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NM Stat § 73-10-19 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management|Section 73-10-19 - [Property acquired by district; title; tax exemption; conveyance to United States.]

The title to all property acquired under the provisions of this act shall immediately and by operation of law vest in such irrigation district, in its corporate name, and shall be held by such district in trust for, and is hereby dedicated and set apart for the uses and purposes set forth in this act, and shall be exempt from all taxation; and said board is authorized and empowered to hold, use, acquire, manage, occupy and possess said property as herein provided; provided, that when any district contemplated in this act shall find it necessary to procure and acquire a supply of water from outside the boundaries of this state, then and in such event it shall be lawful for said district to contract and pay for the same in the same manner as other property acquired by the district is purchased and paid for: provided, further, that any property acquired by the district may be conveyed to the United States insofar as the same may be needed for the construction, operation and maintenance of works by the United States for the benefit of the district under any contract that may be entered into by the United States pursuant to this act. History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 15; C.S. 1929, § 73-116; 1941 Comp., § 77-2217; 1953 Comp., § 75-23-17. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — For the meaning of the term "this act", see compiler's notes to 73-10-1 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation § 70. 94 C.J.S. Waters §§ 333 to 337.
NM Stat § 73-10-20 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management|Section 73-10-20 - [Legal status of irrigation district; conveyances; court proceedings.]

The said board is hereby authorized and empowered to take conveyances or assurances for all property acquired by it under the provisions of this act in the name of such irrigation district to and for the purpose herein expressed, and to institute and maintain any and all actions and proceedings, suits at law or in equity, necessary or proper in order to fully carry out the provisions of this act, or to enforce, maintain, protect or preserve any of the rights, privileges and immunities created by this act or acquired in pursuance thereof. And in all courts, actions, suits or proceedings the said board may sue, appear and defend in person or by attorneys and in the name of such irrigation district. Judicial notice shall be taken in all actions, suits and judicial proceedings in any court of this state of the organization and existence of any irrigation district of this state now or hereafter organized, from and after the filing for record in the office of the county clerk of the certified copy of the order of the board of county commissioners mentioned in Section 7 [73-10-8 NMSA 1978], and a certified copy of said order shall be prima facie evidence in all actions, suits and proceedings in any court of this state of the regularity and legal sufficiency of all acts, matters and proceedings therein recited and set forth; and any such irrigation district, in regard to which any such order has been heretofore or may hereafter be entered, and such certified copy thereof, so filed for record, and which has exercised or shall exercise rights and powers of such district, and shall have had or shall have in office a board of directors exercising the duties of their office and the legality or regularity of the formation or organization whereof shall not have been questioned by proceedings in quo warranto instituted in the district court of the county in which such district or the greater portion thereof is situated within one year from the date of such filing, shall be conslusively [conclusively] deemed to be a legally and regularly organized, established and existing irrigation district within the meaning of this act and its due and lawful formation and organization shall not thereafter be questioned in any action, suit or proceeding whether brought under the provisions of this act or otherwise. History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 16; C.S. 1929, § 73-117; 1941 Comp., § 77-2218; 1953 Comp., § 75-23-18. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — For the meaning of the term "this act", see compiler's notes to 73-10-1 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 73-10-21 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management|Section 73-10-21 - [Plan for construction; advertising for bids; contractors bonds.]

After adopting a plan for the construction of canals, reservoirs and works, the board of directors shall give notice, by publication thereof, not less than twenty days in a newspaper published in each of the counties into which any such irrigation extends, provided a newspaper is published therein, and in such other newspapers as they may deem advisable, calling for bids for the construction of said work or any portion thereof; if less than the whole work is advertised, then the portion so advertised must be particularly described in such notice; said notice shall set forth that plans and specifications can be seen at the office of the board, and that the board will receive sealed proposals therefor and that the contract will be let to the lowest responsible bidder, stating the time and place for opening the proposals, which at said time and place shall be opened in public, and as soon as convenient thereafter, the board shall let said work, either in portions or as a whole, to the lowest responsible bidder, or they may reject any or all bids and readvertise for proposals or may proceed to construct the work under their own superintendence. Contracts for the purchase of material shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The person or persons to whom a contract may be awarded shall enter into a bond with good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the board, payable to said district for its use, for not less than ten percent of the amount of the contract price, conditioned for the faithful performance of said contract. The work shall be done under the direction and to the satisfaction of the engineer in charge and be approved by the board. Provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply in the case of any contract between the district and the United States. History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 26; C.S. 1929, § 73-127; 1941 Comp., § 77-2219; 1953 Comp., § 75-23-19. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — For the meaning of the term "this act", see compiler's notes to 73-10-1 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For notice by publication, see 14-11-1 NMSA 1978. Shorter notice required for project under federal grant. — Any municipality or political subdivision is permitted to advertise the construction of public works projects when under federal loan or grant for a minimum period, not exceeding five days, regardless of the provisions of any general, special, or local law which may provide for a longer period of advertisement. 1939 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 39-3107.
NM Stat § 73-10-22 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management|Section 73-10-22 - [Rights-of-way over private property; eminent domain; state lands.]

