N.M. Const. art. XXII, § 4
- Constitution
- Constitution of New Mexico
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
[Territorial laws.] All laws of the territory of New Mexico in force at the time of its admission into the union as a state, not inconsistent with this constitution, shall be and remain in force as the laws of the state until they expire by their own limitation, or are altered or repealed; and all rights, actions, claims, contracts, liabilities and obligations, shall continue and remain unaffected by the change in the form of government.
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