shall be the custodian of all funds, moneys and papers belonging to the board of trustees. No compensation shall be voted at any time to any trustee or to any officer thereof, save the secretary-and-treasurer. History: Laws 1905, ch. 21, § 7; Code 1915, § 824; C.S. 1929, § 29-307; 1941 Comp., § 9-507; 1953 Comp., § 8-5-7. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 49-5-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 5 - Dona Ana County Grants|Section 49-5-9 - [Disposition of lands; authorization.]

That no sale, mortgage, lease or other disposition of the unallotted and unappropriated lands within the grant, authorized under the provisions of this article, nor any confirmation or conveyance, as provided in Section 49-5-8 NMSA 1978, shall take effect or become operative until after the regular meeting of the board of trustees held next after the meeting at which the resolution authorizing such sale, mortgage, leasing confirmation, conveyance or other disposition of the lands involved is passed, and the corporation shall not be bound by any such resolution unless the same shall have been passed at a regular meeting of the board and by a majority vote of all the members of the board. History: Laws 1905, ch. 21, § 9; Code 1915, § 826; C.S. 1929, § 29-309; 1941 Comp., § 9-509; 1953 Comp., § 8-5-9. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 49-5-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 5 - Dona Ana County Grants|Section 49-5-10 - [Meetings of board; quorum; vacancies; expenditures.]

That the regular meetings of the board of trustees shall be held on the first 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, save as hereinbefore provided. All vacancies in the board shall be filed [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 article, 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 the funds belonging to the corporation. History: Laws 1905, ch. 21, § 10; Code 1915, § 827; C.S. 1929, § 29-310; 1941 Comp., § 9-510; 1953 Comp., § 8-5-10. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 49-6-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 6 - Las Vegas Grant|Section 49-6-1 - [Jurisdiction vested in district court.]

That the district court of San Miguel county, in the state of New Mexico, is vested with jurisdiction to manage, control and administer that land claim known as "The Las Vegas Land Grant," confirmed by the act of congress on the twenty-first day of June, A.D. 1860, to the town of Las Vegas. History: Laws 1903, ch. 47, § 1; Code 1915, § 842; C.S. 1929, § 29-601; 1941 Comp., § 9-601; 1953 Comp., § 8-6-1. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — This article, which is almost identical with Article 5 of Chapter 22 of the 1915 Code, was not reenacted by its inclusion in that codification, but was compiled therein for convenience only. The act of congress referred to in this section is 12 Stat. 71. Grant not tax exempt under constitution or Springer Act. — The Las Vegas grant, represented by a board of trustees with certain powers, is not a town, city or other municipal corporation, within the meaning of N.M. Const., art. VIII, § 3, exempting such towns, cities and other municipal corporations from taxation. Davy v. McNeill, 1925-NMSC-040, 31 N.M. 7, 240 P. 482; State v. Board of Trustees, 1922-NMSC-029, 28 N.M. 237, 210 P. 101. Where the Las Vegas grant previously had been held for tax purposes not to be a town, city or other municipal corporation within the contemplation of N.M. Const., art. VIII, § 3, such holding was equally applicable within the contemplation of the provisions of the Springer Act, former 48 U.S.C. § 1471, and of N.M. Const., art. IV, § 24. Board of Trustees v. Montano, 1971-NMSC-025, 82 N.M. 340, 481 P.2d 702. Special legislation provisions inapplicable. — In view of the difference in the nature and origin of the different community land grants; in view of the long legislative history of enactments relating to the control, or management, of the lands of specific grants; in view of the fact that there is some discretion in the legislature to determine in which cases special laws should be passed and in view of the presumptions indulged in favor of the validity of legislation, supreme court held that the prohibitions against special legislation as contained in the Springer Act, former 48 U.S.C. § 1471, and in N.M. Const., art. IV, § 24, were not applicable to enactments relating to the governing or managing bodies of the Las Vegas grant or any specific community land grants, or to the manner in which these bodies exercise their powers of control, management and disposition over grant lands. Board of Trustees v. Montano, 1971-NMSC-025, 82 N.M. 340, 481 P.2d 702. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 73B C.J.S. Public Lands § 205.
NM Stat § 49-6-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 6 - Las Vegas Grant|Section 49-6-2 - [Appointment of board of trustees.]

