Chapter 49 — Chapter 49

to be compensated.] That the board of trustees shall choose from the members thereof, one president, one secretary and one treasurer. The president shall preside at all meetings of the board and act as the executive officer thereof. He shall sign all warrants for the payment of m…

diem for trustees in attendance.] That the regular meetings of the board of trustees shall be held on the second Monday of each alternate month. Special meetings may be held at any time on the call of the president of the board. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum f…

That the said board of trustees shall have the following powers: A. to control and manage the said community lands of the people of Chaperito and prescribe rules and regulations for the administration thereof; B. to prohibit all trespasses and depredations upon the same, or any p…

governance. A. All apportionments or partitions of land on the grant of Chilili made by Inez Armenta as trustee or by his successors as trustees of the grant to the bona fide residents on the grant are hereby confirmed. B. The government and control of the common lands of the Chi…

Regular meetings of the board of trustees shall be held no less than quarterly and in a public place as the board may determine in accordance with the bylaws. The time and place of regular meetings shall be posted in Spanish and English in a public place within the land grant-mer…

A majority of the members of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the land grant-merced and its inhabitants shall be bound by the acts of the board pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 49, Article 4 NMSA 1978 and the land grant-mer…

A. A conveyance of a portion of or all of the common lands of the land grant-merced shall be effective only if: (1) the conveyance is made in accordance with the land grant-merced bylaws and this section; (2) the conveyance is made for the benefit of the land grant-merced; (3) th…

A. All meetings of the board of trustees shall be held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act [Chapter 10, Article 15 NMSA 1978]. Executive sessions shall not be held except in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. All heirs of the land grant-merced shall have the right to be …

If a vacancy occurs on the board of trustees, the remaining members shall fill the vacancy by appointment made at a regular meeting. The person appointed shall hold office until the next regular election. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 13.

A. The board of trustees may fix in the land grant-merced bylaws and pay to its members a salary not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) to any member in one month. The salary as fixed shall be in full as compensation for the duties performed by the board of trustees or the indi…

A. If the board of trustees brings an action in accordance with Subsection B of Section 4 of this 2007 act [49-4-5 NMSA 1978] and judgment is rendered in favor of the board of trustees, the court may award to the board of trustees possession of the tract, piece or parcel of the l…

The courts of this state shall entertain bills of complaint filed by the board of trustees of the land grant-merced to enjoin persons from trespassing upon the common lands or using the common waters within the land grant-merced if it appears that the complainant is without a pla…

Process in all actions or suits against the board of trustees of the land grant-merced shall be served upon the president or, in the president's absence, upon the secretary. History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 17.

The board of trustees shall register its bylaws and a list of current officers with the land grant council in accordance with the provisions of Section 49-1-23 NMSA 1978. The board of trustees shall notify the land grant council of the names and positions of the land grant-merced…

History: Laws 1876, ch. 51, § 2; Code 1915, § 840; C.S. 1929, § 29-502; 1941 Comp., § 9-402; 1953 Comp., § 8-4-2; repealed by Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 21.

Any member of the board of trustees who fails or refuses to perform any of the duties required to be performed by the board of trustees of the land grant-merced by Chapter 49, Article 4 NMSA 1978 or by any other law of New Mexico is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction sha…

A. A person who is not an heir and who purchases or leases property within the limits of the land grant-merced shall only have a right to the lands acquired through the purchase or lease but not to any common lands within the land grant-merced. B. The provisions of Chapter 49, Ar…

History: Laws 1876, ch. 51, § 3; 1899, ch. 47, § 1; Code 1915, § 841; C.S. 1929, § 29- 503; 1941 Comp., § 9-403; Laws 1943, ch. 47, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 8-4-3; 2007, ch. 145, § 21.

The Chilili land grant-merced shall be controlled and governed by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, by the provisions of Chapter 49, Article 4 NMSA 1978 as a political subdivision of the state and by all provisions of its bylaws not in conflict with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo…

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 …

The board of trustees shall have the power to: A. control, care for and manage the land grant-merced and real estate owned by the land grant-merced; prescribe the terms and conditions under which the common lands may be used and enjoyed; and make all necessary and proper bylaws, …

The board of trustees shall consist of five members. If there is more than one precinct in the land grant-merced, no more than three members shall be residents of the same precinct; provided, however, that if the precinct boundaries do not coincide with the boundaries of the land…

qualifications; registration. A. Elections for the board of trustees shall be held on the first Monday in April or on a day designated in the bylaws, either every two or every four years as specified in the bylaws of the land grant-merced. B. All qualified voting members of the l…

A. The candidates receiving the most votes cast for the open seats on the board of trustees shall be elected to the board. B. The election judges and board of trustees shall meet not later than seven days following the election and canvass the votes cast and issue to each candida…

A. All members of the newly elected board of trustees shall meet no later than seven days after the votes are canvassed and organize themselves by the election of a president, secretary and treasurer. The treasurer shall perform such duties as may be required by the board and sha…

That the management and control of the community land grants within the county of Dona Ana, in the state of New Mexico, and the legal and equitable title to all the lands within the exterior boundaries of such grants to which any colony or community is entitled on February 23, 19…

