It shall be the duty of the board of trustees, who are elected as provided for in Section 19-4-11 NMSA 1978, on receipt of notice of their election, duly signed and certified to by the chairman and secretary of the meeting of the legal voters of such town, to at once organize, by the election of a president and secretary who shall be members of said board of trustees, and who shall attest by their signatures all acts and orders of said board: provided, that before organizing, such members shall qualify in the same manner as justices of the peace [magistrates] under the laws of this state, and a majority of said board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
History: Laws 1882, ch. 70, § 29; C.L. 1884, § 2803; C.L. 1897, § 4007; Code 1915, § 5548; C.S. 1929, § 144-136; 1941 Comp., § 8-536; 1953 Comp., § 7-5-36.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Compiler's notes. — The office of justice of the peace has been abolished by 35-1-38 NMSA 1978, and all jurisdiction, powers and duties thereof transferred to the magistrate courts. Section 35-1-38 NMSA 1978 further provided that reference in the law to justices of the peace shall be construed to mean the magistrate courts.
Cross references. — For qualification of magistrates, see 35-2-1 to 35-2-5 NMSA 1978.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Section 19-4-1 - [Patents of townsites to be recorded.]
Section 19-4-2 - [Failure to record townsite patent; penalty.]
Section 19-4-3 - [Prosecutions for failure to record; duty of district attorneys.]
Section 19-4-5 - [Notice of suit; intervention.]
Section 19-4-6 - [Vacating all or part of townsite.]
Section 19-4-7 - [Disposal of lots after entry.]
Section 19-4-8 - [Conveyances to persons entitled to possession or occupancy.]
Section 19-4-9 - [Notice of entry; posting and publication.]
Section 19-4-10 - [Claim for lots; time limit; unclaimed lots revert to town.]
Section 19-4-11 - [Notice of meeting to elect trustees; qualifications; duties.]
Section 19-4-12 - [Term of office of trustees.]
Section 19-4-13 - [Board of appraisers; appointment; oath; refusal to act; new board.]
Section 19-4-14 - [Appraisement; contents; valuations.]
Section 19-4-15 - [Notice of sale; publication; contents.]
Section 19-4-16 - [Conduct of sales.]
Section 19-4-17 - [Conveyance of streets, parks and commons by probate judge.]
Section 19-4-18 - [Purchase at private sale by person in possession.]
Section 19-4-19 - [Reservation for park or public purpose.]
Section 19-4-20 - Disposition of proceeds.
Section 19-4-21 - [Adverse claims; litigation.]
Section 19-4-22 - [Paramount right to lands.]
Section 19-4-23 - [Notice to file suit; service; publication; relinquishment on failure to obey.]
Section 19-4-24 - [Service of process; publication.]
Section 19-4-26 - [Reports of expenses.]
Section 19-4-27 - [Conveyances; payment of costs.]
Section 19-4-28 - [Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; powers; office hours; bond.]
Section 19-4-29 - [Recording of order appointing commissioner.]
Section 19-4-30 - [Conveyance by probate judge; land for town benefit.]
Section 19-4-31 - [Conveyances; time for execution.]
Section 19-4-32 - [Probate judge; claim for lands in individual right.]
Section 19-4-33 - [Streets, alleys, parks and public grounds.]
Section 19-4-34 - [Claimant failing to pay costs and fees.]
Section 19-4-35 - [Trustees; organization; officers; quorum.]
Section 19-4-36 - [Probate judges declared county judges for purpose of trust.]
Section 19-4-37 - [Taxation of costs.]
Section 19-4-38 - [Unsold lots; petition; appraisers.]
Section 19-4-39 - [Appraisement; report; compensation.]
Section 19-4-40 - [Preference right of possessor to purchase.]
Section 19-4-41 - [Commissioner; sale; notice by publication; deeds; fees.]