New Mexico Statutes
Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management
Section 73-10-4 - [Publications to be in English and Spanish.]

All publications required by this act shall be made both in English and Spanish and in every instance the last publication shall be made not less than three days before the time fixed by such publication for the taking of the action therein mentioned.
History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 4; C.S. 1929, § 73-104; 1941 Comp., § 77-2204; 1953 Comp., § 75-23-4.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Compiler's notes. — For the meaning of the term "this act", see compiler's notes to 73-10-1 NMSA 1978.

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 73 - Special Districts

Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management

Section 73-10-1 - [Cooperation with United States under reclamation laws; districts organized; powers.]

Section 73-10-2 - [Water users under community ditches; voting power unaffected.]

Section 73-10-3 - [Petition for irrigation district; contents; bond; publication of petition and notice of presentation time.]

Section 73-10-4 - [Publications to be in English and Spanish.]

Section 73-10-5 - Boundaries set by petition; divisions; election call; officers.

Section 73-10-6 - Notice of election; qualified electors; general election laws applicable; mailing ballots; preparation and care of ballots.

Section 73-10-7 - Districts 25,000 acres or less; qualified electors.

Section 73-10-8 - [Canvass of votes; order declaring district organized; organization complete upon recording of order.]

Section 73-10-9 - [First election of directors; biennial elections thereafter.]

Section 73-10-10 - [Election of officers; oath; bonds of directors.]

Section 73-10-11 - [Office of directors; notice of election; judges; time and place.]

Section 73-10-12 - [Oaths of judges; opening and closing of polls; returns.]

Section 73-10-13 - Absent voting permitted.

Section 73-10-14 - [Canvass of votes when all returns received; procedure; declaration of result of election.]

Section 73-10-15 - [Statement of results; certificates of election; vacancy in office of director.]

Section 73-10-16 - [Board of directors; organization; powers and duties; cooperation with United States; rules and regulations.]

Section 73-10-17 - [Regular and special meetings; records; right of entry on lands; right to acquire lands and property.]

Section 73-10-18 - [Compensation of board members; president; interest in contracts prohibited; penalty.]

Section 73-10-19 - [Property acquired by district; title; tax exemption; conveyance to United States.]

Section 73-10-20 - [Legal status of irrigation district; conveyances; court proceedings.]

Section 73-10-21 - [Plan for construction; advertising for bids; contractors bonds.]

Section 73-10-22 - [Rights-of-way over private property; eminent domain; state lands.]

Section 73-10-23 - [Joint works; union with districts of adjoining states; proportionate ownership; bond issues; management.]

Section 73-10-24 - [Water supply inadequate; distribution on alternate days.]

Section 73-10-25 - [Preservation of prior rights.]

Section 73-10-26 - [Change of boundaries; effect; assent of secretary of the interior.]

Section 73-10-27 - [Petition for inclusion of additional lands.]

Section 73-10-28 - [Publication of notice of petition for including lands; objections; payment of estimated cost of proceedings.]

Section 73-10-29 - [Hearing on petition for including lands.]

Section 73-10-30 - [Payment of assessments as condition precedent to granting petition for including lands.]

Section 73-10-31 - [Order granting or rejecting petition for including lands; description of boundaries; protest of electors.]

Section 73-10-32 - [Filing of order and new plat when land is added; status of district; liability of lands.]

Section 73-10-33 - [Petition for including land to be recorded in minutes of board; evidential value.]

Section 73-10-34 - Authorization to sign petition or protest.

Section 73-10-35 - [Redivision of district after addition of lands; election of directors.]

Section 73-10-36 - [Exclusion of lands; status of district unaffected.]

Section 73-10-37 - [Petition to exclude lands; description of lands; acknowledgment.]

Section 73-10-38 - [Notice of petition to exclude lands; publication; estimated costs of proceedings.]

Section 73-10-39 - [Hearing on petition for excluding lands; objections.]

Section 73-10-40 - [Order granting or denying petition for excluding land; protest of electors.]

Section 73-10-41 - [Petition for exclusion of land approved; filing order and new plat.]

Section 73-10-42 - [Redivision of district after exclusion of lands; election of directors.]

Section 73-10-43 - [Petition for dissolution of district; notice of election; ballots.]

Section 73-10-44 - [Canvass of votes on dissolution; certificate of election; recording; assent of secretary of interior.]

Section 73-10-45 - [Succession of irrigation districts to rights and duties of water users' associations.]

Section 73-10-46 - [Irrigation district organized to cooperate with United States; civil service board; employees.]

Section 73-10-47 - [Employees' pensions; group insurance; employers' liability insurance.]

Section 73-10-48 - Special water users' associations; lease of allotments of irrigation district water; change of place and purpose of use of leased water rights; change of point of diversion of water rights; approval process.

Section 73-10-49 - Special water users' association; certificate of organization.

Section 73-10-50 - Special water users' association; organizational status; officers.