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.
History: Laws 1903, ch. 47, § 2; Code 1915, § 843; C.S. 1929, § 29-602; 1941 Comp., § 9-603; 1953 Comp., § 8-6-3.
ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 1903, ch. 47, § 10, ratified and confirmed all appointments of trustees made by the district court of San Miguel County prior to March 12, 1903, for the management of said Las Vegas grant and all acts and things done and performed in assuming jurisdiction in managing, controlling, and administering said grant.
Laws 1909, contained provisions almost identical with this section, which was derived from Laws 1903, ch. 47. See compiler's notes to 49-6-2 NMSA 1978.