Whenever the three experts shall be appointed as appraisers, before they enter upon their duties as such appraisers, they shall file in the office of the justice of the peace [magistrate], who appointed them, an oath to faithfully, legally and impartially discharge the duties for which they were appointed. History: Laws 1919, ch. 39, § 3; C.S. 1929, § 151-459; 1941 Comp., § 77-1454; 1953 Comp., § 75-14-55. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Section 35-1-38 NMSA 1978 abolished the office of justice of the peace, transferred the jurisdiction, powers and duties of said justices to the magistrate court and provided that all statutory references to 'justice of the peace' shall be construed to refer to the magistrate court. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 28 C.J.S. Drains § 90 et seq.
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