Governor’s Proclamation

[Transcribed from the Jal Record, Jal, New Mexico, 27 Apr 1950.]

This proclamation, made, issued and published this 24th day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty, by the undersigned, Thomas J. Mabry, governor of the State of New Mexico, that:

Whereas, on 6th day or February, 1950, the incorporated town of Jal, Lea County, New Mexico, by resolution duly enacted expressed the desire through its board of trustees, to apply to the governor of the state or New Mexico to make, issue and publish a proclamation of the fact that the said town desires and is entitled to become a city as provided by section 14-317 and 14-318 New Mexico statutes annotated 1941 compilation, and

Whereas, the mayor of said town of Jal was designated by the said board of trustees to act as chairman for the purpose of making a sworn statement showing the facts and matters required by law to be stated in such application, and

Whereas, the said chairman, by sworn statement and with the unanimous approval of the said board of trustees and with the attestation of the town clerk, did state and show following facts, to-wit:

l. That the name of the proposed city is the City of Jal.

2. That the boundaries of the proposed city and the lands to included therein as shown by the attached plat are as follows:

Jal townsite: Section 17, 18, 19, 20, 29 and 30, township 25th south, range 37 east, Lea county, New Mexico.

Beginning at the southeast corner of Jal townsite said said point being the southeast corner of said section 29, thence west along the south boundary of said section 29 and 30 a distance or 8940.0 feet to the southwest corner of said townsite, thence north to a distance of 9355.9 feet, thence north 19 degrees and 46 minutes east a distance of 688.5 feet to the northwest corner of said townsite, thence south 89 degrees and 52 minutes east along the north boundary of said section 18 a distance of 1321,2 feet to the common corner between said section 17 and 18 and section 7 and 8, said township and range, thence north 89 degrees and 37 minutes east along the north boundary of said section 17 a distance of 5280.0 feet to the northeast corner of said section 17 and the northeast corner of said townsite, thence south 0 degrees and 02 minutes east along the east boundary of said 17, 20 and 29 a distance of 15840.0 feet to the point of beginning, containing 3075.44 acres, more or less.

3. That the center of said proposed city as heretofore established by the Board of trustees of the town of Jal is as follows:

Commencing at the point where the NE corner of the SE 1/4 of section 19, and the NW corner of the SE 1/4, section 20, township 25 south, range 37 east N. M. P. M, coincide for a point of beginning, which point is the center of the proposed city of Jal.

4. That the boundaries of said proposed city do not exceed one and one half miles from the center of the proposed city as set forth above.

That the estimated assessed valuation of all property within the limits of said proposed city as shown the official record of Lea county is $595,203.00.

6. That the population of the proposed city is in excess of 2000.

7. That the town of Jal is entitled to become and desires to become a city.

NOW, therefore, in accordance with the laws in this case made and provided, and the power vested in me as governor of the state of New Mexico, the said town of Jal be, and is hereby proclaimed to be a city, to be designated as the City of Jal, with all the powers, privileges, duties and the liabilities of the cities in the State of New Mexico, and that the lands, areas and territory hereinabove described be, and the same are hereby declared be within the corporate limits and jurisdiction of the said city of Jal, and that this proclamation shall be conclusive evidence of all the facts herein contained and recited.

In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed by official signature on the day and year this proclamation first above written.

Thomas J. Mabry, Governor of the State of New Mexico

Attest: Alicia Romero, Secretary of State