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NM Stat § 49-1-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 49-1-9 - 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 1907, ch. 42, § 9; Code 1915, § 807; C.S. 1929, § 29-109; 1941 Comp., § 9-109; 1953 Comp., § 8-1-9; 2004, ch. 124, § 10. ANNOTATIONSThe 2004 amendment, effective July 1, 2004, amended this section to require quarterly meetings of the board in a public place and to add: "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".
NM Stat § 49-1-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 49-1-10 - Quorum.

A majority 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 done pursuant to the provisions of Sections 49-1-1 through 49-1-18 NMSA 1978 and the land grant-merced bylaws. History: Laws 1907, ch. 42, § 10; Code 1915, § 808; C.S. 1929, § 29-110; 1941 Comp., § 9-110; 1953 Comp., § 8-1-10; 2004, ch. 124, § 11. ANNOTATIONSThe 2004 amendment, effective July 1, 2004, amended this section to replace "town, colony or community aforesaid" with "land grant-merced" and to make other clarifying amendments.
NM Stat § 49-1-11.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 49-1-11.1 - Rights of lessees and purchasers; rights to use of common lands.

A. A person who is not an heir and who has purchased or leased property within the limits of a 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 1 NMSA 1978 shall not diminish, extinguish or otherwise impair any private property interest located within the boundaries of a land grant-merced or be construed to grant the board of trustees of a land grant-merced regulatory authority over such property interests or lands other than the common lands. 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. C. The designation of land grants-mercedes as political subdivisions of the state shall not alter the property rights of the heirs in the common lands. The common lands owned or controlled by a land grant-merced shall not be considered to be, designated or treated as state land. History: 1978 Comp., § 49-1-22, enacted by Laws 2004, ch. 124, § 2; amended and recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 49-1-11.1 by Laws 2005, ch. 75, § 1; 2011, ch. 96, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2011 amendment, effective April 6, 2011, added Subsection C to provide that the property rights of heirs in common lands is not altered by the designation of land grants-mercedes as a political subdivision and that the common lands of land grants-mercedes are not state land. The 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, added Subsection B, which limits the affects of the provisions of Chapter 49, Article 1 NMSA 1978 on private property interests.
NM Stat § 49-1-11.2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 49-1-11.2 - Adverse possession.

A land grant-merced managed, controlled and governed as a political subdivision pursuant to Chapter 49 NMSA 1978 shall not be subject to adverse possession claims to or defenses against the common lands administered by the political subdivision, provided that those claims or defenses have not vested prior to the effective date of this section. History: Laws 2007, ch. 266, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 266 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 49-1-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 49-1-12 - 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 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, actions taken and all financial transactions. The report shall be maintained in a public place and available for public review; for the purposes of this subsection, filing the report with the land grant council to be kept with the New Mexico community land grant registry shall be considered filing the report in a public place. C. The secretary of the board shall reduce to writing, in a book kept for that purpose, minutes of the business transacted at each meeting of the board. History: Laws 1907, ch. 42, § 12; Code 1915, § 810; C.S. 1929, § 29-112; Laws 1933, ch. 164, § 4; 1941 Comp., § 9-112; 1953 Comp., § 8-1-12; 2004, ch. 124, § 13; 2014, ch. 72, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, allowed the board of trustees of the land grant-merced to file annual reports with the New Mexico land grant registry; and in Subsection B, in the third sentence, after "public review", added the remainder of the sentence. The 2004 amendment, effective July 1, 2004, added the requirement that meetings be held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act, added subsection designations, changed "persons residing within the limits of the grant" to "all heirs of the land grant-merced", and added the second sentence of Subsection B, and added Subsection C.
NM Stat § 49-1-13 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 49-1-13 - 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 for the remainder of the unexpired term of the trustee being replaced. History: Laws 1907, ch. 42, § 13; Code 1915, § 811; C.S. 1929, § 29-113; 1941 Comp., § 9-113; 1953 Comp., § 8-1-13; 2004, ch. 124, § 14; 2019, ch. 248, § 7. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, provided that a person appointed to the board of trustees of a land grant-merced to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term of the trustee being replaced; after "board", added "of trustees", and after "shall hold office", deleted "until the next regular election" and added "for the remainder of the unexpired term of the trustee being replaced".The 2004 amendment, effective July 1, 2004, made minor changes.
NM Stat § 49-1-14 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 49-1-14 - 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 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 may be allowed a salary not to exceed two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225) in one month. B. Board 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 1907, ch. 42, § 14; Code 1915, § 812; C.S. 1929, § 29-114; Laws 1933, ch. 164, § 5; 1937, ch. 194, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 9-114; 1953 Comp., § 8-1-14; Laws 1979, ch. 184, § 3; 2004, ch. 124, § 15; 2015, ch. 40, § 2. 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. The 2004 amendment, effective July 1, 2004, designated the first two sentences of the former section and part of the third sentence as Subsection A and designated the remainder of the former section as Subsection C, added Subsection B and revised the last sentence of the prior section to designate it as Subsection C and to change "secretary" to "treasurer". The 1979 amendment added the catchline, substituted "two hundred dollars ($200)" for "fifty dollars ($50.00)" and "one month" for "one year" near the beginning of the section, substituted "two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225)" for "seventy-five dollars ($75.00)" and "one month" for "one year" near the middle of the section and made other minor changes. Reimbursement for expenses incurred in administration. — This section bars a member of a community land grant board of trustees from recovering reimbursement authorized by the board for expenses incurred in the administration of the land grant. Armijo v. Cebolleta Land Grant, 1987-NMSC-006, 105 N.M. 324, 732 P.2d 426.
NM Stat § 49-1-15 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 49-1-15 - Removal from land grant-merced; delinquency; forfeiture.

