The government and control of the common lands of the land grant known as the "Nuestra Senora del Rosario, San Fernando y Santiago land grant" is vested in five trustees, to be known officially as "the board of trustees of the Nuestra Senora del Rosario, San Fernando y Santiago land grant", who shall be elected biennially by the owners of interests in the grant either by inheritance from the original grantees or by purchase from an heir.
History: Laws 1909, ch. 52, § 1; Code 1915, § 862; C.S. 1929, § 29-801; 1941 Comp., § 9-801; 1953 Comp., § 8-8-1; Laws 1997, ch. 16, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — This article, which was identical with Article 7 of Chapter 22 of the 1915 Code, was not reenacted by its inclusion in that codification, but was compiled for convenience only.
The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, added the section heading, substituted "five trustees" for "three trustees" and "elected biennially" for "elected annually", and made minor stylistic changes.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 73B C.J.S. Public Lands § 205.