New Mexico Statutes

§ 19-8-5 — [Term of lease.]

New Mexico § 19-8-5

JurisdictionNew Mexico

Ch. 19Public Lands

Art. 8Lease of Mineral Lands

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 19-8-5 (2026).

Text

Leases under this act [19-8-4 to 19-8-7 NMSA 1978] may be made for a term of ten years or less and as long thereafter as said minerals, or any of them, in paying quantities shall be produced from the leased lands.

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Legislative History

Laws 1929, ch. 140, § 2; C.S. 1929, § 111-502; 1941 Comp., § 8-910; 1953

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