Chapter 73 — Chapter 73

States; modification of assessments.] That any irrigation district cooperating with the United States under the federal reclamation laws and other federal laws shall have the power, through its board of directors, to extend the time for payment of any indebtedness due from said d…

assessment for drainage costs.] If any district shall contract with the United States for the construction of drainage works, it shall be within the powers and the duties of the board of directors on or before September 1 next preceding the initial payment for such works under co…

investigation; dismissal of petition.] Any desired special construction, reconstruction, betterment or improvement in an irrigation system, including drainage (and protection from arroyo floods or encroachment of arroyo fans, river rectification and control, river bank protection…

publication; determination.] In event that the said board shall approve such petition, the board shall fix the time and place for the hearing thereof, and shall publish a notice in English and Spanish once each week for four successive weeks prior to such hearing in a newspaper o…

improvement; certificates of indebtedness; inclusion of additional land.] If decision shall be rendered in favor of the improvement, the board shall enter an order establishing the boundaries of said improvement district, and shall adopt plans for the proposed improvement and det…

The cost of said improvement shall be specially assessed against the lands within such improvement district in proportion to the benefits accruing therefrom and shall be levied and collected in the manner provided for the assessments of construction costs. All provisions containe…

liability of district at large.] In the event of the failure of the lands within the local improvement district to furnish money sufficient for the payment of principal or interest of the certificates of indebtedness for such local improvement work, and in case of a default in th…

improvement district.] All provisions contained in Section 17 as herein amended, Sections 18 and 19 and 21 of Chapter 39 of Session Laws of 1921 and Section 20 [73-11-13 to 73-11-17 NMSA 1978] as herein amended shall be understood and construed as applying to agricultural lands l…

priority of liens.] It shall be lawful for any irrigation district, which has issued certificates of indebtedness for said local improvement as in this chapter provided, to issue in place thereof an amount of bonds not in excess of such issue of certificates, and sell the same, o…

bonds.] The board may sell bonds from time to time in such quantities as may be necessary and most advantageous to raise the money for the construction or purchase of canals, reservoir sites, reservoirs, water rights and works, and otherwise to fully carry out the objects and pur…

Any irrigation district may contract with the United States for local improvement work, and for such purpose may form local improvement districts as herein provided. Authorization of certificates of indebtedness or of contract with the United States for local improvements may be …

operation.] Any irrigation district heretofore organized or hereafter to be organized under Chapter 20, Session Laws of New Mexico 1919, or any act supplementary thereto or amendatory thereof, may provide for the purchase, acquisition, construction, operation, lease and control o…

In case funds are not otherwise available, any irrigation district organized under the aforesaid act may issue bonds for such purpose, and all of the provisions of the aforesaid act or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, relating to the issuance of bonds for irrigati…

bonds.] The board of directors of any such irrigation district may estimate and determine the amount of money necessary to be raised, or the amount of indebtedness necessary to be assumed for such purpose or purposes, and may include in such amounts a sum sufficient to pay the fi…

plant; sinking fund.] Said board of directors, within the limitations herein specified, shall have discretion as to the terms, conditions, interest rate and manner of providing for the refunding of said bonds; such bonds shall run for a period not less than twenty years nor more …

insufficient; assessment upon lands.] That the net earnings of such power plant, and such plant and all property and property rights connected or used therewith, except property the title to which is vested in the United States pursuant to the act of congress of June 17, 1902 (32…

decision res judicata.] The board of directors shall, within sixty days after the adoption of a resolution finding and declaring that the bond election has been voted upon favorably by the electorate of the district, commence special proceedings in the district court in and by wh…

A. To secure money for the operation, maintenance, improvement or betterment of the works of the district or in case of emergency, the board of directors has the power to borrow money, with interest not exceeding the rate permitted under Section 56-8-11.1 NMSA 1978 [repealed], up…

assessments.] For the purpose of defraying the expenses of the organization of the district, and the care, operation, management, repair and improvement of all canals, ditches, reservoirs and works, including salaries of officers and employees, or for payment of charges to the Un…

of meeting; tax assessments and water charges; exemptions from tax; appeal; succession to rights of water users' association. A. Every person desiring to receive water during the course of the year, at the time he applies for water, shall furnish the secretary of the board of dir…

ninety-five percent par value.] If any irrigation district bonds have been authorized and the board of directors of said district deem it as desirable that the said board be authorized to sell said bonds for less than ninety-five percent of the par value thereof, said board may c…

become part of assessment; assessment of omitted property.] Whenever any tolls and charges for the use of water have been fixed by the board of directors it shall be lawful to make the same payable in advance, and in case any such tolls and charges remain unpaid, or any balances …

county commissioners.] It shall be the duty of the county assessor of any county embracing the whole or any part of an irrigation district to enter upon his tax roll each year, the name of the owner, description and area of each tract of land in said district, in said county, sub…

district in more than one county.] It shall be the duty of the county commissioners of the county in which the office of the district is located, acting under the provisions of this act, upon the receipt of the certificate of the board of directors, certifying the amounts to be r…

funds; report to board of directors; clerical assistance.] The county treasurer of the county in which is located the office of any irrigation district, shall be and is hereby constituted ex-officio district treasurer of said district, and said county treasurer shall be liable up…

levy; sale for taxes; validity.] Any irregularity or error in the description of land assessed shall not be deemed jurisdictional or render the assessment void, if the land assessed can be identified. All matters and things done by the board of directors as by law provided are pr…

