Title to all rights and property acquired by any district, shall immediately and by operation of law, vest in such district in its corporate name; such property shall be held for the uses and purposes of the district, and shall be exempt from all taxation.
History: Laws 1927, ch. 45, § 909; C.S. 1929, § 30-909; 1941 Comp., § 77-3022; 1953 Comp., § 75-31-22.
Cross references. — For tax exemptions, see N.M. Const., art. VIII, § 3.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 73 - Special Districts
Article 17 - Conservancy Districts; General Provisions
Section 73-17-1 - Lands in more than one district.
Section 73-17-2 - Union of districts.
Section 73-17-3 - Subdistricts.
Section 73-17-4 - District protection.
Section 73-17-5 - Prohibition of injury to survey marks [; field notes are district property]
Section 73-17-6 - Liability for damages.
Section 73-17-7 - Penalty for fraud.
Section 73-17-8 - Removal of officials for cause.
Section 73-17-9 - Remedy by mandamus.
Section 73-17-10 - Cooperation with United States government or other agencies.
Section 73-17-11 - Board to secure cooperation.
Section 73-17-12 - Interference with state and federal rights.
Section 73-17-13 - Federal [or state] appropriations.
Section 73-17-14 - State lands.
Section 73-17-15 - Correction of faulty notices.
Section 73-17-16 - Early hearings.
Section 73-17-17 - Appeals shall not delay proceedings.
Section 73-17-18 - Remedy for injury by a district.
Section 73-17-19 - Short forms and abbreviations.
Section 73-17-20 - Liberal construction.
Section 73-17-21 - Prescription and adverse possession.
Section 73-17-22 - Property, title, tax exempt.