§ 63-2-9 — Location maps to be filed

Every corporation formed under this chapter within a reasonable time after its road has been finally located shall cause a map and profile thereof and of the land required and taken for the use thereof and the boundaries of the several counties through which the same may run to be made and file the same in the office of the secretary of state and also similar maps of the parts thereof located in different counties and file the same in the office of the county clerk of the county in which such parts of the road shall be situated, there to remain on record forever. In case the line of the road is changed at any time, as in this chapter provided, similar maps of the new line must be made and filed. The maps and profiles shall be certified by the chief engineer of the corporation and copies so filed and certified shall be kept in the office of the secretary of the corporation, subject to examination by all persons interested. Copies of the maps and profiles certified by any secretary of the territory of New Mexico or by the secretary of state shall be received as prima facie evidence of what they contain in all courts and places within this state.

Legislative History

Laws 1878, ch. 1, ch. [tit.] 8, § 19; C.L. 1884, § 2683; C.L. 1897, § 3874; Code