New Mexico Statutes
Article 1 - Artesian Conservancy Districts
Section 73-1-5 - [More than one petition for same district.]

Several similar petitions, or duplicate copies of the same petition, for the organization of the same district may be filed, and shall together be regarded as one petition. All such petitions filed prior to the hearing on the first petition filed shall be considered by the court the same as though filed with the first petition.
History: Laws 1931, ch. 97, § 5; 1941 Comp., § 77-1305; 1953 Comp., § 75-13-5.
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Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 73 - Special Districts

Article 1 - Artesian Conservancy Districts

Section 73-1-1 - [Purpose of districts.]

Section 73-1-2 - [Lands included in district; two or more artesian basins in one district.]

Section 73-1-3 - [Petition; signers; contents of petition.]

Section 73-1-4 - [Correction of errors in petition.]

Section 73-1-5 - [More than one petition for same district.]

Section 73-1-6 - Signing of petition.

Section 73-1-7 - [Tax roll as prima facie evidence of property ownership and value.]

Section 73-1-8 - [Bond; sufficiency; failure to execute additional bond when required.]

Section 73-1-9 - [Hearing; time and place; publication of notice.]

Section 73-1-10 - [Filing of objections; hearing as advanced cause.]

Section 73-1-11 - [District declared organized; boundaries; status; principal place of business; jurisdiction of court; costs where petition denied.]

Section 73-1-12 - Recording of findings and decree; fees.

Section 73-1-13 - [Commissioners; property included in district; directors' districts; election code; compensation of commissioners; employees; expenses.]

Section 73-1-14 - [Inclusion of additional lands after extension of basin boundaries.]

Section 73-1-15 - [District court procedure; notice.]

Section 73-1-16 - [Directors; term of office; vacancies on board.]

Section 73-1-17 - [Board of directors; oath of office; officers; seal; records; bylaws.]

Section 73-1-18 - [Majority to constitute quorum; concurrence of majority.]

Section 73-1-19 - [Secretary; duties; board of directors; powers; expenses.]

Section 73-1-20 - [Program of water conservation; prevention of leaking wells.]

Section 73-1-21 - Tax roll based on needed improvements; limitation.

Section 73-1-22 - Assessment and collection; levy to be property lien; time of payment.

Section 73-1-23 - [Loans in anticipation of taxes; repayment.]

Section 73-1-24 - [Underground waters.]

Section 73-1-25 - [Petition to include underground waters; filing objections; hearing; amended decree.]

Section 73-1-26 - [Right of conservancy district to protest interference; appeal to district court.]

Section 73-1-27 - Carriage loss allowance established.