The board of directors shall have the power to construct the said works across any stream of water, watercourse, street, avenue, highway, railway, canal, ditch or flume which the route of said canal or canals may intersect or cross; and if such railroad company and said board, or the owners and controllers of said property, thing or franchise so to be crossed, cannot agree upon the amount to be paid therefor, or the points or the manner of said crossings, the same shall be ascertained and determined in all respects as is provided in respect to the taking of land for public uses. The right-of-way is hereby given, dedicated and set apart, to locate, construct and maintain said works or reservoirs, over, through or upon any of the lands which are now, or may be the property of the state. History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 29; C.S. 1929, § 73-130; 1941 Comp., § 77-2220; 1953 Comp., § 75-23-20. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Cross references. — For eminent domain, see 42A-1-1 NMSA 1978. For public uses, see also 42A-3-1 NMSA 1978. For bridges at crossings, see 67-7-9 and 72-8-2 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation § 89. 94 C.J.S. Waters § 319.
NM Stat § 73-10-24 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management|Section 73-10-24 - [Water supply inadequate; distribution on alternate days.]

In case the volume of water in any canal, reservoir or other works in any district shall not be sufficient to supply the continual wants of the entire district and susceptible of irrigation therefrom, then it shall be the duty of the board of directors to distribute all available water upon certain or alternate days to different localities, as they may in their judgment think best for the interests of all parties concerned. Provided: that all water the right to the use of which is acquired by the district under any contract with the United States, shall be distributed and apportioned by the district in accordance with the acts of congress, and rules and regulations of the secretary of interior and provisions of such contract in relation thereto. History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 32; C.S. 1929, § 73-133; 1941 Comp., § 77-2222; 1953 Comp., § 75-23-22. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Duty of district held discretionary. — An irrigation district's duty to act under this section was discretionary rather than ministerial and consequently was not subject to mandamus. Brantley Farms v. Carlsbad Irrigation Dist., 1998-NMCA-023, 124 N.M. 698, 954 P.2d 763. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation § 49. 94 C.J.S. Waters § 310.
NM Stat § 73-10-25 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management|Section 73-10-25 - [Preservation of prior rights.]

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize any person or persons, to divert the waters of any river, creek, stream, canal or reservoir to the detriment of any person or persons having a prior right to the waters of such river, creek, stream, canal or reservoir. History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 33; C.S. 1929, § 73-134; 1941 Comp., § 77-2223; 1953 Comp., § 75-23-23. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 73-10-26 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management|Section 73-10-26 - [Change of boundaries; effect; assent of secretary of the interior.]

The boundaries of any irrigation district now or hereafter organized under the provisions of this act may be changed in the manner herein prescribed; but such change of the boundaries of the district shall not impair or affect its organization, or its rights in or to property or any of its rights or privileges of whatsoever kind or nature, nor shall it affect, impair or discharge any contract, obligation, lien or charge, for, or upon which it was or might become liable or chargeable had such change of boundaries not been made; provided, that if the secretary of the interior shall give his assent to a change in boundaries in writing filed with the board of directors, any lands to the exclusion of which from the district assent shall thus be given, shall be discharged from any and all liens in favor of the United States under any contract which shall have been made with the United States and any bonds deposited with its agents. History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 34; C.S. 1929, § 73-135; 1941 Comp., § 77-2224; 1953 Comp., § 75-23-24. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — For the meaning of the term "this act", see compiler's notes to 73-10-1 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation § 60. 94 C.J.S. Waters § 319.
NM Stat § 73-10-27 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management|Section 73-10-27 - [Petition for inclusion of additional lands.]

The holder or holders of title, or evidence of title, of any body of land adjacent to or situate within the boundaries of any irrigation district, may file with the board of directors of said district a petition in writing praying that such lands be included in such district. The petition shall describe the tracts, or body of land owned by the petitioners, but such description need not be more particular than is required when such lands are entered by the county assessor in the assessment book. Such petition shall be deemed to give the assent of the petitioners to the inclusion in said district of the lands described in the petition, and such petition must be acknowledged in the same manner that conveyances of land are required to be acknowledged. History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 35; C.S. 1929, § 73-136; 1941 Comp., § 77-2225; 1953 Comp., § 75-23-25. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Cross references. — For acknowledgments, see 14-14-1 to 14-14-11 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation § 60. 94 C.J.S. Waters § 319.
NM Stat § 73-10-28 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management|Section 73-10-28 - [Publication of notice of petition for including lands; objections; payment of estimated cost of proceedings.]

The secretary of the board of directors shall cause notice of the filing of such petition to be given and published once each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county where the office of said board is situate, which notice shall state the filing of such petition and the names of the petitioners; a description of the lands mentioned in the petition, and the prayer of said petitioners; giving notice to all persons interested, to appear at the office of said board at a time named in said notice, and to show cause, in writing, if any they have, why the petition should not be granted. The time specified in the notice at which it shall be required to show cause shall be the regular meeting of the board next after the expiration of the time for the publication of the notice. The petitioner or petitioners, shall advance to the secretary sufficient money to pay the estimated cost of all proceedings under such petition before the secretary shall be required to give such notice. History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 36; C.S. 1929, § 73-137; 1941 Comp., § 77-2226; 1953 Comp., § 75-23-26. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Cross references. — For notice by publication, see 14-11-1 NMSA 1978 et seq. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation § 94. 94 C.J.S. Waters § 319.
NM Stat § 73-10-29 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management|Section 73-10-29 - [Hearing on petition for including lands.]

