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NM Stat § 73-9-48 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 9 - Irrigation Districts|Section 73-9-48 - Petition or resolution for exclusion; notice; publication.

Upon the filing of said petition for exclusion or upon the adoption of such resolution for exclusion by the board of directors, the secretary of said board shall cause notice of such petition, or resolution to be published, once, in some newspaper published in the county where the office of the board of directors is situated, and, if any portion of said district lies within another county or counties, then said notice shall be published in a newspaper published within each of said counties. Said notice shall state the filing of such petition or the adoption of such resolution, the description of the lands mentioned in said petition or resolution and which it is desired be excluded from such district and it shall notify all persons interested to appear at the office of said board at a time named in said notice and show cause in writing, if any they have, why said petition or resolution should not be finally granted or adopted. The time and place of hearing on said petition or resolution shall be at any regular or special meeting of said board of directors and at the established office and place of business of said board and shall be upon a date not earlier than five days after the publication of said notice. If said exclusion proceedings be initiated by the landowners by petitions, said petitioners shall advance to the secretary sufficient money to pay the estimated cost of all proceedings on such petition before the secretary shall be required to give such notice. A copy of said notice as published shall be by the secretary of said board mailed to each and all of the then owners of the tracts or parcels of lands proposed to be excluded from said district where said owners and their addresses are known, and in the event the owners of said lands or their addresses are not known, said notice shall be mailed and addressed to any last known owner of said parcel or parcels of land so proposed to be excluded and said notice shall be so mailed not later than five days prior to the date set for hearing. History: Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 42; C.S. 1929, § 73-242; Laws 1935, ch. 36, § 5; 1941 Comp., § 77-2146; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-46. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For notice by publication, see 14-11-1 NMSA 1978 et seq. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 94 C.J.S. Waters § 319.
NM Stat § 73-9-49 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 9 - Irrigation Districts|Section 73-9-49 - Petition or resolution for exclusion; hearing.

The board of directors, at the time and place mentioned in the notice or at the time or times to which the hearing of said petition or resolution may have been adjourned, shall proceed to hear and consider any written objections which may have theretofore been filed by any person interested, to said petition or resolution for exclusion, and arguments, if any, by persons interested, in support or opposition to said petition or resolution. History: Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 43; C.S. 1929, § 73-243; Laws 1935, ch. 36, § 6; 1941 Comp., § 77-2147; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-47. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 94 C.J.S. Waters § 319.
NM Stat § 73-9-50 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 9 - Irrigation Districts|Section 73-9-50 - Petition or resolution for exclusion; hearing; order; protest.

If after the hearing provided in the last preceding sections said board of directors deem it not for the best interest of the district that the lands mentioned in the petition or resolution, or any portion thereof, should be excluded from said district, they shall order that said petition be denied or that said resolution be repealed and abrogated, but if they deem it for the best interest of the district that the lands mentioned in the petition or in the resolution, or some portion thereof, be excluded from the district, then the board may order the lands mentioned in the petition or resolution or some defined portion therefor [thereof] to be excluded from the district; provided that if, within ten days from the making of such order, three-fourths of the qualified electors of the district protest in writing, to said board, against the exclusion of said lands from said district, said order shall be held for naught and such lands shall not be excluded therefrom; provided, further, that the exclusion of any lands which are now or may hereafter be included in any such irrigation district shall not be held to relieve any lands excluded from liability to assessment and levy for the purpose of paying and retiring any outstanding bonds and interest coupons which have theretofore been issued, but said lands shall, upon following the procedure provided in the foregoing Sections 73-9-46, 73-9-47, 73-9-48, 73-9-49 and 73-9-51 NMSA 1978, as hereby amended be thereafter wholly excluded from said district for all other purposes. History: Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 44; C.S. 1929, § 73-244; Laws 1934 (S.S.), ch. 8, § 12; 1935, ch. 36, § 7; 1941 Comp., § 77-2148; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-48. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 94 C.J.S. Waters § 319.
NM Stat § 73-9-51 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 9 - Irrigation Districts|Section 73-9-51 - [Unprotested allowance of petition; certified copy of order and plat; recording; effect.]

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, 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 to all intents and purposes as if the lands which are excluded by the change aforesaid, had not been excluded therefrom. History: Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 45; C.S. 1929, § 73-245; 1941 Comp., § 77-2149; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-49. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 73-9-52 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 9 - Irrigation Districts|Section 73-9-52 - [Redivision of district after exclusion.]