A. If a person holds in possession or claims in private ownership, within the exterior boundaries of a land grant-merced, any tract, piece or parcel of land to which, in the opinion of the board of trustees, the person has no right or title, the board may institute an action of ejectment in district court against the person. If upon the trial it is determined that such possession is without right, judgment shall be rendered in favor of the board for possession of the tract, piece or parcel of land and for such damages as it may have proved for the wrongful detention. B. Any 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 1907, ch. 42, § 15; Code 1915, § 813; C.S. 1929, § 29-115; Laws 1933, ch. 164, § 5[5a]; 1941 Comp., § 9-115; 1953 Comp., § 8-1-15; 2004, ch. 124, § 16; 2005, ch. 75, § 2. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1933, ch. 164 contained two sections designated as "Sec. 5." This section was derived from the second, so the bracketed "5a" was inserted in the history by the 1941 compiler to distinguish the two sections. The 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, provided that actions of ejectment must be filed in district court and if the court determines that the possession is without right, the judgment shall be rendered for the board; and provided that a delinquent heir shall lose all right to use common land unless the heir pays all legal assessment or dues due by the heir. The 2004 amendment, effective July 1, 2004, made minor revisions throughout this section, added "land grant-merced" for "grant", deleted after "Any delinquent" "person who moves outside the exterior boundaries of such grant and resides outside such exterior boundaries for a period of five years" and replaced it with "heir".
NM Stat § 49-1-16 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 49-1-16 - Trespass on common lands or waters; injunctions.

The courts of this state shall entertain bills of complaint filed by the board of trustees of a 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 1907, ch. 42, § 16; Code 1915, § 814; C.S. 1929, § 29-116; 1941 Comp., § 9-116; 1953 Comp., § 8-1-16; 2004, ch. 124, § 17. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For community springs, see 72-10-1 to 72-10-3 NMSA 1978. For reservoirs, see 72-10-4 to 72-10-10 NMSA 1978. The 2004 amendment, effective July 1, 2004, made minor corrections throughout this section and changed "grant" to "land grant-merced". Law reviews. — For article, "Water Rights Problems in the Upper Rio Grande Watershed and Adjoining Areas," see 11 Nat. Res. J. 48 (1971). Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 63A Am. Jur. 2d Public Lands §§ 125 to 128.
NM Stat § 49-1-17 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 49-1-17 - Process; how served on board.

Process in all actions or suits against a board of trustees of a land grant-merced shall be served upon the president or, in his absence, upon the secretary. History: Laws 1907, ch. 42, § 17; Code 1915, § 815; C.S. 1929, § 29-117; 1941 Comp., § 9-117; 1953 Comp., § 8-1-17; 2004, ch. 124, § 18. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For a similar provision, see Rule 1-004 F(6) NMRA. The 2004 amendment, effective July 1, 2004, made minor corrections throughout this section and changed "grant" to "land grant-merced".
NM Stat § 49-1-18 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 49-1-18 - Construction.

Sections 49-1-1 through 49-1-18 NMSA 1978 shall not be construed as applying to any land grant-merced that is managed or controlled in any manner other than that provided in Section 49-1-2 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1907, ch. 42, § 19; Code 1915, § 817; C.S. 1929, § 29-119; 1941 Comp., § 9-118; 1953 Comp., § 8-1-18; 2004, ch. 124, § 19. ANNOTATIONSSaving clauses. — Laws 1907, ch. 42, § 18, provided that election of a board of trustees should not in any manner affect any actions, suits or proceedings at law or equity pending March 18, 1907, in any way affecting such land grant or the title thereto. Compiler's notes. — Prior to the 1915 Code compilation, this section read: "All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, and this act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, but, as stated in Section 1 (49-1-1 NMSA 1978) hereof, this act shall not be construed as applying to any land grant which is now managed or controlled in any manner other than that hereinbefore provided, by virtue of any general or special act of any legislative assembly of the territory of New Mexico." The 2004 amendment, effective July 1, 2004, made minor corrections throughout this section and changed "grant" to "land grant-merced".
NM Stat § 49-1-19 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 49-1-19 - 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 or any member of the board pursuant to Sections 49-1-1 through 49-1-18 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: 1941 Comp., § 9-119, enacted by Laws 1933, ch. 164, § 6; 1953 Comp., § 8-1-19; 2004, ch. 124, § 20. ANNOTATIONSThe 2004 amendment, effective July 1, 2004, made minor corrections throughout this section and changed "grant" to "land grant-merced".
NM Stat § 49-1-20 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 49-1-20 - [Sevilleta de La Joya grant; provisions applicable.]

