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.
The 2004 amendment, effective July 1, 2004, made minor corrections throughout this section and changed "grant" to "land grant-merced".
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 49-1-1 - Management of Spanish and Mexican grants.
Section 49-1-1.1 - Definitions.
Section 49-1-3 - Board of trustees; management of grant; powers.
Section 49-1-4 - Board of trustees; qualifications.
Section 49-1-5.1 - Provisional ballots; requirements for use; procedures.
Section 49-1-7 - Election; votes required; canvassing votes.
Section 49-1-8 - Organization of board; bonds; vacancies.
Section 49-1-11 - Sale or mortgage of common lands; restrictions.
Section 49-1-11.1 - Rights of lessees and purchasers; rights to use of common lands.
Section 49-1-11.2 - Adverse possession.
Section 49-1-12 - Meetings to be public; annual report.
Section 49-1-14 - Salaries of trustees; records; expenditures.
Section 49-1-15 - Removal from land grant-merced; delinquency; forfeiture.
Section 49-1-16 - Trespass on common lands or waters; injunctions.
Section 49-1-17 - Process; how served on board.
Section 49-1-18 - Construction.
Section 49-1-19 - Failure of trustee to perform duties; penalty.
Section 49-1-20 - [Sevilleta de La Joya grant; provisions applicable.]
Section 49-1-21 - [Anton Chico grant; rights of lessees and purchasers.]
Section 49-1-23 - Community land grant registry established; reporting requirements.