At least thirty days before the next regular election of such district the board of directors thereof may, if they deem it necessary, make an order redividing said district into three divisions, as nearly equal in size as practicable, and one director shall be elected for each division as hereinbefore provided. History: Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 46; C.S. 1929, § 73-246; 1941 Comp., § 77-2150; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-50. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 73-9-53 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 9 - Irrigation Districts|Section 73-9-53 - [Petition for dissolution of district; who may file; contents; calling election; notice; ballots.]

Whenever a majority of the resident freeholders, representing a majority of the number of the acres of the land included in any irrigation district organized or hereafter to be organized under this act, shall petition the board of directors to call a special election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of said irrigation district a proposition to vote on the question of dissolution of said irrigation district, setting forth in said petition that all obligations, bills and claims of every nature whatsoever have been fully satisfied and paid, it shall be the duty of said directors, if they shall be satisfied that all obligations, claims and bills have been fully satisfied, to call an election, setting forth the object of the said election, and to cause notice of said election to be published in some newspaper in each of the counties in which any part of said district is located, for a period of thirty (30) days next prior to said election, setting forth the time and place for holding said election in each of the voting precincts in said district. It shall also be the duty of the directors to prepare ballots to be used at said election on which shall be written or printed the words: "For Dissolution - Yes," and "For Dissolution - No." History: Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 47; C.S. 1929, § 73-247; 1941 Comp., § 77-2151; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-51. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — The term "this act" refers to Laws 1919, ch. 41, §§ 1 to 57, effective March 10, 1919, the provisions of which are compiled as 73-9-1 to 73-9-6, 73-9-10 to 73-9-19, 73-9-22, 73-9-24 and 73-9-26 to 73-9-62 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 94 C.J.S. Waters § 338.
NM Stat § 73-9-54 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 9 - Irrigation Districts|Section 73-9-54 - [Determining and declaring result of election; recording certificate.]

The board of directors shall name a day for canvassing the vote, and if it shall appear that a majority of said ballots contain the words, "For Dissolution - Yes," then it shall be the duty of said board of directors to make and cause to be entered upon their records an order declaring said district to be dissolved and to certify a copy of said order to the county clerk of each county wherein any part of said district is situated. And clerks shall record all such certificates in the records of the respective counties. Should it appear that a majority of the votes cast at said election were "For Dissolution - No," then the board of directors shall declare the proposition lost and shall cause the result to be made a part of the records of said irrigation district. History: Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 48; C.S. 1929, § 73-248; 1941 Comp., § 77-2152; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-52. 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 § 58. 94 C.J.S. Waters § 319.
NM Stat § 73-9-55 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 9 - Irrigation Districts|Section 73-9-55 - Bond issue; proceedings to determine validity.

The board of directors of an irrigation district organized under the provisions of this act may commence special proceedings, in and by which the proceedings of said board and of said district providing for and authorizing the issue and sale of the bonds of said district, whether said bonds or any of them have or have not been sold, or disposed of, may be judicially examined, approved and confirmed. History: Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 49; 1927, ch. 148, § 6; C.S. 1929, § 73-249; Laws 1935, ch. 36, § 8; 1941 Comp., § 77-2153; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-53. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1927, ch. 148, § 6 amended Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 49, although the section number was erroneously omitted from the title of that act. The title to Laws 1927, ch. 148 erroneously included Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 41 and not Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 49. "This act" properly was added by Laws 1935, ch. 36 and refers to presently compiled sections73-9-5, 73-9-17, 73-9-19, 73-9-47 to 73-9-50, 73-9-55 to 73-9-59 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation §§ 67 to 69. 94 C.J.S. Waters § 345.
NM Stat § 73-9-56 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 9 - Irrigation Districts|Section 73-9-56 - Bond issue; petition for proceedings to determine validity.

The board of directors of the irrigation district shall file in the district court of the county in which the lands of the district, or some portion thereof, are situated, a petition, praying, in effect, that the proceedings aforesaid may be examined, approved and confirmed by the court. The petition shall state the facts showing the proceedings had for the issue and sale of said bonds, and shall state generally that the irrigation district was duly organized, and that the first board of directors was duly elected, but the petition need not state the facts showing such organization of the district, or the election of said first board of directors. History: Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 50; 1927, ch. 148, § 7; C.S. 1929, § 73-250; Laws 1935, ch. 36, § 9; 1941 Comp., § 77-2154; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-54. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation §§ 67 to 69. 94 C.J.S. Waters § 345.
NM Stat § 73-9-57 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 9 - Irrigation Districts|Section 73-9-57 - Proceedings to determine validity of bonds; notice of hearing.

