The county seat of the said county of Lea shall be established at the town of Lovington, in said county; and the board of county commissioners of said county, to be appointed as hereinafter provided, shall select and designate the plat of ground known as the public square in said town, being described on the recorded plat of said town of Lovington as block ten (10) thereof, as the place in said town upon which shall be built the courthouse and public buildings of the said county of Lea.
History: Laws 1917, ch. 23, § 2; C.S. 1929, § 33-1202; 1941 Comp., § 15-1202; 1953 Comp., § 15-13-2.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 1917, ch. 23, §§ 3 to 13 contained temporary provisions relating to the 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.
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