All that part of the territory of Lincoln county east of said line and north of the third standard parallel south shall be and constitute the county of Chaves, and the remaining territory east of said line and south of said third standard parallel south, shall be and constitute the county of Eddy. History: Laws 1889, ch. 87, § 3; C.L. 1897, § 581; Code 1915, § 1065; C.S. 1929, § 33-302; 1941 Comp., § 15-302; 1953 Comp., § 15-3-2. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — This section was also compiled as 4-8-2 NMSA 1978 as it relates to Eddy county.
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