The matter of laying out any private wagon road from the dwelling of any person to any public road and of condemning the lands necessary therefor shall be the same as hereinbefore provided, excepting that the viewers of the same shall only receive compensation for one day's service, and mileage to and from their respective residence; and the petition in such cases need only be signed by such person, and the expense of viewing and surveying such road and the damages that may accrue, to any person by reason of laying out the same, and the expense of opening such road shall be paid by such petitioner.
History: Laws 1905, ch. 124, § 20; Code 1915, § 2672; C.S. 1929, § 64-721; 1941 Comp., § 58-420; 1953 Comp., § 55-4-20.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 39 Am. Jur. 2d Highways, Streets and Bridges § 48.
39A C.J.S. Highways § 1.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 5 - Vacation, Alteration and Establishment of County Roads and Bridges
Section 67-5-1 - [County bridges, township and section lines are parts of public highways; width.]
Section 67-5-2 - [Width of public highways.]
Section 67-5-4 - [Discontinuance; procedure; viewers; county-line roads.]
Section 67-5-5 - [Alteration or establishment; petition; contents.]
Section 67-5-6 - Establish rights-of-way.
Section 67-5-7 - [Petitioners' deposit or bond covering viewing expense.]
Section 67-5-8 - [Proposed county-line roads; petitions; viewers; opening and maintaining.]
Section 67-5-10 - [Warrants to viewers; contents.]
Section 67-5-11 - [Service of warrants; return; refusal of viewer to serve; forfeiture.]
Section 67-5-12 - Laying out road; assessment for damages; survey.
Section 67-5-13 - [Replacing road viewers.]
Section 67-5-14 - [Report of viewers; contents; compensation.]
Section 67-5-15 - [Consideration of viewer's report by county commissioners; additional data.]
Section 67-5-16 - [Approval of road opening; recording viewers' report.]
Section 67-5-17 - [Notice of road opening; prerequisites; posting.]
Section 67-5-18 - [Damages exceeding benefits; persons under disability.]
Section 67-5-19 - [Determination of damages on appeal to district court.]
Section 67-5-20 - [Establishment on petition of all owners.]
Section 67-5-21 - [Private roads; procedure for establishment.]