In Re Baeza's Estate

M.I. Levenson was appointed on April 23, 1935, as administrator of Baeza's estate, and duly qualified the next day. He gave notice of such appointment by publication in a proper newspaper as required by 1929 CompSt. § 47-123. The record shows that the notice was published in the Las Cruces Citizen, a weekly newspaper published in the town of Las Cruces, Dona Ana county, for four consecutive weeks, to wit, April 25th through May 16, 1935. The four-week publication is required by Laws 1931, c. 150, impliedly amending 1929 Comp.St. § 47-123, which only required publication for three weeks. The…