On July first in each alternate year after July 1, 1914, the district court of San Miguel county, New Mexico, shall appoint a board of trustees to have the control and management of the tract of land known as the Las Vegas land grant, to be known and designated as the board of trustees of the town of Las Vegas, and said board in and by said name may sue and be sued, and shall hold their office for a term of two years, and until their successors are appointed and qualified. And it shall be the duty of said board when so appointed to immediately organize by selecting from among its members a president, a vice president and a treasurer of said board and to employ a suitable and competent person who shall not be a member of said board as the clerk or secretary thereof whose compensation shall be fixed by said board. History: Laws 1909, ch. 103, § 1; Code 1915, § 852; C.S. 1929, § 29-611; 1941 Comp., § 9-602; 1953 Comp., § 8-6-2. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — Laws 1909, ch. 103, § 1, as enacted, contained the following preliminary provision: "The terms of office of all persons appointed as members of the board of trustees of the town of Las Vegas, and now serving as such in conformity with an act, entitled 'An act to provide for the management of the Las Vegas grant and for other purposes,' being chapter 47 of the Laws of the year 1903, or whose appointment was ratified and confirmed by the said act, shall terminate on the first day of July, 1909; and on said date, each two years thereafter," and then followed as in this section with "the district court . . . ." The opening words in this section before "the district court" were added by the compilers of the 1915 Code. Laws 1909, ch. 103, § 1, as enacted, also contained, just before the present second sentence, "And which said board shall consist of not less than three nor more than five persons, to be appointed from among residents on the land embraced within the exterior boundaries of said Las Vegas grant." Laws 1909, ch. 103, § 6, read: "The said board of trustees shall have all the power and authority conferred by an act, entitled 'An act to provide for the management of the Las Vegas grant and for other purposes,' being chapter 47 of the Laws of the year 1903, which said act is hereby continued in force, except as to any provisions thereof as are in conflict herewith." By its omission from the 1915 Code, Section 6 was apparently repealed. See compiler's note to 49-6-8 NMSA 1978, as to name of board.
NM Stat § 49-6-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 6 - Las Vegas Grant|Section 49-6-3 - [Board of trustees; number; residence qualification.]

That said district court shall, in the exercise of the jurisdiction conferred upon it, appoint a board of trustees to consist of not less than three nor more than five persons from among residents upon the land embraced within the exterior boundaries of said Las Vegas land grant. History: Laws 1903, ch. 47, § 2; Code 1915, § 843; C.S. 1929, § 29-602; 1941 Comp., § 9-603; 1953 Comp., § 8-6-3. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — Laws 1903, ch. 47, § 10, ratified and confirmed all appointments of trustees made by the district court of San Miguel County prior to March 12, 1903, for the management of said Las Vegas grant and all acts and things done and performed in assuming jurisdiction in managing, controlling, and administering said grant. Laws 1909, contained provisions almost identical with this section, which was derived from Laws 1903, ch. 47. See compiler's notes to 49-6-2 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 49-6-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 6 - Las Vegas Grant|Section 49-6-4 - [Officers; quorum in board meetings.]

That said board of trustees shall organize by selecting one of their number as chairman of said board of trustees who shall preside over the meetings of said board, and another, of said board, as secretary, whose duties it shall be to keep and preserve the records and doings of said board of trustees. A majority of said board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and all business coming before said board. History: Laws 1903, ch. 47, § 3; Code 1915, § 844; C.S. 1929, § 29-603; 1941 Comp., § 9-604; 1953 Comp., § 8-6-4. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — Laws 1903, ch. 47, § 3, contained the following first sentence: "Said board of trustees, when appointed as hereby provided, shall organize by selecting one of their number as chairman of said board of trustees who shall preside over the meetings of said board, and another, of said board, as secretary, whose duties it shall be to keep and preserve the records and doings of said board of trustees." This sentence is deemed superseded by 49-6-2 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 49-6-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 6 - Las Vegas Grant|Section 49-6-5 - [Control of board by court.]

That the said district court of San Miguel county shall exercise the same control over the said board of trustees, and over the acts and doings of said board of trustees, that courts of equity exercise over receivers appointed by them and over the acts and doings of their receivers. History: Laws 1903, ch. 47, § 4; Code 1915, § 845; C.S. 1929, § 29-604; 1941 Comp., § 9-605; 1953 Comp., § 8-6-5. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 49-6-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 6 - Las Vegas Grant|Section 49-6-6 - [Bonds of trustees.]

That any and all persons appointed by said court as trustees under the provisions of this article, shall give bond to the state of New Mexico conditioned as receiver's bonds are. History: Laws 1903, ch. 47, § 5; Code 1915, § 846; C.S. 1929, § 29-605; 1941 Comp., § 9-606; 1953 Comp., § 8-6-6. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — The term "this article" refers to Laws 1903, ch. 47, §§ 1 to 9, compiled as 49-6-1 and 49-6-3 to 49-6-10 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 49-6-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 6 - Las Vegas Grant|Section 49-6-7 - [Compensation of trustees.]

