Chapter 4 — Chapter 4

The boundaries of the county of Bernalillo are as follows: drawing a direct line toward the east toward the Bosque de los Pinos, touching the Canon Infierno, and terminating with the boundaries of the territory, drawing a direct line from the Bosque de los Pinos, crossing the Rio…

All that portion of the county of Bernalillo situated south of a line commencing at a point on the east bank of the Rio Grande where the southern foot of the Loma de Isleta strikes the Rio Grande, and running thence to the Canon del Infierno, and then following the old line of bo…

That the county of Catron is hereby created out of that portion of the state of New Mexico lying and being situate within the following metes and bounds: beginning at the corner marking the southeast corner of township 9 south, range 9 west and the southwest corner of township 9 …

The county seat of said county of Catron shall be established at Reserve, in said county, and the board of county commissioners of said county shall select and designate suitable and convenient places at said county seat for the sites for the erection of a courthouse, jail and ot…

The county of Catron may issue bonds for courthouse and jail purposes to an amount not exceeding fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars, which bonds shall be issued in the manner as provided by the constitution of New Mexico, payable absolutely thirty years from their date and at the…

The county of Catron may issue bonds for the purpose of constructing and repairing public roads and bridges in an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars, which bonds shall be issued in the manner as provided by the constitution of New Mexico, payable absolute…

That the counties of Chaves and Eddy are hereby created out of all that portion of Lincoln county, lying eastward of a line drawn through said county as follows, to wit: commencing at the northern boundary line of the county of Lincoln on the line between ranges nineteen and twen…

All that part of the territory of Lincoln county east of said line and north of the third standard parallel south shall be and constitute the county of Chaves, and the remaining territory east of said line and south of said third standard parallel south, shall be and constitute t…

The western boundary of the county of Chaves is hereby changed so as to include within said county of Chaves all that portion of Lincoln county, lying south of the line between townships thirteen and fourteen south, of the second standard parallel south on the north, and the four…

The county seat of the county of Chaves shall be in the town of Roswell in said county and the county seat of Eddy shall be in the town of Carlsbad in said county. History: Laws 1889, ch. 87, § 4; C.L. 1897, § 582; Code 1915, § 1068; C.S. 1929, § 33- 305; 1941 Comp., § 15-305; 19…

The county of Cibola is hereby created out of that part of Valencia county lying westerly of the following described line: begin on the southerly boundary line of Valencia county at its intersection with the line common to ranges 3 and 4 west, N.M.P.M.; then northerly along the l…

The county of Cibola, for the purpose of classification and fixing the amounts of salaries of county officers taking office at the organization of the county, shall be classed as a county of the first class having a valuation over $27,000,000 but less than $45,000,000; thereafter…

Upon the effective date of this act, the treasurer of Valencia county shall ascertain the amount of unexpended funds and securities in the treasury of Valencia county and shall also ascertain the amount of unpaid obligations and expenses of Valencia county government which will b…

Valencia county, acting by and through its proper officer or officers upon the effective date of this act shall transfer to Cibola county the number of voting machines used in the area segregated into Cibola county in the 1980 general election. History: Laws 1981, ch. 24, § 12.

Upon the effective date of this act the county of Cibola becomes the owner of all road-working and road-maintaining equipment of every kind and nature, including trucks, pickups and trailers, heretofore assigned to the county commissioner districts lying within the area segregate…

For the purpose of meeting expenses payable out of the general county fund of the county of Cibola, contracted and payable for the seventieth fiscal year, and not otherwise, the county of Cibola may issue certificates of indebtedness of the county of Cibola not to exceed one mill…

The county seat of Cibola county shall be established at the municipality of Grants. The board of county commissioners of Cibola county after their appointment as provided in this act [4-3A-1 to 4-3A-14 NMSA 1978], shall select, designate and acquire a tract of land within that c…

The governor shall within ten days after the effective date of this act appoint for the county of Cibola the county officers now provided by law for counties of this state. The officers so appointed shall serve until the election and qualification of their successors who shall be…

The precincts now existing in the territory included within the county of Cibola shall remain the same as they are now until changed according to law. History: Laws 1981, ch. 24, § 4.

The county assessor of Valencia county, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this act and officers for the new county have been appointed, shall turn over to the proper officials of Cibola county all tax records, schedules and assessments upon all classes of propert…

The county of Cibola is entitled to all unpaid taxes, which remain unpaid at the effective date of this act upon property within the area embraced by the county of Cibola and any funds in the hands of the treasurer of Valencia county at the time this act [4-3A- 1 to 4-3A-14 NMSA …

The county of Cibola shall not be required to pay the county of Valencia any portion of any indebtedness incurred by the county of Valencia for public improvements which are made or contracted for after the effective date of this act. History: Laws 1981, ch. 24, § 7.

The officers of the county of Valencia from which the county of Cibola has been created, shall exercise the functions of their several offices over Cibola county until the officers of the county of Cibola shall take office. History: Laws 1981, ch. 24, § 8.

The county of Cibola shall for judicial purposes be attached to the thirteenth judicial district. Until otherwise provided by law, magistrates for the existing county of Valencia shall be the magistrates for the county of Cibola. History: Laws 1981, ch. 24, § 9.

