All such wells, so sunk or dug by the state engineer for said purpose, shall be declared an equity of the state besides the land on which such well is situated.
§ 19-5-5 NMSA 1978
[Wells to be equity of state.]
Laws 1913, ch. 85, § 2; Code 1915, § 5263; C.S. 1929, § 132-204; 1941 Comp., § 8-605; 1953 Comp., § 7-6-5.
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.