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Section 4-42-15 – County surveys.

The board of county commissioners is authorized to have the lands of the county, or any portion thereof, surveyed by a licensed land surveyor under the direction and in accordance with the instructions of the board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners is authorized to purchase from any licensed professional surveyor any survey […]

Section 4-42-8 – Survey of lands divided by county line.

Any person owning or claiming lands divided by a county line and wishing to have the lands surveyed may apply to a licensed professional surveyor appointed by the board of county commissioners of any county in which any part of the land is situate, and, on such application being made, the surveyor is authorized to […]

Section 4-42-9 – Establishing county line; joint survey.

Where a boundary line between two counties is to be established, licensed professional surveyors appointed by the board of county commissioners, or their deputies, of the two counties affected by the boundaries shall together make the survey and establish the lines and erect monuments, and all corners set by the surveyors or their deputies shall […]

Section 4-42-10 – Licensed professional surveyor to do all county work.

All county surveying and engineering on roads and bridges shall be performed by a licensed professional surveyor appointed by the board of county commissioners, and the surveyor shall by virtue of the surveyor’s office be one of the viewers in the establishing of new roads or the location of bridges. History: Laws 1891, ch. 33, […]

Section 4-42-11 – Licensed professional surveyor; contracting.

Private individuals may contract for the work of county surveying. History: Laws 1891, ch. 33, § 12; C.L. 1897, § 796; Code 1915, § 1298; C.S. 1929, § 33-4912; 1941 Comp., § 15-3912; 1953 Comp., § 15-41-12; Laws 1981, ch. 14, § 1; 2011, ch. 56, § 12. ANNOTATIONS The 2011 amendment, effective December 31, […]

Section 4-42-12 – [Survey books; admissibility in evidence.]

All surveys made under and by virtue and in compliance with the provisions of this article [4-42-1 to 4-42-15 NMSA 1978] shall be deemed and taken to be in all counties of this state as prima facie correct, and the survey books in this article provided shall be received in evidence in all courts of […]

Section 4-42-1 – County surveyor.

The elected office of county surveyor is abolished. History: Laws 1891, ch. 33, § 1; C.L. 1897, § 785; Code 1915, § 1287; C.S. 1929, § 33-4901; 1941 Comp., § 15-3901; 1953 Comp., § 15-41-1; Laws 1967, ch. 238, § 4; 2011, ch. 56, § 3. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For salaries of county surveyors, […]

Section 4-42-2 – Repealed.

History: Laws 1891, ch. 33, § 3; C.L. 1897, § 787; Code 1915, § 1289; C.S. 1929, § 33-4903; 1941 Comp., § 15-3903; 1953 Comp., § 15-41-3; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 56, § 29. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2011, ch. 56, § 29 repealed 4-42-2 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1891, ch. 33, […]