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2009 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 73 - Special Districts.
Article 6 - Drainage Districts; Formation, 73-6-1 through 73-6-44.
- Section 73-6-1 - Drainage district; petition for; contents.
- Section 73-6-2 - Petition amendment; consolidation.
- Section 73-6-3 - Noncontiguous lands.
- Section 73-6-4 - Petition; hearing; notice.
- Section 73-6-5 - Nonresidents; petition; notice.
- Section 73-6-6 - Notice; proof of service.
- Section 73-6-7 - Notice; personal service.
- Section 73-6-8 - Notice; owners not served.
- Section 73-6-9 - Notice; time of service.
- Section 73-6-10 - Hearing; failure of service.
- Section 73-6-11 - Hearing; objections.
- Section 73-6-12 - Hearing and determination.
- Section 73-6-13 - Proof of ownership.
- Section 73-6-14 - Petition; deed made to defeat.
- Section 73-6-15 - Petition; purchasers after notice of petition.
- Section 73-6-16 - Petition; insufficient signatures.
- Section 73-6-17 - Finding sufficient number of signers; certificate; calling election for drainage commissioners.
- Section 73-6-18 - Qualifications of voters; application of general election laws.
- Section 73-6-19 - Elected by plurality vote.
- Section 73-6-20 - Ballots.
- Section 73-6-21 - "Resident freeholder" defined.
- Section 73-6-22 - Determining and declaring result of election.
- Section 73-6-23 - Election precincts; polling places; election judges and clerks.
- Section 73-6-24 - Time for holding second and subsequent elections; commissioners holding over.
- Section 73-6-25 - Commissioners; oath; bond; quorum; concurrence of majority.
- Section 73-6-26 - Appointments to fill expired terms; time; notice.
- Section 73-6-27 - Commissioners; vacancies.
- Section 73-6-28 - Commissioners; accounts; records; vouchers.
- Section 73-6-29 - Commissioners; annual report.
- Section 73-6-30 - Commissioners; compensation; expenses.
- Section 73-6-31 - Commissioners; court to control; contempt.
- Section 73-6-32 - Commissioners; bonds; liability.
- Section 73-6-33 - Commissioners; organization; examination of lands; report.
- Section 73-6-34 - Commissioners to report.
- Section 73-6-35 - Commissioners; hearing on report.
- Section 73-6-36 - Commissioners; report; hearing; adjournment.
- Section 73-6-37 - Commissioners; report; remonstrance.
- Section 73-6-38 - Lands added to; notice to owners.
- Section 73-6-39 - Commissioners report; trial; judgment; costs.
- Section 73-6-40 - Commissioners report; trial; findings; confirmation.
- Section 73-6-41 - Commissioners report; findings final; appeal to Supreme Court.
- Section 73-6-42 - Name; boundaries; corporation; powers.
- Section 73-6-43 - Commissioners; powers.
- Section 73-6-44 - Conditions precedent to formation of drainage district.
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