When the fence is constructed of lumber and posts the boards shall be at least one inch thick and six inches wide with posts as described in the preceding section [77-16-4 NMSA 1978] not over eight feet apart and firmly set in the ground as described in said section. The boards [are] to be firmly nailed to the posts. The space between the boards [is] not to be more than six inches. History: Laws 1909, ch. 13, § 2; Code 1915, § 2343; C.S. 1929, § 50-105; 1941 Comp., § 49-1805; 1953 Comp., § 47-17-5. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — The words 'preceding section' refer to Laws 1909, ch. 13, § 1, presently compiled as 77-16-4 NMSA 1978.
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