{"data":{"id":"us-nm/19-3-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"19-3-3","heading":"[Transfer of rights; consent of wife; exemption from sale under execution.]","body":"The owner of what is known as a valid claim or improvement under the laws of this state, on public lands of the United States, shall be deemed in possession of a transferable interest therein, and any sale of such improvement shall be considered a sufficient consideration to support a promise: provided, that no such sale shall be valid to convey such improvement when made by the head of a family, unless the wife of the vendor, if any there be, shall give her consent thereto: and provided, also, that such land and the claim thereto shall be exempt from forced sale under execution.","path":["Chapter 19 - Public Lands","ARTICLE 3 Occupation of Public Lands"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18519/index.do","current_through":"2025-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"9043e973750761795b4e35a9852f282850184a026d469302b8a140d92c18d22a","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/19-3-2","next":"us-nm/19-3-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}