2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 72 - Water Law
Article 4 - Surveys, Investigations and Adjudication of Rights
Section 72-4-11 - [Election by voters prior to issuance of bonds not required.]
This 1959 act [72-4-2 through 72-4-12 NMSA 1978] shall not be construed as requiring an election by the voters of a county prior to the issuance of water revenue bonds hereunder by such county.
History: 1953 Comp., § 75-4-1.10, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 286, § 10.
ANNOTATIONSEffect of county-called referendum absent proper authority. — In the absence of a constitutional reservation of the right of the people to hold referendum on county ordinances, and in the absence of a specific statutory authority requiring a referendum on ordinances, there is no authority for a county to call a voluntary referendum. Should such a referendum be held, it would not, regardless of its outcome, affect the adoption or validity of the ordinance. 1979 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 79-35.
