The county seat of the said county of Hidalgo shall be established at the village of Lordsburg in said county and the board of county commissioners of said county shall select and designate suitable and convenient places in said village for the sites for the erection of the courthouse, jail and other public buildings of said county.
History: Laws 1919, ch. 11, § 2; C.S. 1929, § 33-1102; 1941 Comp., § 15-1102; 1953 Comp., § 15-12-2.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 1919, ch. 11, §§ 3 to 14 contained temporary provisions relating to officers, indebtedness and finances of the new county.
Cross references. — For removal of county seats, see N.M. Const., art. X, § 3 and 4-34-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.