As used in Chapter 49, Article 4 NMSA 1978:
A. "board of trustees" means the board of trustees of the Chilili land grant-merced;
B. "common lands" means lands owned by the Chilili land grant for the benefit of the heirs of the land grant-merced;
C. "heir" means a person who is a descendant of the original grantees and has an interest in the common land of the land grant-merced through inheritance, gift or purchase;
D. "land grant-merced" means the grant of land made by the government of Mexico to the town of Chilili in 1841, which was confirmed by congress in 1858 and issued a patent by the United States in 1909; and
E. "qualified voting member" means an heir who is registered to vote in the land grant-merced as prescribed in the land grant-merced bylaws.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 2.
Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 22 made Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 2 effective July 1, 2007.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 49-4-1 - Chilili land grant-merced; ratification of partitions; governance.
Section 49-4-4 - Management of grant.
Section 49-4-4.1 - Definitions.
Section 49-4-5 - Board of trustees; management of grant; powers.
Section 49-4-6 - Board of trustees; qualifications.
Section 49-4-7 - Election of members of board of trustees; voters' qualifications; registration.
Section 49-4-8 - Election; votes required; canvassing votes.
Section 49-4-9 - Organization of board; bonds; vacancies.
Section 49-4-12 - Sale or mortgage of common lands; restrictions.
Section 49-4-13 - Meetings to be public; annual report.
Section 49-4-15 - Salaries of trustees; records; expenditures.
Section 49-4-16 - Protection of common lands; delinquency; forfeiture.
Section 49-4-17 - Trespass on common lands or waters; injunctions.
Section 49-4-18 - Process; how served on board.
Section 49-4-19 - Registration.
Section 49-4-20 - Failure of trustee to perform duties; penalty.