2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 73 - Special Districts
Article 16 - Conservancy Districts; Financial Administration
Section 73-16-14 - Duties of officers of public corporations.

A. Whenever an assessment is levied against a public corporation, and is finally determined, it shall be the duty of the governing or taxing body of such public corporation immediately to take all the legal and necessary steps to provide for the payment of the same. It shall be the duty of the said governing or taxing body of such public corporation in its next annual levy succeeding the determination aforesaid, to provide for the said assessment by levying a uniform rate upon all the taxable property within the boundaries of said public corporation, and certify the same to the board of county commissioners of the county in which such corporation is located, whose duty it shall be to proceed to certify the same for collection, for the benefit of the district, in like manner and with like remedies and penalties as is provided by law for collection of other assessments or taxes, for the benefit of the said public corporation.

B. The county treasurer shall receive, collect and pay the same to the treasurer as is herein provided for assessments of other property.

C. Nothing in this section shall prevent the assessment of the real estate of others situated within the corporate limits of such public corporation, which may be subject to assessment for special benefits to be received.

History: Laws 1927, ch. 45, § 513; C.S. 1929, § 30-513; 1941 Comp., § 77-2913; 1953 Comp., § 75-30-13.

Constitutionality of construction fund and related provisions. — This section, and Section 73-15-2 NMSA 1978 relating to appraisals and Section 73-16-6 NMSA 1978 relating to payment of construction fund assessments do not violate N.M. Const., art. IX, § 13. Gutierrez v. Middle Rio Grande Conservancy Dist., 1929-NMSC-071, 34 N.M. 346, 282 P. 1, cert. denied, 280 U.S. 610, 50 S. Ct. 158, 74 L. Ed. 653 (1930).