Timber or other articles of value on the lands of the United States, reduced to possession by any person, shall be deemed the property of such person against all persons except the United States, or some person claiming under them.
§ 19-3-4 NMSA 1978
[Timber and articles reduced to possession; property right.]
Laws 1851-1852, p. 274; C.L. 1865, ch. 86 (2d), § 2; C.L. 1884, § 2572; C.L. 1897, § 3746; Code 1915, § 4635; C.S. 1929, § 111-108; 1941 Comp., § 8-304; 1953 Comp., § 7-3-4.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.