All that part of the territory comprised within the following limits, to wit: to the north and east by the boundaries of the territory of New Mexico; to the south the boundaries of the grant made to Carlos Beaubien and Guadalupe Miranda, and known as the Rayado grant, and on the …

That the boundary line between Mora and Colfax counties be and is hereby established, to wit: starting at a point on the eastern boundary of New Mexico and about fifty-three miles south of the northeast corner of New Mexico, and running west through the center of township twenty-…

The north line of township twenty-three north, along ranges fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen and nineteen east, as shown by approved United States surveys, shall be the dividing line between Colfax county on the south, Mora county on the north and the range line between rang…

That there be and is hereby created a county, to be known [as] and called Curry county, out of that portion of the territory of New Mexico, included in the following boundaries as indicated by the United States survey, to wit: commencing on the Texas- New Mexico boundary line at …

That the county of De Baca is hereby created out of that portion of the state of New Mexico, lying and being situate within the following metes and bounds, as indicated by the United States survey, viz.: commencing at the northeast corner of township 4 north, range 28 east; thenc…

The boundaries of the county of Dona Ana are as follows: the southern boundary, on the left bank of the Rio del Norte, is the boundary of the state of Texas, and on the right, the dividing line between the Republic of Mexico; on the north, the boundary of the county of Socorro, a…

The dividing line between the counties of Dona Ana and Socorro, in this territory, is hereby established as follows, to wit: commencing at a point on the Rio Grande one mile south of the dwelling house of Tomas Gonzales, and thence a little southwest to a point one-quarter of a m…

That all that portion of the territory included within township eighteen south of ranges three and four west, according to the United States survey, shall hereafter be attached to, and constitute a part of the county of Dona Ana in said territory, and, until further provisions be…

That the counties of Chaves and Eddy are hereby created out of all that portion of Lincoln county, lying eastward of a line drawn through said county as follows, to wit: commencing at the northern boundary line of the county of Lincoln on the line between ranges nineteen and twen…

All that part of the territory of Lincoln county east of said line and north of the third standard parallel south shall be and constitute the county of Chaves, and the remaining territory east of said line and south of said third standard parallel south, shall be and constitute t…

That the western boundary line of the county of Eddy, in the territory of New Mexico, shall be and the same is hereby established as follows, to wit: commencing at the closing corner to township sixteen south, between ranges twenty and twenty-one east, on the third standard paral…

The county seat of the county of Chaves shall be in the town of Roswell in said county and the county seat of Eddy shall be in the town of Carlsbad in said county. History: Laws 1889, ch. 87, § 4; C.L. 1897, § 582; Code 1915, § 1068; C.S. 1929, § 33- 305; 1941 Comp., § 15-305; 19…

All that portion of the territory of New Mexico embraced within the following boundaries, to wit: commencing at the corners of townships twenty and twenty-one south, range seven and eight west, which said corners are about four miles northeasterly from Fort Cummings, in Dona Ana …

That the boundary line between the counties of Socorro [Catron] and Grant be, and the same is, hereby located, fixed and established as follows: beginning at a point upon the western boundary line of the state of New Mexico where said line is intersected by the line between towns…

That out of that portion of the territory of New Mexico, which was formerly embraced within the exterior limits of Guadalupe county, except those portions of said Guadalupe county, out of which the counties of Quay and Roosevelt were established and created, and out of a portion …

That the county seat of the county of Guadalupe shall be and hereby is established at the town of Santa Rosa in said county. History: Laws 1903, ch. 69, § 3; 1905, ch. 20, § 1; Code 1915, § 1082; C.S. 1929, § 33-902; 1941 Comp., § 15-902; 1953 Comp., § 15-10-2.

That the county of Harding is hereby created out of that portion of the state of New Mexico lying and being situate within the following metes and bounds, to wit: beginning at a point on the present west boundary of the county of Union, the same being the township corner of towns…

The county seat of the county of Harding is hereby established at the town of Mosquero and the board of county commissioners of said county after their appointment as provided in this act shall select and designate a plat of the ground within said town as the place upon which sha…

The county of Harding may issue bonds for courthouse and jail purposes to an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars, which bonds shall be issued in the manner as provided by the constitution and the laws of the state of New Mexico, payable absolutely thirty y…

That the county of Hidalgo is hereby created out of that portion of the state of New Mexico, lying and situate within the following boundaries: beginning at the northeast (NE) corner of section 24 in township 28 south of range 14 west of the New Mexico principal meridian, and run…

The county seat of the said county of Hidalgo shall be established at the village of Lordsburg in said county and the board of county commissioners of said county shall select and designate suitable and convenient places in said village for the sites for the erection of the court…

That the county of Lea is hereby created out of that portion of the state of New Mexico lying and being situate within the following metes and bounds, as indicated by the United States survey, viz.: at the southeast corner of the state of New Mexico, thence north on the line betw…

The county seat of the said county of Lea shall be established at the town of Lovington, in said county; and the board of county commissioners of said county, to be appointed as hereinafter provided, shall select and designate the plat of ground known as the public square in said…

The county of Lea may issue bonds for courthouse and jail purposes to an amount not exceeding thirty thousand dollars [($30,000)], which bonds shall be issued in the manner as provided by the constitution of New Mexico, payable absolutely thirty years from their date and at the o…

All that part of the county of Socorro situated to the eastward of a direct line drawn from north to south, from Malpais, and to be the western line of the new county, is hereby constituted and established, a new county which shall have the name of, and be called the county of Li…

That townships eight (8), nine (9) and ten (10) south of the base line in ranges six (6), seven (7) and eight (8) east of the New Mexico principal meridian be and the same are hereby attached to and shall hereafter constitute a part of Lincoln county: provided, that the line betw…