That townships eight (8), nine (9) and ten (10) south of the base line in ranges six (6), seven (7) and eight (8) east of the New Mexico principal meridian be and the same are hereby attached to and shall hereafter constitute a part of Lincoln county: provided, that the line between Socorro and Lincoln counties shall be changed so as to run as follows:

beginning at a point where the present westerly county line between Socorro and Lincoln counties intersects the first standard parallel south, thence running east along said first standard parallel to the southeast corner of section thirty-one (31) in township five (5) south of range ten (10) east; thence north along the section line to the base line, and the same shall constitute the line between said Socorro and Lincoln counties north of said first standard parallel.

History: Laws 1909, ch. 112, § 1; Code 1915, § 1084; C.S. 1929, § 33-1302; 1941 Comp., § 15-1302; 1953 Comp., § 15-14-2.

Cross references. — For original boundaries of Lincoln county, see 4-14-1 NMSA 1978.

For original boundaries of Socorro county, see 4-28-1 NMSA 1978.

Disposition of money received by county from bonds of another county. — Money received by a county from bonds of another county must go into the county general fund, under the control of the board of county commissioners. The former act (Laws 1909, ch. 78), requiring that such funds should be used to pay outstanding bonds of the county, has been annulled by congress. 1912 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 12-885.