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; 1953 Comp., § 15-3-4.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — This section was also compiled as 4-8-4 NMSA 1978 as it relates to Eddy county.
Cross references. — For removal of county seats, see N.M. Const., art. X, § 3 and 4-34-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.