Said trustees shall be paid such reasonable compensation as the said district court shall order or direct: provided, that it shall in no event exceed three hundred dollars [($300)] per year for each member thereof. History: Laws 1903, ch. 47, § 6; Code 1915, § 847; C.S. 1929, § 29-606; 1941 Comp., § 9-607; 1953 Comp., § 8-6-7. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — Laws 1909, ch. 103, § 5, read: "The compensation to be paid to the members of the said board of trustees above provided for, shall in no event exceed the sum of three hundred dollars per year for each member thereof." By its omission from the 1915 Code, it was apparently repealed. See compiler's notes to 49-6-2 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 49-6-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 6 - Las Vegas Grant|Section 49-6-8 - [Transaction of business by board; authority of district court to make rules.]

That said board of trustees shall be known and designated as the "Board of Trustees of the Town of Las Vegas," and under that name shall contract and transact all business coming before said board, and said district court is hereby authorized to make and promulgate rules and regulations under and pursuant to which said board of trustees shall conduct and transact all business pertaining to the management, control and administration of said land grant. History: Laws 1903, ch. 47, § 8; Code 1915, § 849; C.S. 1929, § 29-608; 1941 Comp., § 9-608; 1953 Comp., § 8-6-8. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — Section 49-6-2 NMSA 1978 gives the board the same name as was established by this section and made it the name in which said board should sue and be sued. That section was derived from Laws 1909, ch. 103. Service by publication permitted. — Although the confirmee is an unincorporated town, service by publication may be made upon it. Priest v. Board of Trustees, 1911-NMSC-072, 16 N.M. 692, 120 P. 894, aff'd, 232 U.S. 604, 34 S. Ct. 443, 58 L. Ed. 751 (1914). Jurisdiction not acquired. — In suit to quiet title against trustees of the grant, where they could be definitely located and served with process, but were not joined by name, the court did not acquire jurisdiction. Priest v. Board of Trustees, 1911-NMSC-072, 16 N.M. 692, 120 P. 894, aff'd, 232 U.S. 604, 34 S. Ct. 443, 58 L. Ed. 751 (1914).
NM Stat § 49-6-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 6 - Las Vegas Grant|Section 49-6-9 - [Lease, sale or mortgage of land.]

Such board of trustees shall have the power, under the direction of said court, to lease, sell or mortgage any part or parts of said tract of land, for such price and upon such terms or conditions as may by said court and said board be deemed advisable and use the proceeds thereof for such purposes as said board and court may deem to be for the best interests of the community for the benefit of which said grant was made. History: Laws 1903, ch. 47, § 9; Code 1915, § 850; C.S. 1929, § 29-609; 1941 Comp., § 9-609; 1953 Comp., § 8-6-9. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — Laws 1903, provided: "Any and all appointments of trustees made by the district court of San Miguel County prior to March 12, 1903, for the management of said Las Vegas grant, and all acts and things done and performed by said district court of San Miguel County in assuming jurisdiction in managing, controlling and administering said Las Vegas grant, are ratified and confirmed."
NM Stat § 49-6-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 6 - Las Vegas Grant|Section 49-6-10 - [Vested rights not affected; issuance of deeds; prior deeds validated.]

This article shall not interfere with or prejudice any vested rights in and to any of the lands embraced within the boundaries of said Las Vegas grant, or preclude a judicial examination or adjustment thereof, and it is hereby made the duty of said board of trustees to make, execute and deliver deeds of conveyance to any and all persons who hold a title to any such lands, which became or was perfect or entitled them to the possession thereof at the time of the acquisition of New Mexico, under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, or at any other time subsequent thereto. It is made the further duty of said board of trustees, by and with the approval of the judge of the district court for San Miguel county, to make, execute and deliver deeds of conveyance, free of cost, except for surveys, platting the same and other necessary expenses, to any and all persons making application therefor, who have held sufficient lands embraced within the boundaries of said Las Vegas grant, in actual possession, for a period of not less than ten years prior to the date of said application, to entitle them to receive one hundred and sixty acres of land under the rules of the board: provided, however, that not more than one hundred and sixty acres shall be so granted or deeded to any one person, and also provided, that where community settlements of titles can be made, only such amounts of land shall be granted as have been under cultivation and a reasonable amount additional as in the opinion of the board shall be just and equitable to all the resident [residents] of said grant. And all such deeds executed by said board of trustees prior to March 18, 1909 and approved by the court are hereby validated and confirmed. History: Laws 1903, ch. 47, § 7; 1909, ch. 103, § 7; Code 1915, § 848; C.S. 1929, § 29-607; 1941 Comp., § 9-610; 1953 Comp., § 8-6-10. 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 article", see compiler's notes to 49-6-6 NMSA 1978. Confirmee to be named in complaint to quiet title. — Where suit to quiet title seeks to bar known confirmee of grant, the confirmee should be named in the complaint and not described as an unknown claimant. Priest v. Board of Trustees, 1911-NMSC-072, 16 N.M. 692, 120 P. 894, aff'd, 232 U.S. 604, 34 S. Ct. 443, 58 L. Ed. 751 (1914).