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Section 73-8-1 - [Organization of districts.] - Whenever a majority of the resident freeholders owning one-third in...
Section 73-8-2 - [Petition; filing; contents; publication of notice.] - For the purpose of establishing a drainage district under this...
Section 73-8-3 - [Publications; language; time and manner.] - The publication required by the preceding section [73-8-2 NMSA 1978]...
Section 73-8-4 - [Hearings; boundaries; election divisions; mandamus.] - Upon the hearing had by the board of county commissioners...
Section 73-8-5 - [District officers.] - The officers of any such district shall consist of the...
Section 73-8-6 - [Number of directors and election divisions.] - The directors and divisions of drainage districts under this act...
Section 73-8-7 - [Notice of election; publication.] - Upon entry of the orders aforesaid the board of county...
Section 73-8-8 - [Conduct of elections.] - At such election and at all elections held under the...
Section 73-8-9 - [Majority and plurality.] - At all elections held under the provisions of this act...
Section 73-8-10 - [Providing ballots.] - For the first election to be held under the provisions...
Section 73-8-11 - ["Resident freeholder" defined.] - Any person residing within any county in which any portion...
Section 73-8-12 - [Canvass of votes of first election; order.] - On the second Monday next succeeding the first eletcion [election]...
Section 73-8-13 - [Biennial election date.] - Regular elections of any such district shall be held on...
Section 73-8-14 - [Official oaths.] - Within ten days after receiving the certificates of election all...
Section 73-8-15 - [Directors' offices; conduct of elections after organization.] - The offices of the board of directors shall be located...
Section 73-8-16 - [Chairman of election board; oath of judges; voting hours; certification of returns.] - One of the judges shall be chairman of the election...
Section 73-8-17 - [Canvass of returns after organization.] - On the first Monday after any election other than the...
Section 73-8-18 - [Statement of election results; filing; content; certificates of election; filling board vacancies.] - As soon as the result of any election has been...
Section 73-8-19 - [Duties of directors; contracts with United States; deposit of bonds; contract assessments.] - The directors, having duly qualified, shall organize the board by...
Section 73-8-20 - [Meetings of directors; records; inspection by elector or federal agent; entry on lands; eminent domain.] - The directors shall hold quarterly meetings on the first Tuesday...
Section 73-8-21 - [Title and management of property.] - The title to all property acquired under the provisions of...
Section 73-8-22 - [Powers of board; judicial notice of district organization.] - Said board shall be authorized to make conveyances or assurances...
Section 73-8-23 - [Elections on bond issues and federal contracts; conduct; terms of bonds.] - For the purpose of constructing or purchasing or otherwise acquiring...
Section 73-8-24 - [Assessments for bond interest and installments.] - Should such bonds be issued under the provisions of this...
Section 73-8-25 - [Drainage works constructed by United States; determining benefits and damages; annual assessment.] - If any drainage district shall contract with the United States...
Section 73-8-26 - [Certification of amounts to be assessed.] - On or before September 1st of each year the board...
Section 73-8-27 - [Duties of county assessor relating to district.] - It shall be the duty of the county assessor of...
Section 73-8-28 - [Assessment rates to be fixed by commissioners of county where district office is located.] - Immediately upon receipt of the aforesaid certified list of lands...
Section 73-8-29 - [Ex-officio district treasurer; functions; duties of treasurers of counties within district.] - The county treasurer of the county in which is located...
Section 73-8-30 - [Application of general revenue laws.] - The revenue laws of this state for the assessment, levy...
Section 73-8-31 - [Warrants; restrictions on issuance and payment; register.] - With the exceptions hereinbefore specified no claims or accounts shall...
Section 73-8-32 - [Expense levy; power of constructing system; rights-of-way; state land.] - For the purpose of defraying the expenses incident to the...
Section 73-8-33 - [Compensation and expenses of directors and president; offenses; penalty.] - Members of the board of directors of any such drainage...
Section 73-8-34 - [Incurrence of unauthorized debt prohibited.] - The board of directors or other officers of the district...
Section 73-8-35 - [Changing boundaries; effect.] - The boundaries of any drainage district organized under the provisions...
Section 73-8-36 - [Petition for inclusion of adjacent land; acknowledgment.] - The holder or holders of title, or evidence of title,...
Section 73-8-37 - [Notice of hearing on petition to include lands; contents; expenses.] - Upon the filing of such petition the secretary of the...
Section 73-8-38 - [Hearing; procedure; effect.] - At the time and place fixed in the notice, or...
Section 73-8-39 - [Requiring payment of pro rata share of prior costs.] - The board of directors may require as a condition precedent...
Section 73-8-40 - [Rejection or acceptance of petition to include lands; orders.] - If the board of directors shall deem it not to...
Section 73-8-41 - [Filing certified copy of order including land, with map; effect.] - Upon the entry of an order granting any such petition...
Section 73-8-42 - [Recording petition in minutes of board; evidential value.] - Upon the filing of certified copy of the order, together...
Section 73-8-43 - Powers of fiduciaries. - A guardian, conservator or personal representative of an estate, under...
Section 73-8-44 - [Revising election divisions and precincts after including more land.] - In case of the inclusion of the land within any...
Section 73-8-45 - [Excluding land.] - Any tract of land included within the boundary of such...
Section 73-8-46 - [Petition for exclusion of land after organization.] - The owner or owners of title, or evidence of title,...
Section 73-8-47 - [Publication of notice of hearing on exclusion of land; contents; expenses.] - Upon the filing of such petition the secretary of the...
Section 73-8-48 - [Hearing on petition for exclusion of land.] - At the time and place mentioned in the notice, or...
Section 73-8-49 - [Order for denial or approval of exclusion of land.] - If the board of directors shall deem it not to...
Section 73-8-50 - [Filing order of exclusion and new plat; effect.] - Upon the allowance of such petition a certified copy of...
Section 73-8-51 - [Revising election divisions and precincts after exclusion of land.] - At least thirty days before the next general election of...
Section 73-8-52 - [Dissolution of district; petition; election; restrictions.] - When a majority of the resident freeholders owning one-third in...
Section 73-8-53 - [Canvass of vote; declaration of dissolution; filing.] - The votes cast at such election shall be canvassed at...
Section 73-8-54 - [Special actions for validation of proceedings of board.] - The board of directors of any drainage district organized under...
Section 73-8-55 - [Petition for validation of board proceedings; contents.] - The board of directors of the drainage district shall file...
Section 73-8-56 - [Hearing on petition for validation of board proceedings.] - The court shall fix the time for hearing upon said...
Section 73-8-57 - [Demurrers and answers to petition for validation of board proceedings.] - Any person interested in the drainage district or in the...
Section 73-8-58 - [Consideration and judgment on petition to validate board proceedings.] - Upon the hearing of such special proceedings the court shall...
Section 73-8-59 - ["District" defined.] - The word "district" as used in this act [73-8-1 to...
Section 73-8-60 - [Construction.] - Nothing in this act [73-8-1 to 73-8-60 NMSA 1978] shall...