At each general election held in this state there shall be elected in each county a probate judge and a sheriff.
History: Laws 1851-1852, p. 198; C.L. 1865, ch. 63, § 4; Code 1915, § 1245; C.S. 1929, § 33-4401; 1941 Comp., § 16-402; 1953 Comp., § 16-4-2.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For effect of city-county consolidation on probate judge, see 3-16-11 NMSA 1978.
Compiler's notes. — This section was also compiled as Chapter 4, Article 41 NMSA 1978, since it relates to both probate judges and sheriffs.
As it appeared in the 1865 Code, this section read: "On the first Monday in September of this year, 1851, and every two years thereafter, there shall be an election in each county of the territory, for the election of their respective probate judge and sheriff." The section was omitted from Comp. Laws 1884 and 1897. Its provisions were compiled as one note in the 1915 Code and 1929 Comp., but in the 1941 and 1953 Comps. they were compiled as two sections, with the reference to "a probate judge" omitted from one and "a sheriff " omitted from the other.
Law reviews. — For survey, "Article VII of the New Probate Code: In Pursuit of Uniform Trust Administration," see 6 N.M. L. Rev. 213 (1976).