New Mexico Statutes
Article 6 - Drainage Districts; Formation
Section 73-6-35 - [Commissioners; hearing on report.]

Upon the filing of the preliminary report the court or the presiding judge thereof shall by order fix a time and place when and where the same shall be heard at some general or special term of said court, not less than thirty days from the filing of said report. Notice of the time and place of hearing upon said preliminary report shall be given to all interested persons by publishing a brief notice of the filing of said report, including a brief statement of the substance of said report in one or more newspapers published in each county in which any land in said proposed drainage district shall be situated (or if no newspaper is published in said county, in one or more newspapers of general circulation of the district) once in each week for three consecutive weeks prior to the day appointed for hearing thereon. Said notice shall describe all lands by said report included in said district, which were not included therein by the petition, and state that such lands are to be included in said district which were by the petition included therein and shall state that such lands are to be excluded from said district.
History: Laws 1912, ch. 84, § 29; Code 1915, § 1905; C.S. 1929, § 40-135; 1941 Comp., § 77-1835; 1953 Comp., § 75-19-35.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Cross references. — For general provisions regarding publication of notice, see Chapter 14, Article 11 NMSA 1978.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 25 Am. Jur. 2d Drains and Drainage Districts §§ 3, 4, 7, 10, 12, 22.
28 C.J.S. Drains § 41.

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 73 - Special Districts

Article 6 - Drainage Districts; Formation

Section 73-6-1 - Drainage district; petition for; contents.

Section 73-6-2 - [Petition amendment; consolidation.]

Section 73-6-3 - [Noncontiguous lands.]

Section 73-6-4 - [Petition; hearing; notice.]

Section 73-6-5 - [Nonresidents; petition; notice.]

Section 73-6-6 - [Notice; proof of service.]

Section 73-6-7 - [Notice; personal service.]

Section 73-6-8 - [Notice; owners not served.]

Section 73-6-9 - [Notice; time of service.]

Section 73-6-10 - [Hearing; failure of service.]

Section 73-6-11 - [Hearing; objections.]

Section 73-6-12 - [Hearing and determination.]

Section 73-6-13 - [Proof of ownership.]

Section 73-6-14 - [Petition; deed made to defeat.]

Section 73-6-15 - [Petition; purchasers after notice of petition.]

Section 73-6-16 - [Petition; insufficient signatures.]

Section 73-6-17 - [Finding sufficient number of signers; certificate; calling election for drainage commissioners.]

Section 73-6-18 - [Qualifications of voters; application of general election laws.]

Section 73-6-19 - [Elected by plurality vote.]

Section 73-6-20 - [Ballots.]

Section 73-6-21 - ["Resident freeholder" defined.]

Section 73-6-22 - [Determining and declaring result of election.]

Section 73-6-23 - [Election precincts; polling places; election judges and clerks.]

Section 73-6-24 - [Time for holding second and subsequent elections; commissioners holding over.]

Section 73-6-25 - [Commissioners; oath; bond; quorum; concurrence of majority.]

Section 73-6-26 - [Appointments to fill expired terms; time; notice.]

Section 73-6-27 - [Commissioners; vacancies.]

Section 73-6-28 - [Commissioners; accounts; records; vouchers.]

Section 73-6-29 - [Commissioners; annual report.]

Section 73-6-30 - [Commissioners; compensation; expenses.]

Section 73-6-31 - [Commissioners; court to control; contempt.]

Section 73-6-32 - [Commissioners; bonds; liability.]

Section 73-6-33 - [Commissioners; organization; examination of lands; report.]

Section 73-6-34 - [Commissioners to report.]

Section 73-6-35 - [Commissioners; hearing on report.]

Section 73-6-36 - [Commissioners; report; hearing; adjournment.]

Section 73-6-37 - [Commissioners; report; remonstrance.]

Section 73-6-38 - [Lands added to; notice to owners.]

Section 73-6-39 - [Commissioners report; trial; judgment; costs.]

Section 73-6-40 - [Commissioners report; trial; findings; confirmation.]

Section 73-6-41 - [Commissioners report; findings final; appeal to Supreme Court.]

Section 73-6-42 - [Name; boundaries; corporation; powers.]

Section 73-6-43 - [Commissioners; powers.]

Section 73-6-44 - [Conditions precedent to formation of drainage district.]