Proof of the publication of any such legal notice or advertisement may be made by the affidavit of the printer, business manager, editor, publisher or proprietor of the newspaper in which the publication is made, or by any other competent person who has personal knowledge of the essential facts, which affidavit, in addition to the other matters required by law to be set forth therein, shall state that such notice or advertisement was published in a newspaper duly qualified for that purpose within the meaning of this act [14-11-1 to 14-11-4, 14-11-7, 14-11-8 NMSA 1978], and that payment therefore has been made or assessed as court costs.
History: Laws 1937, ch. 167, § 3; 1941 Comp., § 12-204; 1953 Comp., § 10-2-4.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 58 Am. Jur. 2d Newspapers, Periodicals, and Press Associations § 54.
66 C.J.S. Newspapers § 19.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths
Article 11 - Publication of Notice
Section 14-11-1 - "Legal notices and advertisements" defined.
Section 14-11-2 - Requirement for publication of legal notice or advertisement.
Section 14-11-3 - [Frequency of newspaper's publication; effect.]
Section 14-11-4 - Proof of publication.
Section 14-11-5 - [Affidavit of proof; contents.]
Section 14-11-6 - [Filing affidavit of publication; evidential value.]
Section 14-11-7 - Rates for legal notice or advertisement; costs.
Section 14-11-8 - [Violation of legal publication law; penalty.]
Section 14-11-9 - [Legal publications by county, municipality or school district; payment.]
Section 14-11-10 - Litigation; publication of notice; posting.
Section 14-11-10.1 - Legal notices; simple description also required.
Section 14-11-10.2 - Electronic posting of legal notices.