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§ 19-4-2. Failure to record townsite patent; penalty

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NM Code › Chapter 19 › Article 4 › Section 19-4-2

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Any person or persons failing to file for record the patent they have received for a townsite in the state of New Mexico, shall, upon conviction, before any court of competent jurisdiction, be imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not less than one year, and be fined in a sum of not less than five hundred dollars [($500)], together with the costs of the prosecution.

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