New Mexico Statutes Chapter 19. Public Lands § 19-7-23. School section used for cemeteries; not to be sold

Where a school section of the state or any part thereof has been used for cemeteries or cemetery purposes prior to January 6, 1912, that part of said section, not exceeding one hundred and sixty (160) acres may be set aside by the commissioner of public lands and forever reserved for such cemetery purposes and no sale thereof shall be made by the commissioner of public lands.