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      "In the Matter of the ESTATE of Joe WELCH, Deceased. SPRINGER CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Dortha WELCH, Administratrix of the Estate of Joe Welch, Deceased; J. Marie Welch, individually and as guardian and next friend of Ronald Von Welch, a minor; and Loretta Jo Thomas, individually, Appellees."
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        "text": "OPINION\nTACKETT, Justice.\nDortha Welch was appointed administratrix of the estate of Joe Welch on March 25, 1968, by order of the District Court of Roosevelt County, New Mexico. Notice of the appointment was first published in the Portales News Tribune on March 28, 1968. Springer Corporation filed a proof of claim against the estate on September 25, 1968. Thereafter, the administratrix and heirs filed motions to dismiss the claim for Springer\u2019s failure to comply with \u00a7\u00a7 31\u20148\u20142 and 31-8-3, N.M.S.A., 1953 Comp., in that no' notice of hearing was served on the administratrix within six months from the date of the first publication, as provided by those statutes. The trial court granted the motions and dismissed the claim. Thus, this appeal.\nSection 31-8-2, supra, provides:\n\u201cIt shall be the duty of the probate judge to hear and determine claims against the estate. All such claims shall be stated in detail, sworn to and filed, and five [5] days\u2019 notice of the hearing thereof, accompanied by a copy of the claim, shall be served on the executor or administrator, unless the same have been approved by the executor or administrator, in which case they may be allowed by the judge without such notice.\u201d\nSection 31-8-3 supra, states:\n\u201cAll claims against the estates of deceased persons not filed and notice giv- _ en, as provided in the preceding section, within six [6] months from the date of the first publication of notice of the appointment of the executor or administrator, shall be barred. * * *\u201d (Emphasis added).\nAppellant apparently concedes there is support for the trial court\u2019s ruling on appellees\u2019 motions to dismiss the claim. It is contended, however, that \u00a7\u00a7 31-8-2 and 31-8-3, supra, are unconstitutional because' the notice of hearing requirement is not clearly expressed in the title to the statutes.\nWith this contention we cannot agree, as we have repeatedly held that every presumption is to be indulged in favor of the validity and regularity of legislative enactments. City of Raton v. Sproule, 78 N.M. 138, 429 P.2d 336 (1967), and cases therein cited. See also, Romero v. Tilton, 78 N.M. 696, 437 P.2d 157 (1967).\nWe cannot say that, in the case before us, we are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the legislature went outside the constitution in enacting the challenged legislation. City of Raton v. Sproule, supra; Romero v. Tilton, supra.\nThis court is committed to the principle that the title to a legislative enactment need not be an index of everything in the act itself, but need only give notice of the subject matter of the legislation and is sufficient if, applying every reasonable intendment in favor of its validity, it may be said that the subject of the legislative enactment is expressed in its title. Gallegos v. Wallace, 74 N.M. 760, 398 P.2d 982 (1965), and cases there cited. See also, Aragon v. Cox, 75 N.M. 537, 407 P.2d 673 (1965).\nThus, in our view, \u00a7\u00a7 31-8-2 and. 31-8-3, supra, do not offend Art. IV, \u00a7 16, New Mexico Constitution. Silver City Consolidated School District No. 1 v. Board of Regents, 75 N.M. 106, 401 P.2d 95 (1965). The two statutes under attack here are in pari materia and must be read together. In re Baeza\u2019s Estate, 41 N.M. 708, 73 P.2d 1351 (1937).\nThere are two mandatory steps claimant must take if he would have his claim allowed: (a) Filing a claim; and (b) notice of hearing thereon. We have held that both of these requirements must be met; otherwise, the claim is barred. Buss v. Dye, 21 N.M. 146, 153 P. 74 (1915); In re Landers\u2019 Estate, 34 N.M. 431, 283 P. 49 (1929); In re Baeza\u2019s Estate, supra; McBeath v. Champion, 55 N. M. 114, 227 P.2d 625 (1951). Compare, Frei v. Brownlee, 56 N.M. 677, 248 P.2d 671 (1952). Claimant failed in requirement (b), supra.\nThe foregoing makes unnecessary a consideration of whether or not the notice of hearing is procedural.\nThe decision of the trial court is affirmed. It is so ordered.\nMOISE, J., and GERALD D. FOWLIE, D, J., concur.",
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      "Fred Boone, Portales, for appellee Dortha Welch.",
      "Edward J. Apodaca, Albuquerque, for appellees J. Marie Welch and Loretta Jo Thomas."
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    "head_matter": "457 P.2d 380\nIn the Matter of the ESTATE of Joe WELCH, Deceased. SPRINGER CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Dortha WELCH, Administratrix of the Estate of Joe Welch, Deceased; J. Marie Welch, individually and as guardian and next friend of Ronald Von Welch, a minor; and Loretta Jo Thomas, individually, Appellees.\nNo. 8809.\nSupreme Court of New Mexico.\nJuly 28, 1969.\nKeleher & McLeod, Michael L. Keleher, Albuquerque, for appellant.\nFred Boone, Portales, for appellee Dortha Welch.\nEdward J. Apodaca, Albuquerque, for appellees J. Marie Welch and Loretta Jo Thomas."
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