Section 73-13-37 – [Criminal liability of assessor-collector and treasurer.]
The assessor-collector and treasurer of such district shall be liable for indictment and criminal prosecution for malfeasance, misfeasance or failure to perform any duty herein prescribed, as provided by law in cases of county treasurers. History: Laws 1927, ch. 129, § 14; C.S. 1929, § 73-414; 1941 Comp., § 77-2538; 1953 Comp., § 75-26-37. ANNOTATIONS […]
Section 73-13-38 – [Insolvency of municipal irrigation districts; appointment of receiver.]
That whenever any municipal irrigation district shall become insolvent and unable to pay its debts, the district court may, at the suit of its board of directors, appoint a receiver for such municipal irrigation district, to operate the same under the court’s directions, for the purpose of conducting the affairs of such irrigation district. History: […]
Section 73-13-39 – [Powers of receiver of municipal district.]
Whenever any receiver is appointed, as provided in the preceding section [73-13-38 NMSA 1978], he shall enter into such bond as the court may fix, and he shall have the same powers and authority heretofore exercised by the board of directors of such irrigation district, and such additional powers as a court of equity may […]
Section 73-13-40 – [Powers of receivers of irrigation districts; limitation on power.]
That whenever any irrigation district has been placed in the hands of a receiver by order of court, such receiver shall be vested with all powers and authority which, in the absence of such receivership, would be vested in the board of directors of such district; provided, however, that in all cases where, in the […]
Section 73-13-41 – [Powers upon order of court; effect of action.]
That upon order of the court in which any such receivership is pending, the receiver of any irrigation district may execute, on behalf of such district, any contract, conveyance, bond, debenture or other instrument which the board of directors of such district might or could have executed in its behalf in the absence of such […]
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 […]
Section 73-13-28 – [Assessor-collector and treasurer; appointment; bond of assessor-collector; salary; deputies.]
It shall become the duty of the board of directors of any such district after deciding to take over the duties of levying, assessing and collecting of the taxes of such district to appoint an assessor-collector and treasurer of such district; provided, that one person may be appointed to all of such offices. The person […]
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 73-13-29 – [Collections for United States; additional bond of treasurer.]
In case any district is appointed fiscal agent of the United States, or is authorized by the United States to make collections of money for and in behalf of the United States, in connection with any federal reclamation project, such treasurer shall execute a further additional bond, in such sum as the secretary of the […]