The board of directors, at the time and place mentioned in said notice, or at such time or times to which the hearing of such petition may adjourn, shall proceed to hear the petition, and all objections thereto, presented in writing by any person, showing cause as aforesaid, why said petition should not be granted. The failure of any person interested to show cause, in writing, as aforesaid, shall be deemed and taken as an assent on his part to the inclusion of such lands in said district as prayed for in said petition. History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 37; C.S. 1929, § 73-138; 1941 Comp., § 77-2227; 1953 Comp., § 75-23-27. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation § 94. 94 C.J.S. Waters § 319.
NM Stat § 73-10-30 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management|Section 73-10-30 - [Payment of assessments as condition precedent to granting petition for including lands.]

The board of directors, to whom such petition is presented, may require as a condition precedent to the granting of the same, that the petitioners shall severally pay to such district such respective sums, as nearly as the same can be estimated by the board, as said petitioners or their grantors would have been required to pay to such district as assessment for the payment of their pro rata share of all bonds and interest thereon, which may have previously thereto been issued by said district, or for the payment of the pro rata share of the cost of construction under any contract between the district and the United States accompanying which bonds of the district have not been deposited with the United States as in this act provided, had such lands been included in such district at the time the same was originally formed or when said bonds were so issued, or when said contract with the United States was made; provided, that in case unentered public land is proposed to be annexed to the district the board of directors of the district instead of requiring such payment as a condition precedent, may assess such charges against such unentered public land upon the records of the district to be collected in the manner authorized by the said act of congress of August 11, 1916. History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 38; C.S. 1929, § 73-139; 1941 Comp., § 77-2228; 1953 Comp., § 75-23-28. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — For the meaning of the term "this act", see compiler's notes to 73-10-1 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For the provisions of the Act of Congress of August 11, 1916, see 43 U.S.C. §§ 621 to 630, "An Act to Promote the Reclamation of Arid Lands.". Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation § 70. 94 C.J.S. Waters § 332.
NM Stat § 73-10-31 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management|Section 73-10-31 - [Order granting or rejecting petition for including lands; description of boundaries; protest of electors.]

The board of directors if they deem it not for the best interests of the district to include therein the lands mentioned in the petition, shall by order reject the said petition, but if they deem it for the best interests of the district that said lands be included the board may order that the district be so changed as to include therein the lands mentioned in the said petition. The order shall describe the entire boundaries of the district with the lands so included, if the district boundaries be changed thereby, and for that purpose the board may cause a survey to be made of such portion of such boundaries as may be deemed necessary; provided, if within thirty days from the making of such order a majority of the qualified electors of the district protest in writing to said board against the inclusion of such lands in said district, said order shall be held for naught and said lands shall not be included therein. Provided, further, that in case contract has been made between the district and the United States as in Section 13 [73-10-16 NMSA 1978] hereof provided, no change shall be made in the boundaries of the district and the board of directors shall make no order changing the boundaries of the district until the secretary of the interior shall assent thereto in writing and such assent be filed with the board of directors. History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 39; C.S. 1929, § 73-140; 1941 Comp., § 77-2229; 1953 Comp., § 75-23-29. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Cross references. — For proceedings to determine validity of inclusion of lands, see 73-11-6 to 73-11-10 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 73-10-32 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management|Section 73-10-32 - [Filing of order and new plat when land is added; status of district; liability of lands.]

Upon the allowance of such petition and in case no protest has been filed with the board within thirty days after the entry of said order as aforesaid, a certified copy of the order of the board of directors making such change, and a plat of such district, showing such change, if any, certified by the president and secretary, shall be filed for record in the office of the county clerk of each county in which are situate any of the lands of the district, and the district shall remain an irrigation district, as fully as to every intent and purpose as if the lands which are included in the district by the change of the boundaries as aforesaid, had been included therein at the organization of the district; and said district as so changed and all the lands therein shall be liable for all existing obligations and indebtedness of the organized district. Provided, that in case contract has been made between the district and the United States as in Section 13 [73-10-16 NMSA 1978] hereof provided, no change shall be made in the boundaries of the district until the secretary of the interior shall assent thereto in writing and such assent be filed with the board of directors. History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 40; C.S. 1929, § 73-141; 1941 Comp., § 77-2230; 1953 Comp., § 75-23-30. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 73-10-33 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management|Section 73-10-33 - [Petition for including land to be recorded in minutes of board; evidential value.]

Upon the filing of the copies of the order and the plat, as in the last preceding section [73-10-32 NMSA 1978] mentioned, the secretary shall record in the minutes of the board the petition aforesaid; and the said minutes, or a certified copy thereof, shall be admissible in evidence with the same effect as the petition. History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 41; C.S. 1929, § 73-142; 1941 Comp., § 77-2231; 1953 Comp., § 75-23-31. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.