The court shall fix the time for the hearing of said petition and shall order the clerk of the court to give and publish a notice of the filing of said petition. The notice shall be given and published by one publication in any newspaper published in the county where the principal office of said district is located, said publication to be made not less than one week prior to the date fixed for the hearing of said petition. The notice shall state the time and place fixed for the hearing of the petition and the prayer of the petitioners, and that any person interested in said district, or in the proceedings for the issue or sale of said bonds, may, on or before the day fixed for the hearing of said petition, demur to or answer said petition. The petition may be referred to and described in said notice as the petition of the board of directors of . . . . . . . . . . . . (giving its name), praying that the proceedings for the issue and sale of said bonds of said district may be examined, approved and confirmed by the court. History: Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 51; 1927, ch. 148, § 8; C.S. 1929, § 73-251; Laws 1935, ch. 36, § 10; 1941 Comp., § 77-2155; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-55. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For publication of notice, see 14-11-1 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation §§ 67 to 69. 94 C.J.S. Waters § 345.
NM Stat § 73-9-58 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 9 - Irrigation Districts|Section 73-9-58 - Determining validity of bonds; procedure.

Any person interested in said district, or in the issue or sale of said bonds, may demur to or answer said petition. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure respecting the demurrer and answer to a verified complaint shall be applicable to a demurrer and answer to said petition. The persons so demurring and answering said petition shall be defendant to the special proceeding, and the board of directors shall be the plaintiff. Every material statement of the petition not specifically controverted by the answer shall, for the purpose of said special proceeding, be taken as true, and each person failing to answer the petition shall be deemed to admit as true all the material statements of the petition. The rules of pleading and practice relating to appeals and writs of error provided by the Code of Civil Procedure which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act are applicable to the special proceedings herein provided for. History: Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 52; 1927, ch. 148, § 9; C.S. 1929, § 73-252; Laws 1935, ch. 36, § 11; 1941 Comp., § 77-2156; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-56. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — The term "this act" refers to Laws 1919, ch. 41, §§ 1 to 57, effective March 10, 1919, the provisions of which are compiled as 73-9-1 to 73-9-6, 73-9-10 to 73-9-19, 73-9-22, 73-9-24 and 73-9-26 to 73-9-62 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For rules of procedure regarding answers, see Rules 1-008, 1-011, and 1-012 NMRA. For rules regarding appeals to the supreme court, see Rules of Appellate Procedure. For demurrers, pleas and exceptions for insufficiency of a pleading not to be used, see Rule 1-007(C) NMRA. For the "Code of Civil Procedure" (now Rules of Civil Procedure for the District Courts), see Rule 1-001 NMRA et seq. and 38-1-1 and 38-1-2 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation §§ 67 to 69. 94 C.J.S. Waters § 345.
NM Stat § 73-9-59 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 9 - Irrigation Districts|Section 73-9-59 - Determining validity of bonds; hearing; decree; costs.

Upon the hearing of such special proceedings the court shall find and determine whether the notice of the filing of the petition has been duly given and published for the time and in the manner in this act prescribed, and shall have power and jurisdiction to examine and determine the legality and validity of, and approve and confirm, each and all of the proceedings for the organization of said district under the provisions of said act, from and including the petition for the organization of the district, and all other proceedings which may affect the legality or validity of said bonds, and the order of the sale and the sale thereof. The court, in inquiring into the regularity, legality or correctness of said proceedings, must disregard any error, irregularity or omission which does not affect the substantial rights of the parties to said special proceedings; and the court may by decree approve and confirm such proceedings in part, and disapprove and declare illegal or invalid other or subsequent parts of the proceedings. The costs of the special proceedings may be allowed and apportioned between the parties, in the discretion of the court. History: Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 53; 1927, ch. 148, § 10; C.S. 1929, § 73-253; Laws 1935, ch. 36, § 12; 1941 Comp., § 77-2157; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-57. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — The term "this act" refers to Laws 1919, ch. 41, §§ 1 to 57, effective March 10, 1919, the provisions of which are compiled as 73-9-1 to 73-9-6, 73-9-10 to 73-9-19, 73-9-22, 73-9-24 and 73-9-26 to 73-9-62 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation §§ 67 to 69. 94 C.J.S. Waters § 345.
NM Stat § 73-9-60 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 9 - Irrigation Districts|Section 73-9-60 - ["District" defined.]

