73-13-5. [State engineer notified of transfer.]
That when, acting under the provisions of Section 73-602 of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated as amended by Section 14 of Chapter 8 of the Special Session Laws of 1934 [73-13-4 NMSA 1978], the board of directors of any irrigation district shall have transferred water rights to lands other than those to which such water rights had theretofore been appurtenant, the secretary of said board shall immediately certify and file with the state engineer, a true copy of the board's resolution and action effecting such transfer. And in case of an appeal from such action of said board, the clerk of the district court, without charge or cost, shall immediately file with said state engineer a certified copy of the judgment of court entered in said appeal.