That the regular meetings of the board of trustees shall be held on the first Monday of each alternate month. Special meetings may be held at any time on the call of the president of the board. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, sav…

That each of such boards shall be a body corporate, having full power to sue and be sued, besides the other powers hereinafter mentioned. In all suits the said body corporate shall be styled, "The Board of Trustees of the . . . . . . . . . . Community Grant," and all process may …

That all members of such boards of trustees shall be inhabitants of, and the owners of lands within the limits of the particular grant for which they shall have been elected trustees. History: Laws 1905, ch. 21, § 3; Code 1915, § 820; C.S. 1929, § 29-303; 1941 Comp., § 9-503; 195…

That upon the petition of twenty or more inhabitants of, and owners of lands within, any one of such land grants, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of the said county of Dona Ana to order an election to be held for the choice of a board of trustees for the…

That within thirty days of the expiration of the terms of office of any such board of trustees, it shall be the duty of such board to call an election for the choice of their successors, to fix the time and place for the holding of the same, to appoint qualified persons to act as…

At all the elections held under the provisions of this article, each actual inhabitant of the grant and owner of land therein, who has reached the age of majority, shall be entitled to cast one vote in person, and the five persons receiving the highest number of votes cast at any…

compensation.] That the board of directors shall choose a president and a secretary-and-treasurer. The president shall be chosen from the members of the board, shall preside at all meetings of the board and act as the executive officer thereof. He shall sign all warrants for the …

That said board of trustees shall have the following powers: A. to control and manage the land grant and prescribe rules and regulations for the administration thereof; to prohibit all trespasses and depredations upon the unallotted and unappropriated lands within the grant; to i…

That no sale, mortgage, lease or other disposition of the unallotted and unappropriated lands within the grant, authorized under the provisions of this article, nor any confirmation or conveyance, as provided in Section 49-5-8 NMSA 1978, shall take effect or become operative unti…

That the district court of San Miguel county, in the state of New Mexico, is vested with jurisdiction to manage, control and administer that land claim known as "The Las Vegas Land Grant," confirmed by the act of congress on the twenty-first day of June, A.D. 1860, to the town of…

validated.] This article shall not interfere with or prejudice any vested rights in and to any of the lands embraced within the boundaries of said Las Vegas grant, or preclude a judicial examination or adjustment thereof, and it is hereby made the duty of said board of trustees t…

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees of the town of Las Vegas administering the Las Vegas grant to invest any and all moneys in its hands or under its control, or which may be received by said board, except such amount as the district court for San Miguel county, New Mex…

collection of principal and interest.] The bonds and securities in which said funds are from time to time invested shall be forthwith deposited with the treasurer of San Miguel county, New Mexico; and it is made the duty of said treasurer to receive and have the custody of such b…

construction of school buildings; advertising for bids; contractor's bond.] It is the duty of the superintendent of schools of said San Miguel county, on or before the tenth day of January of each year, to certify to said county treasurer the number of children of school age resi…

That the board of trustees of the town of Las Vegas (administering the land grant known as "The Las Vegas Land Grant," confirmed by the act of congress on the twenty- first day of June, A.D. 1860 to the town of Las Vegas) be and the same hereby is authorized and empowered to expe…

On July first in each alternate year after July 1, 1914, the district court of San Miguel county, New Mexico, shall appoint a board of trustees to have the control and management of the tract of land known as the Las Vegas land grant, to be known and designated as the board of tr…

That said district court shall, in the exercise of the jurisdiction conferred upon it, appoint a board of trustees to consist of not less than three nor more than five persons from among residents upon the land embraced within the exterior boundaries of said Las Vegas land grant.…

That said board of trustees shall organize by selecting one of their number as chairman of said board of trustees who shall preside over the meetings of said board, and another, of said board, as secretary, whose duties it shall be to keep and preserve the records and doings of s…

That the said district court of San Miguel county shall exercise the same control over the said board of trustees, and over the acts and doings of said board of trustees, that courts of equity exercise over receivers appointed by them and over the acts and doings of their receive…

That any and all persons appointed by said court as trustees under the provisions of this article, shall give bond to the state of New Mexico conditioned as receiver's bonds are. History: Laws 1903, ch. 47, § 5; Code 1915, § 846; C.S. 1929, § 29-605; 1941 Comp., § 9-606; 1953 Com…

Said trustees shall be paid such reasonable compensation as the said district court shall order or direct: provided, that it shall in no event exceed three hundred dollars [($300)] per year for each member thereof. History: Laws 1903, ch. 47, § 6; Code 1915, § 847; C.S. 1929, § 2…

court to make rules.] That said board of trustees shall be known and designated as the "Board of Trustees of the Town of Las Vegas," and under that name shall contract and transact all business coming before said board, and said district court is hereby authorized to make and pro…

Such board of trustees shall have the power, under the direction of said court, to lease, sell or mortgage any part or parts of said tract of land, for such price and upon such terms or conditions as may by said court and said board be deemed advisable and use the proceeds thereo…

History: Laws 1907, ch. 39, § 1; Code 1915, § 856; C.S. 1929, § 29-701; 1941 Comp., § 9-701; 1953 Comp., § 8-7-1; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 241, § 2.