The dividing line between the counties of Dona Ana and Socorro, in this territory, is hereby established as follows, to wit: commencing at a point on the Rio Grande one mile south of the dwelling house of Tomas Gonzales, and thence a little southwest to a point one-quarter of a mile to the south of the Ojito del Cuervo, a ranch of the said Tomas Gonzales; thence in a westerly direction to a point one mile west of the Ojo de Berrendo, and running in a northwesterly direction to the ranches respectively known by the name of the Ojo del Berrendo, the Cienega de los Pasenos, Jaraloso, Eucisio, Cienega de los Apaches, Las Perchas and Ojo Caliente, to an equal line with that of the northern line of the county of Grant, so that all the ranches and ojos and ojitos above-mentioned be included in the county of Socorro, and the town and settlement of Hillsboro and Santa Barbara shall be included in the county of Dona Ana; and returning to the Rio Grande at the point of commencement, running thence in a straight line to the corner of the county of Lincoln, a few miles north and west of the town of Tularosa, in the county of Dona Ana.

History: Laws 1880, ch. 42, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 287; C.L. 1897, § 542; Code 1915, § 1078; C.S. 1929, § 33-705; 1941 Comp., § 15-702; 1953 Comp., § 15-7-2.

Compiler's notes. — The western portion of this boundary line has been changed by 4-27-1 NMSA 1978.

The name "Hillsboro" was so spelled in the original act and in Comp. Laws 1884; but the 1897 Compilation, 1915 Code and 1929 Compilation had it spelled "Hillsborough." See also 4-27-3 NMSA 1978.

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

For change of boundary line between Lincoln and Socorro counties, see 4-14-2 NMSA 1978.

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