Whenever the owners of lands, reservoirs or irrigation ditches in any county or adjoining counties in this state may desire to enter into mutual undertaking to construct, maintain and operate storage reservoirs, diversion dams, irrigating ditches, canals or other irrigation works, or to combine their several irrigating ditches, canals or other works into one or […]
The incorporators of a water users’ association shall execute a certificate setting forth: A. the name of the association. No name shall be assumed that is in use by another association or corporation in this state, or so nearly similar as to lead to uncertainty or confusion; B. the names of the incorporators; C. the […]
The certificate shall be acknowledged as required for deeds of real estate and shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. A copy thereof duly certified by the secretary of state shall be recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county or counties where the lands or works are […]
Upon the filing of such certificate and copy thereof as provided in the preceding section [73-5-3 NMSA 1978] the persons so associating, their successors and those who may thereafter become members of said association, shall constitute a body corporate by the name set forth in such certificate and by such name may sue and be […]
Every such association may change its name, increase or decrease its capital stock or membership, change the location of its principal office in this state, extend the period of its existence and make such other amendment, change or alteration as may be desired, not inconsistent with Chapter 73, Article 5 NMSA 1978 or other law […]
The first meeting of every such association shall be called by a notice signed by a majority of the incorporators, or by the directors, trustees or governing board named in the certificate of incorporation, which notice shall be served personally or by mail at least ten days prior to the date for said meeting. History: […]
The power to make and alter bylaws or rules and regulations for the management and operation of the works of the association, the distribution of the waters thereof and the control and conduct of its business and affairs shall be in the shareholders or members, but the incorporators may, in the certificate of incorporation, confer […]
Such associations may have such officers or agents chosen or appointed in such manner and for such terms as may be provided by the bylaws. Vacancies occurring among such officers or among the directors, trustees or governing board shall be filled as provided by the bylaws, or in the absence of such provision by the […]
Such associations shall have the right of way over all property formerly belonging to the territory of New Mexico, for its canals, ditches or other works and shall have and exercise the same right to enter upon property to make surveys, and the same right to take and acquire property and rights-of-way for their reservoirs, […]
