State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-77 > Article-14 > Section-77-14-1777-14-17. [Delivery of animals to magistrate for sale.]
In the event the party claiming damages and the owner of the property, cannot agree as to the damages, or in the event said parties do not agree to arbitrate the same, or in the event said parties do agree as to the damages, and the owner fails or refuses to immediately pay the same, or in [the] event said parties agree to arbitrate and the owner of said animals fails to immediately pay the amount adjudged to be due by said arbitrators, if said animals have not already been delivered to the justice of the peace [magistrate] the same shall be immediately delivered to said justice of the peace [magistrate] to be by him sold, and said justice of the peace [magistrate] shall immediately proceed to sell as hereinafter provided.
