STATE STATUTES & CODES

NEW MEXICO STATUTES AND CODES

Article 12 - Electrical Irrigation Districts, 73-12-1 through 73-12-57.

• Section 73-12-1 - Majority of the resident freeholders may propose district.
• Section 73-12-2 - Petition, where filed and contents; definition of term "resident freeholders"; security for costs.
• Section 73-12-3 - Notice of hearing on petition to be published.
• Section 73-12-4 - Petition hearing; objections; boundaries; election; appeals.
• Section 73-12-5 - Notice of election; qualification of electors; election procedure.
• Section 73-12-6 - Canvass of votes, by board of county commissioners.
• Section 73-12-7 - Regular elections of district; oath of office and bond of directors.
• Section 73-12-8 - Office of board; subsequent elections.
• Section 73-12-9 - The election board; oath of judges; polls kept open.
• Section 73-12-10 - Returns canvassed by board of directors.
• Section 73-12-11 - Secretary to certify results of election to county clerk.
• Section 73-12-12 - Organization of board, its powers, its duties; employment of engineers; rules and regulations; report on water supply and engineering plans; when bonds may be used in payment; when
• Section 73-12-13 - Regular and special meetings of board; records of board to be kept open; rights-of-way; right to acquire oil or gas for power; title to property; exemption from taxation.
• Section 73-12-14 - Acquire property and rights for district; actions in court; legality of organization of district presumed after one year.
• Section 73-12-15 - Determining cost; bond election; notice; conduct; bond terms and conditions; subsequent issues.
• Section 73-12-16 - Sale of bonds; refunding bonds; use of bonds.
• Section 73-12-17 - How revenue raised to pay bonds; service charges within district to be uniform; may use highways.
• Section 73-12-18 - Certifying requirements to board of county commissioners each year; county commissioners may act [; duties of county treasurer; delinquent accounts; special assessments; disbursemen
• Section 73-12-19 - Duties of county assessor.
• Section 73-12-20 - Board of county commissioners to fix rate per-acre levy.
• Section 73-12-21 - Duties of county treasurer.
• Section 73-12-22 - Revenue laws of state to govern; may refuse service to delinquents.
• Section 73-12-23 - Construction and material contracts to be let to lowest bidder.
• Section 73-12-24 - Payment of claim; when warrants to issue; claims to be verified; record to be kept.
• Section 73-12-25 - Service charges to pay operation and maintenance; tax levy; employment of electrician or mechanic.
• Section 73-12-26 - Right of eminent domain.
• Section 73-12-27 - Compensation of board; members may not be interested in any contract.
• Section 73-12-28 - Board of directors have no power to incur debt other than provided in this act.
• Section 73-12-29 - Manner of distribution of power or water.
• Section 73-12-30 - Prior water rights not affected.
• Section 73-12-31 - Boundaries may be changed, but such change shall not affect obligations incurred.
• Section 73-12-32 - Petition for inclusion of land.
• Section 73-12-33 - Notice of application for inclusion of land to be published.
• Section 73-12-34 - Hearing on petition for inclusion of land.
• Section 73-12-35 - Terms on which lands may be included.
• Section 73-12-36 - Action of board on petition to include land; order describing new boundaries; electors may protest.
• Section 73-12-37 - Board to transmit order and plat of new boundaries to county clerk.
• Section 73-12-38 - Authority to sign petition of protest.
• Section 73-12-39 - Board may redivide district for election purposes [after inclusion of land].
• Section 73-12-40 - Land may be excluded from district.
• Section 73-12-41 - Owner shall file petition for exclusion.
• Section 73-12-42 - Publish notice of petition for exclusion.
• Section 73-12-43 - Board shall consider petition for exclusion.
• Section 73-12-44 - Board shall act on petition for exclusion.
• Section 73-12-45 - Order making change and plat to be transmitted to county clerk.
• Section 73-12-46 - Board may redivide district for election purposes [after exclusion of land].
• Section 73-12-47 - Supervision of electrical and mechanical appliances; schedules for use of power; regulations of quantity of water to be pumped.
• Section 73-12-48 - District shall pay tax on gross revenue derived from sales of surplus power.
• Section 73-12-49 - Petition for dissolution of district; election thereon.
• Section 73-12-50 - Vote on dissolution to be canvassed.
• Section 73-12-51 - Confirmation proceedings may be brought.
• Section 73-12-52 - Petition to be filed in district court.
• Section 73-12-53 - Court to fix time for hearing and publish notice thereof.
• Section 73-12-54 - Provisions of Civil Code shall apply; effect of findings of court.
• Section 73-12-55 - The court's findings of fact and conclusions of law; judgment res judicata.
• Section 73-12-56 - "Electrical district" defined.
• Section 73-12-57 - Provisions of Chapter 20, Acts of 1925, relating to certification board, shall apply to this act.

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