The court having held that the trustees elected under the provisions of Sec. 828 of the special act for the management and control of the Sevilleta de La Joya grant are without authority, the provisions of the general law for the management and control of all Mexican and Spanish grants contained in Sections 49-1-1 to 49-1-18 NMSA 1978 are hereby made applicable for the management and control of the Sevilleta de La Joya grant. History: Laws 1929, ch. 137, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 29-901; 1941 Comp., § 9-120; 1953 Comp., § 8-1-20. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — The reference to "Section 828" in this section refers to Section 828 of the 1915 Code, which was repealed by Laws 1929, ch. 137, § 5. Landowners entitled to one vote. — Under Code 1915, § 828 (now repealed), relative to election of trustees for the Sevilleta de La Joya land grant, the trustees had no power to apportion the vote according to the interest of the voters in the lands, but each owner of an undivided interest was entitled to one vote. State ex rel. Rivera v. Esquibel, 1920-NMSC-059, 26 N.M. 283, 191 P. 144. Trustees' duties. — Under Code 1915, § 828 (now repealed), relative to election of trustees for the Sevilleta de La Joya land grant, it was the duty of the trustees to receive the vote of any voter who filed the required affidavits, and the trustees could not refuse to count such votes because in their judgment the voters were not qualified. State ex rel. Rivera v. Esquibel, 1920-NMSC-059, 26 N.M. 283, 191 P. 144.
NM Stat § 49-1-21 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 49-1-21 - [Anton Chico grant; rights of lessees and purchasers.]

Any person or persons or corporation who through purchase or lease may come to live within the limits of the Anton Chico land grant shall only have a right to the lands he or they may acquire through said lease or purchase but not to the common lands in said land grant. History: Laws 1933, ch. 164, § 7; 1941 Comp., § 9-121; 1953 Comp., § 8-1-21. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 49-1-22 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 49-1-22 - Recompiled.

History: 1978 Comp., § 49-1-22, enacted by Laws 2004, ch. 124, § 2; amended and recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 49-1-11.1 by Laws 2005, ch. 75, § 1.ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 2005, ch. 75, § 1 recompiled former 49-1-22 NMSA 1978 as 49-1-11.1 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2005.
NM Stat § 49-1-23 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 49-1-23 - Community land grant registry established; reporting requirements.

A. The land grant council shall establish the "New Mexico community land grant registry". B. A community land grant organized and governed pursuant to Chapter 49, Article 1 or 4 NMSA 1978 and operating as a political subdivision of the state shall register its bylaws and a list of current officers with the land grant council. The board of trustees of that land grant shall notify the land grant council of the names and positions of the land grant's elected or appointed officers upon their election or appointment. C. Community land grants organized and operating pursuant to special statutes or other general statutes may also register their bylaws and lists of officers with the land grant council. D. A community land grant that registers in accordance with Subsection B or C of this section may request the land grant council to keep on file the originals or copies of current or historical documents or maps submitted by the board of trustees to the land grant council; provided that the land grant council shall store the originals of historical documents and maps in the state archives and records center. History: Laws 2005, ch. 205, § 1; 2013, ch. 4, § 1. 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; in Subsection A, after "The", deleted "secretary of state" and added "land grant council"; in Subsection B, in the first sentence, after "Article 1", added "or 4" and 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"; in Subsection C, after "list of officers with the", deleted "secretary of state" and added "land grant council"; and in Subsection D, after "may request the", deleted "secretary of state" and added "land grant council", after "to keep on file", added "the originals or", after "board of trustees to the", deleted "secretary of state" and added "land grant council shall", and after "land grant council shall store", deleted "such" and added "the originals of historical". 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 § 49-2-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 49 - Land Grants|Article 2 - Corporations for Management of Community Land Grants|Section 49-2-3 - Board of trustees; corporate powers; election.

The corporate powers of such corporation shall be exercised by a board of nine trustees who are owners and proprietors residing upon such land grant and heads of families. The board of trustees shall be elected by the owners and proprietors on the first Saturday in December of the year 1919, and upon the same day in every third year thereafter. The nine persons receiving the highest number of votes at the election shall become the board of trustees and possess the powers provided for in Sections 49-2-1 to 49-2-17 NMSA 1978, and shall hold their office until the election and qualification of their successors. No trustee shall serve more than two consecutive terms. History: Laws 1917, ch. 3, § 3; C.S. 1929, § 29-203; 1941 Comp., § 9-203; 1953 Comp., § 8-2-3; Laws 1967, ch. 184, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For election of trustees in community land grants generally, see 49-1-5 NMSA 1978.