The district may appear as a bidder at the sale of any lands for delinquent district or other taxes, and may purchase and take title to said lands and dispose of them like any other purchaser. To protect its assessments the district, at a tax sale where there is no other bid for …

The revenue laws of this state for the assessment, levying and collection of taxes on real estate for county purposes except as herein modified, shall be applicable for the purposes of this act, including the enforcement of penalties and forfeiture for delinquent taxes. History: …

That the taxes, levies and assessments of any irrigation district, cooperating with the United States under the federal reclamation law, and other federal laws, shall be due and payable as follows: first half December 1st of each year and the second half on June 1st of each year.…

On January 1st of each year if the taxes, levies and assessments made the previous year shall not have been paid, one-half thereof shall become delinquent and on July 1st following if not paid, the remaining one-half of said taxes, assessments and levies shall become delinquent a…

That on assessments made in irrigation districts, organized to cooperate with the United States government under the federal reclamation laws and other federal laws, after any such assessment shall become delinquent, the same shall bear interest at the rate of one-half (1/2%) per…

Said bonds and interest thereon, and all payments due or to become due the ensuing year to the United States under any contract between the district and the United States, accompanying which bonds of the district have not been deposited with the United States shall be paid, by re…

publication.] That within six months after first day of July of each year it shall be the duty of the assessor-collector of such irrigation district to prepare and be caused to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties where any such irrigation …

in time; later publication.] If by the neglect of the officer, or for any other good cause, real estate cannot be duly advertised and offered for sale within the time prescribed in this act [73-11-37, 73- 11-38, 73-11-40 to 73-11-47 NMSA 1978], such advertisement may be made or h…

surplus; sales to district.] The assessor-collector, in person, or by deputy, shall attend at the courthouse in the county on the day specified in the notice of sale of property hereunder, and shall, between the hours of 10 o'clock in the forenoon and four o'clock in the afternoo…

certificate of sale; recording; redemption; occupancy during redemption period.] If a purchaser does not pay the amount of his bid before ten o'clock of the day succeeding the sale, the property shall be reoffered for sale and the bid of any person refusing to make any such payme…

At any time after the expiration of the term of three years from the date of the tax sale certificate where the property has not been redeemed on demand of the holder of the tax sale certificate, presentation thereof to the assessor-collector, payment of the fee of one dollar [($…

assessor-collector.] In case any property shall be bid in by the district as provided in Section 5 [73-11-42 NMSA 1978], the duplicate certificate of sale shall be sold by the assessor-collector to any person who shall pay the face value thereof with accrued interest; and if the …

certificate.] All real estate so sold shall be assessed for the succeeding year in the name of the purchaser, or his assign, if the name of such assignee be known; and it shall be the duty of every such purchaser upon making an assignment of said certificate to cause the same to …

Whenever any property is listed on the assessment roll of the district, if the property of unknown owners, the same proceedings shall be had as provided for in this act [73- 11-37, 73-11-38, 73-11-40 to 73-11-47 NMSA 1978] against the property of known owners. History: Laws 1931,…

A. The board of directors of any irrigation district formed for the purpose of cooperating with the United States government under the federal reclamation laws and other federal laws may bring suit at law for the receovery [recovery] of assessments, tolls and charges which may be…

No claim, except as otherwise provided in Section 24 [73-11-33 NMSA 1978], of said Chapter 20, shall be paid by the district treasurer until the same shall have been allowed by the board, and only upon warrants signed by the president and countersigned by the secretary, which war…

bond fund; redemption of bonds; investment of funds.] Upon presentation of any matured bond, or any matured interest coupon of any bond of the district, the treasurer shall pay the same from the bond fund. If funds are not available for the payment of any such matured bonds or in…

A. The board of directors of any such irrigation district, at the first regular meeting of each year, shall render, and immediately thereafter cause to be published a verified statement of the financial condition of the district for the preceding year, together with a statement o…

For any wilful violation of any express duty herein provided for on the part of any officer named in this act, or in Chapter 20, Session Laws of 1919, he shall be liable upon his official bond and be subject to removal from office by proceedings brought in the district court of t…

Wherever 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 plat thereof on record in the office of the county clerk, as hereinbefore provided in this act, and such …

This act shall be construed as applying only to districts organized for the purpose of cooperation with the United States under the federal reclamation law or other federal laws as defined in Section one [1] [73-10-1 NMSA 1978] hereof and nothing herein contained shall be so cons…

Whenever the term "irrigation district" or the word "district" shall appear in this act, it shall mean irrigation district organized under and by virtue of Chapter 20, Session Laws of New Mexico, 1919, or acts supplemental thereto or amendatory thereof; and the words "this act" a…

That whenever any irrigation district in this state, organized for the purpose of cooperating with the United States under the federal reclamation laws and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, shall have paid in full all construction charges due from such district to…

with United States; ascertainment of benefits and damages; inclusion or exclusion of land.] The board of directors of any irrigation district organized under the provisions of this act shall commence special proceedings in and by which the proceedings of said board and of said di…