Under the provisions of 40 U.S.C. Section 187, New Mexico designates Senator Dennis Chavez as an illustrious citizen of the state worthy of national commemoration and directs that a marble or bronze statue of his likeness be placed in national statuary hall in Washington. History: Laws 1963, ch. 64, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Although this section was enacted in 1963, it was not compiled in the 1953 Comp., and was not compiled in the NMSA 1978 until 1997.
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