It shall be lawful for any irrigation district, which has issued certificates of indebtedness for said local improvement as in this chapter provided, to issue in place thereof an amount of bonds not in excess of such issue of certificates, and sell the same, or any part thereof, or exchange the same, or any part thereof, with the holders of such previously issued certificates of indebtedness for the purpose of redeeming said certificates; provided, however, that all the provisions of this act and Chapter 20, Session Laws of 1919, regarding the authorization and issue of bonds shall apply; and, provided further, that the issuance of said bonds shall not release the lands of the local improvement district, or districts, from liability for special assessment for the payment thereof; and, provided further, that the lien of any issue of bonds of the district, or indebtedness arising from any contracts with the United States prior, in point of time, to the issue of bonds or certificates of indebtedness herein provided for, shall be deemed a prior lien.
History: Laws 1921, ch. 39, § 22; C.S. 1929, § 73-176; 1941 Comp., § 77-2319; 1953 Comp., § 75-24-19.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Compiler's notes. — For the compilation of "Chapter 20, Session Laws of 1919," see compiler's notes to 73-11-1 NMSA 1978.
The term "this chapter" referred to Laws 1921, ch. 39, which amended various provisions of Laws 1919, ch. 20 and enacted new provisions. See 73-11-16 and 73-11-54 NMSA 1978 and notes thereto.
Cross references. — For definition of "irrigation district," see 73-11-54 NMSA 1978.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation § 67.
94 C.J.S. Waters § 322.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 73 - Special Districts
Section 73-11-2 - [Sale of bonds; notice; bids; rejection of bids; use of bonds.]
Section 73-11-4 - [Payment of bonds and debt due United States; taxation.]
Section 73-11-7 - [Petition to determine validity of proceedings; contents.]
Section 73-11-8 - [Time of hearing; notice; publication; contents.]
Section 73-11-9 - [Procedure; pleading; appeals.]
Section 73-11-16 - Special assessment of improvement district.
Section 73-11-18 - [Lands contiguous to municipality; exception from improvement district.]
Section 73-11-19 - [Bonds for redemption of certificates of indebtedness; priority of liens.]
Section 73-11-20 - [Contract with United States for local improvement work.]
Section 73-11-21 - [Electric power plants; acquisition, construction and operation.]
Section 73-11-22 - [Bonds for electric power plants.]
Section 73-11-23 - [Election for issuance of bonds; notice; ballots; sale of bonds.]
Section 73-11-24 - [Term of bonds; interest; redemption; earnings of power plant; sinking fund.]
Section 73-11-26 - [Proceeding to determine validity of power plant bonds; decision res judicata.]
Section 73-11-27 - Borrowing money; limitation on indebtedness.
Section 73-11-28 - [Expenses of district; charge for water; levy of assessments.]
Section 73-11-31 - [Duties of county assessor; assessment list furnished county commissioners.]
Section 73-11-35 - [Bids by district at tax sale; district to pay cash.]
Section 73-11-36 - [General tax laws applicable.]
Section 73-11-37 - [Date for payment of taxes.]
Section 73-11-38 - [Delinquent taxes; interest.]
Section 73-11-39 - [Delinquent assessments; interest.]
Section 73-11-40 - [Delinquent tax list in district with assessor-collector; publication.]
Section 73-11-44 - [Tax deed issued by assessor-collector; form; effect.]
Section 73-11-45 - [Sale of tax sale certificate held by district; duty of assessor-collector.]
Section 73-11-46 - [Assessment in name of purchaser; assignment of certificate.]
Section 73-11-47 - [Property of unknown owners; tax sales by district.]
Section 73-11-48 - Suit for collection of assessments and charges.
Section 73-11-49 - [Payment of claims; warrants; register of warrants.]
Section 73-11-50 - Financial statement of directors.
Section 73-11-51 - [Violation of duty; liability on bond; removal from office.]
Section 73-11-52 - ["District" defined; law of 1919.]
Section 73-11-53 - [Construction of law of 1919.]
Section 73-11-54 - [Definitions and construction; law of 1921.]
Section 73-11-55 - [Unpaid per-acre construction charges to remain as lien.]