STATE STATUTES & CODES

NEW MEXICO STATUTES AND CODES

Article 8 - Drainage Districts Within Federal Reclamation Projects, 73-8-1 through 73-8-60.

• Section 73-8-1 - Organization of districts.
• Section 73-8-2 - Petition; filing; contents; publication of notice.
• Section 73-8-3 - Publications; language; time and manner.
• Section 73-8-4 - Hearings; boundaries; election divisions; mandamus.
• Section 73-8-5 - District officers.
• Section 73-8-6 - Number of directors and election divisions.
• Section 73-8-7 - Notice of election; publication.
• Section 73-8-8 - Conduct of elections.
• Section 73-8-9 - Majority and plurality.
• Section 73-8-10 - Providing ballots.
• Section 73-8-11 - "Resident freeholder" defined.
• Section 73-8-12 - Canvass of votes of first election; order.
• Section 73-8-13 - Biennial election date.
• Section 73-8-14 - Official oaths.
• Section 73-8-15 - Directors' offices; conduct of elections after organization.
• Section 73-8-16 - Chairman of election board; oath of judges; voting hours; certification of returns.
• Section 73-8-17 - Canvass of returns after organization.
• Section 73-8-18 - Statement of election results; filing; content; certificates of election; filling board vacancies.
• Section 73-8-19 - Duties of directors; contracts with United States; deposit of bonds; contract assessments.
• Section 73-8-20 - Meetings of directors; records; inspection by elector or federal agent; entry on lands; eminent domain.
• Section 73-8-21 - Title and management of property.
• Section 73-8-22 - Powers of board; judicial notice of district organization.
• Section 73-8-23 - Elections on bond issues and federal contracts; conduct; terms of bonds.
• Section 73-8-24 - Assessments for bond interest and installments.
• Section 73-8-25 - Drainage works constructed by United States; determining benefits and damages; annual assessment.
• Section 73-8-26 - Certification of amounts to be assessed.
• Section 73-8-27 - Duties of county assessor relating to district.
• Section 73-8-28 - Assessment rates to be fixed by commissioners of county where district office is located.
• Section 73-8-29 - Ex-officio district treasurer; functions; duties of treasurers of counties within district.
• Section 73-8-30 - Application of general revenue laws.
• Section 73-8-31 - Warrants; restrictions on issuance and payment; register.
• Section 73-8-32 - Expense levy; power of constructing system; rights-of-way; state land.
• Section 73-8-33 - Compensation and expenses of directors and president; offenses; penalty.
• Section 73-8-34 - Incurrence of unauthorized debt prohibited.
• Section 73-8-35 - Changing boundaries; effect.
• Section 73-8-36 - Petition for inclusion of adjacent land; acknowledgment.
• Section 73-8-37 - Notice of hearing on petition to include lands; contents; expenses.
• Section 73-8-38 - Hearing; procedure; effect.
• Section 73-8-39 - Requiring payment of pro rata share of prior costs.
• Section 73-8-40 - Rejection or acceptance of petition to include lands; orders.
• Section 73-8-41 - Filing certified copy of order including land, with map; effect.
• Section 73-8-42 - Recording petition in minutes of board; evidential value.
• Section 73-8-43 - Powers of fiduciaries.
• Section 73-8-44 - Revising election divisions and precincts after including more land.
• Section 73-8-45 - Excluding land.
• Section 73-8-46 - Petition for exclusion of land after organization.
• Section 73-8-47 - Publication of notice of hearing on exclusion of land; contents; expenses.
• Section 73-8-48 - Hearing on petition for exclusion of land.
• Section 73-8-49 - Order for denial or approval of exclusion of land.
• Section 73-8-50 - Filing order of exclusion and new plat; effect.
• Section 73-8-51 - Revising election divisions and precincts after exclusion of land.
• Section 73-8-52 - Dissolution of district; petition; election; restrictions.
• Section 73-8-53 - Canvass of vote; declaration of dissolution; filing.
• Section 73-8-54 - Special actions for validation of proceedings of board.
• Section 73-8-55 - Petition for validation of board proceedings; contents.
• Section 73-8-56 - Hearing on petition for validation of board proceedings.
• Section 73-8-57 - Demurrers and answers to petition for validation of board proceedings.
• Section 73-8-58 - Consideration and judgment on petition to validate board proceedings.
• Section 73-8-59 - "District" defined.
• Section 73-8-60 - Construction.

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