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Home » US Law » 2021 New Mexico Statutes » Chapter 73 - Special Districts » Article 13 - General Provisions Relating to Irrigation Districts

Section 73-13-1 – [Office of district.]

That the office of all irrigation districts shall be in the county where the lands of said district, or some part thereof, are situate. History: Laws 1933, ch. 181, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 77-2501; 1953 Comp., § 75-26-1. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part […]

Section 73-13-10 – [Execution and acknowledgment of security for loan.]

Loans hereunder may be made and secured by notes, debentures, mortgages or pledges, or other form of obligation as shall by its board of directors be deemed for the best interest of such district and the board of directors of such district are hereby authorized and empowered to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and […]

Section 73-13-11 – Limitation on term of loan; interest; renewal of loan.

Loans made under the provisions hereof shall be for a period of not exceeding twenty (20) years, payable as to principal and interest as the board of directors may determine, but no obligation of the district issued hereunder shall be sold for less than ninety cents (90 ) of the dollar par value thereof, and […]

Section 73-13-13 – [Total of loans not to exceed maximum.]

No second or subsequent loan shall be made hereunder where the total thereof, including loan previously made hereunder, shall exceed the maximum amount per acre authorized hereunder. History: Laws 1933, ch. 52, § 6; 1941 Comp., § 77-2513; 1953 Comp., § 75-26-13. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and […]

Section 73-13-14 – [Debt constitutes lien on district.]

That obligations and evidence of debt issued by any district hereunder shall be a first lien on the income and property of such district, except outstanding bonds and lien obligations of [on] the records of the county clerk and recorder of the county or counties wherein said district be situated, as of prior date and […]

Section 73-13-15 – [Use of borrowed money.]

Money obtained or borrowed under the provisions hereof shall be expended only in the betterment, extension, construction, operation, reconstruction and repair of the canal, irrigation system and physical works of the district, and for the payment or retirement of any or all existing indebtedness not evidenced by outstanding bonds, and in any such expenditures made […]

Section 73-13-17 – [Purpose of act.]

The intent of this act [73-13-8 to 73-13-18 NMSA 1978] is to authorize and allow irrigation district [districts] coming under the provisions hereof to borrow money and make loans from the reconstruction finance corporation, under the provisions of the Relief Act of the federal congress of 1932, and amendments made or to be made thereto, […]

Section 73-13-18 – [Construction of act.]

Any and all laws relating to irrigation districts within the state of New Mexico which would or might be construed in conflict with this act [73-13-8 to 73-13-18 NMSA 1978] shall be held inoperative for the purposes and intent of this act, and this act shall be deemed to be additional to other laws and […]

Section 73-13-19 – [Delinquent tax sales; purchase by district.]

Whenever any lands within and forming part of any irrigation district organized under or governed by Chapter 41 of the Session Laws of 1919, and Chapter 20 of the Session Laws of 1919, have been heretofore or may be hereafter sold for delinquent taxes, such district may become the purchaser thereof or of the duplicate […]

Section 73-13-2 – [Location determined by board of directors.]

The board of directors of each such district shall determine where the office of said district shall be and may change the location of such office, from time to time, in such manner as, in their opinion, will best serve the purposes of said district and convenience of the property owners therein. History: Laws 1933, […]

Section 73-13-22 – [Authority to purchase; expenses of purchase.]

The board of directors of any such district shall have full power and authority in the name and for the benefit of such district to make such purchases, to receive and hold title to such lands and water rights, to prosecute suits to quiet title thereto and to sell and convey the same. The costs […]

Section 73-13-23 – When county be reinvested with title.

Provided, however, that if the amount of the lien to which the county treasurer’s deed shall be made, as provided by Section 2 [73-13-20 NMSA 1978] hereof, be not fully paid within six years from the date of such deed, the county shall, at the expiration of such period, be and immediately become reinvested by […]

Section 73-13-24 – [Assessment, levy and collection of taxes by district.]

That whenever any board of directors of any irrigation district, organized under the laws of the state of New Mexico, shall decide by appropriate resolution that it is to the best interest of such district to assess, levy and collect the taxes of such district it may take over such duties. History: Laws 1927, ch. […]

Section 73-13-25 – [Definitions.]

The word “district” as hereinafter used shall mean an irrigation district, organized under the laws of the state of New Mexico; the word “assessor-collector” as hereinafter used shall mean the assessor-collector of such irrigation district; the word “treasurer” as hereinafter used shall mean the treasurer of such irrigation district. History: Laws 1927, ch. 129, § […]

Section 73-13-26 – [Notice of intention to take over taxation duties.]

In the event any board of directors of any such irrigation district shall, as provided in the first section [73-13-24 NMSA 1978] hereof, decide to take over the levying, assessment and collection of taxes of its district, it shall notify the boards of county commissioners of the counties in which such district lies of its […]

Section 73-13-27 – [Meeting for determination of tax rate.]

In the event of any such board of directors taking over such duties it shall become the duty of the board of directors, on or before the first day of September of each year, to determine the amount of money required to meet the obligations, maintenance, operating and current expenses for the ensuing year, and […]