If any person or persons shall hold in possession or claim in private ownership within the exterior boundaries of any such land grant any tract, piece or parcel of land, when in the opinion of any such board of trustees such person or persons have no right to hold the same, such board of trustees may institute in the name of the corporation an action of ejectment against such person or persons, and if upon the trial of any such cause it shall appear that the possession or claim of any such person or persons is without right, judgment shall be entered in favor of such corporation for the possession of such tract, piece or parcel of land and for such damages as may be proved to have been sustained by such corporation by the wrongful detention thereof.
History: Laws 1917, ch. 3, § 14; C.S. 1929, § 29-214; 1941 Comp., § 9-214; 1953 Comp., § 8-2-14.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Cross references. — For ejectment, see 42-4-1 NMSA 1978.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 2 - Corporations for Management of Community Land Grants
Section 49-2-1 - [Powers granted to certain community land grant corporations.]
Section 49-2-2 - Corporate powers enumerated.
Section 49-2-3 - Board of trustees; corporate powers; election.
Section 49-2-5 - [Vacancies in board; filling.]
Section 49-2-6 - [Majority of board constitutes quorum; acts binding.]
Section 49-2-7 - [Regular meetings of board; sale of community lands; handling of moneys.]
Section 49-2-8 - [Special meetings; business to be transacted; calling.]
Section 49-2-9 - [Selection of officers; rules; duties of secretary.]
Section 49-2-10 - [Resolutions for disposition of common lands; effective date; binding effect.]
Section 49-2-11 - [Protests against disposition of common lands; election.]
Section 49-2-12 - [Compensation of trustees.]
Section 49-2-13 - [Lands held in private ownership.]
Section 49-2-14 - [Lands improperly claimed in private ownership; ejectment.]
Section 49-2-15 - [Trespass on common lands or waters; jurisdiction of courts; injunction.]
Section 49-2-16 - [Conveyances; effect.]
Section 49-2-17 - Definition of terms; right to vote or hold office.