The performance of all duties prescribed in this act concerning the organization and administration or operation of a district may be enforced against any officer thereof or against any person or public corporation refusing to comply with any order of the board, by mandamus, at the instance of the said board or of any person or public corporation interested in any way in such district or proposed district. Such proceedings shall be instituted in the district court having jurisdiction of the original case.
History: Laws 1927, ch. 45, § 706; C.S. 1929, § 30-706; 1941 Comp., § 77-3009; 1953 Comp., § 75-31-9.
Compiler's notes. — For the meaning of "this act", see the compiler's notes to 73-17-1 NMSA 1978.
Cross references. — For mandamus, see 44-2-1 to 44-2-14 NMSA 1978.
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.