Whenever the word "district" is used in this act it shall be held to mean and include only the lands described in the official order establishing said district and the official order including additional lands therein, if any, on record in the office of the county clerk and property and rights acquired by the district. History: Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 54; C.S. 1929, § 73-254; 1941 Comp., § 77-2158; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-58. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — The term "this act" refers to Laws 1919, ch. 41, §§ 1 to 57, effective March 10, 1919, the provisions of which are compiled as 73-9-1 to 73-9-6, 73-9-10 to 73-9-19, 73-9-22, 73-9-24 and 73-9-26 to 73-9-62 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 73-9-61 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 9 - Irrigation Districts|Section 73-9-61 - [Former districts; validation of organization, bonds and contracts; application of article.]

Any irrigation district organized after March 18, 1909, and prior to the passage and approval of this act, substantially in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 109 of the Session Laws of 1909, or of Chapter 60 of the New Mexico Statutes, Code 1915, or Chapter 100, Session Laws, 1915, or of Chapter 21, Session Laws of 1917, and any bonds or contracts authorized or issued by any such district substantially in accordance with the provisions of either of said chapters, are hereby confirmed and validated, and such irrigation districts (except districts organized to cooperate with the United States), so organized and existing prior to the passage and approval of this act, and the officers thereof, shall be governed by and be entitled to all the benefits of, and shall have, exercise and perform all the powers and duties prescribed by the provisions of this act. History: Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 55; C.S. 1929, § 73-255; 1941 Comp., § 77-2159; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-59. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — Laws 1909, ch. 109, (which was compiled as Chapter 60 in the Code 1915), Chapter 60 of Code 1915, Laws 1915, ch. 100, and Laws 1917, ch. 21 were repealed by Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 56. See 73-9-62 NMSA 1978. The term "this act" refers to Laws 1919, ch. 41, §§ 1 to 57, effective March 10, 1919, the provisions of which are compiled as 73-9-1 to 73-9-6, 73-9-10 to 73-9-19, 73-9-22, 73-9-24 and 73-9-26 to 73-9-62 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 73-9-62 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 9 - Irrigation Districts|Section 73-9-62 - [Repeal; saving clause.]

So much of any law as is in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this act is hereby repealed; but nothing herein contained shall be held or construed to in any manner affect any irrigation districts organized or to be organized to cooperate with the United States, under the reclamation service laws, or other federal law, under Chapter 60 of [the] New Mexico Statutes, Code 1915, as amended by Chapter 21, Session Laws of 1917 or any other law authorizing the organization of irrigation districts for the purpose of such cooperation. Chapter LX, New Mexico Statutes, Code 1915, Chapter 100 Session Laws 1915, Chapter 21 Session Laws 1917, are hereby repealed. History: Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 56; C.S. 1929, § 73-256; 1941 Comp., § 77-2160; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-60. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — Chapter 60 of the Code of 1915, repealed by this section, included §§ 2949 to 3004 of the Code of 1915. The term "this act" refers to Laws 1919, ch. 41, §§ 1 to 57, effective March 10, 1919, the provisions of which are compiled as 73-9-1 to 73-9-6, 73-9-10 to 73-9-19, 73-9-22, 73-9-24 and 73-9-26 to 73-9-62 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For federal reclamation service laws, see 43 U.S.C. § 371 et seq.
NM Stat § 73-10-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management|Section 73-10-2 - [Water users under community ditches; voting power unaffected.]

Nothing in the preceding section [73-10-1 NMSA 1978] shall be construed to in any manner affect the rights of water users under community ditches in towns or villages in this state as to their voting power in determining whether any such ditch shall be included in an irrigation district, and each of said water users shall have the same right and voice in determining such question and in the signing of the statement provided for in Section 1 [73-10-1 NMSA 1978] as he has in the control and management of such ditch. History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 2; C.S. 1929, § 73-102; 1941 Comp., § 77-2202; 1953 Comp., § 75-23-2. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.