New Mexico Statutes
Article 11 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Fiscal Affairs; Local Improvements and Special Powers
Section 73-11-34 - [Errors or irregularities in tax; validity of assessment and levy; sale for taxes; validity.]

Any irregularity or error in the description of land assessed shall not be deemed jurisdictional or render the assessment void, if the land assessed can be identified. All matters and things done by the board of directors as by law provided are prima facie evidence that all the requirements of the law in relation thereto have been complied with, and that the same are liens against the property to the same extent as other taxes lawfully levied. When land is sold under the revenue laws of this state for irrigation assessments correctly imposed as the property of a particular person, no misnomer of the owner, or supposed owner, or other mistake relating to the ownership thereof, affects the sale or renders it void or voidable. Such sale or procedure relating thereto shall not be attacked or questioned for any reason, or on any grounds except that the land assessed was not subject to such assessment, or that such assessment had been paid at the time of the sale.
History: Laws 1921, ch. 39, § 13; C.S. 1929, § 73-167; 1941 Comp., § 77-2334; 1953 Comp., § 75-24-34.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Cross references. — For permissible objections subsequent to tax deed issuance, see 73-11-44 NMSA 1978.
For definition of "board of directors," see 73-11-54 NMSA 1978.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation §§ 70 to 72.
94 C.J.S. Waters § 332.

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 73 - Special Districts

Article 11 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Fiscal Affairs; Local Improvements and Special Powers

Section 73-11-1 - Special election for bond issue or contract; notice; ballots; bond terms and form; record of bonds; priority of issues.

Section 73-11-2 - [Sale of bonds; notice; bids; rejection of bids; use of bonds.]

Section 73-11-3 - [Special election to authorize sale of bonds at less than ninety-five percent par value.]

Section 73-11-4 - [Payment of bonds and debt due United States; taxation.]

Section 73-11-5 - [Payment of bonds; interest after default; excess money in bond fund; redemption of bonds; investment of funds.]

Section 73-11-6 - [Proceedings to determine validity; bond issue or contract with United States; ascertainment of benefits and damages; inclusion or exclusion of land.]

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 73-11-10 - [Hearing on validation; scope of proceeding; irregularities disregarded; costs; judgment.]

Section 73-11-11 - [Modification of time and method of payments due United States; modification of assessments.]

Section 73-11-12 - [Determination of benefits and damages; assessments; assessment for drainage costs.]

Section 73-11-13 - [Local improvements; petition; bond for costs of investigation; dismissal of petition.]

Section 73-11-14 - [Approval of petition for improvement; notice of hearing; publication; determination.]

Section 73-11-15 - [Local improvement district; establishment; cost of improvement; certificates of indebtedness; inclusion of additional land.]

Section 73-11-16 - Special assessment of improvement district.

Section 73-11-17 - [Insufficiency of funds from local improvement district; liability of district at large.]

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 73-11-25 - [Security for payment of bonds; earnings of plant insufficient; assessment upon lands.]

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 73-11-29 - Application for water; budget meeting of directors; notice of meeting; tax assessments and water charges; exemptions from tax; appeal; succession to rights of water users' association.

Section 73-11-30 - [Charges for water; payment in advance; unpaid charges become part of assessment; assessment of omitted property.]

Section 73-11-31 - [Duties of county assessor; assessment list furnished county commissioners.]

Section 73-11-32 - [Levy of taxes; duty of county commissioners when district in more than one county.]

Section 73-11-33 - [County treasurers ex-officio district treasurers; duties; funds; report to board of directors; clerical assistance.]

Section 73-11-34 - [Errors or irregularities in tax; validity of assessment and levy; sale for taxes; validity.]

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 73-11-41 - [Failure of assessor-collector to publish delinquency list in time; later publication.]

Section 73-11-42 - [Delinquent tax sale by assessor-collector; disposition of surplus; sales to district.]

Section 73-11-43 - [Failure to pay bid to assessor-collector; resale; certificate of sale; recording; redemption; occupancy during redemption period.]

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.]