Chapter 73 - Special Districts.
- Article 1 - Artesian Conservancy Districts, 73-1-1 through 73-1-27.
- Section 73-1-1 - Purpose of districts.
- Section 73-1-10 - Filing of objections; hearing as advanced cause.
- Section 73-1-11 - District declared organized; boundaries; status; principal place of business; jurisdiction of court; costs where petition denied.
- Section 73-1-12 - Recording of findings and decree; fees.
- Section 73-1-13 - Commissioners; property included in district; directors' districts; election code; compensation of commissioners; employees; expenses.
- Section 73-1-14 - Inclusion of additional lands after extension of basin boundaries.
- Section 73-1-15 - District court procedure; notice.
- Section 73-1-16 - Directors; term of office; vacancies on board.
- Section 73-1-17 - Board of directors; oath of office; officers; seal; records; bylaws.
- Section 73-1-18 - Majority to constitute quorum; concurrence of majority.
- Section 73-1-19 - Secretary; duties; board of directors; powers; expenses.
- Section 73-1-2 - Lands included in district; two or more artesian basins in one district.
- Section 73-1-20 - Program of water conservation; prevention of leaking wells.
- Section 73-1-21 - Tax roll based on needed improvements; limitation.
- Section 73-1-22 - Assessment and collection; levy to be property lien; time of payment.
- Section 73-1-23 - Loans in anticipation of taxes; repayment.
- Section 73-1-24 - Underground waters.
- Section 73-1-25 - Petition to include underground waters; filing objections; hearing; amended decree.
- Section 73-1-26 - Right of conservancy district to protest interference; appeal to district court.
- Section 73-1-27 - Carriage loss allowance established.
- Section 73-1-3 - Petition; signers; contents of petition.
- Section 73-1-4 - Correction of errors in petition.
- Section 73-1-5 - More than one petition for same district.
- Section 73-1-6 - Signing of petition.
- Section 73-1-7 - Tax roll as prima facie evidence of property ownership and value.
- Section 73-1-8 - Bond; sufficiency; failure to execute additional bond when required.
- Section 73-1-9 - Hearing; time and place; publication of notice.
- Article 2 - Ditches or Acequias, 73-2-1 through 73-2-68.
- Section 73-2-1 - Right of construction; damages.
- Section 73-2-10 - Ownership of plants on banks.
- Section 73-2-11 - Community ditches made corporations; ditches taking water from common source.
- Section 73-2-12 - Officers, election, bonds and vacancies in certain counties.
- Section 73-2-13 - Vacancies in office of commissioner.
- Section 73-2-14 - Ditch elections; votes.
- Section 73-2-15 - Failure to hold election; calling of special election.
- Section 73-2-16 - Disqualifications.
- Section 73-2-17 - Disqualifications.
- Section 73-2-18 - Pay of mayordomo.
- Section 73-2-19 - Mayordomo; not to lease lands.
- Section 73-2-2 - Condemnation of lands.
- Section 73-2-20 - Mayordomo not to lease lands; penalty.
- Section 73-2-21 - Commissioners' powers and duties; mayordomo's duties.
- Section 73-2-22 - Acequia and community ditch associations; borrowing money; contracting indebtedness; security for payment.
- Section 73-2-22.1 - Acequia and community ditch associations; additional powers; water rights acquisition; nonforfeiture.
- Section 73-2-23 - Reimbursement of commissioner's expenses.
- Section 73-2-24 - Maximum charge in lieu of fatigue work; excepted counties.
- Section 73-2-25 - Persons delinquent not to use water; penalty.
- Section 73-2-26 - Actions for collection of assessments.
- Section 73-2-27 - Community ditches defined.
- Section 73-2-28 - Acequia and community ditch associations.
- Section 73-2-28.1 - Acequias and community ditch associations; insurance coverage.
- Section 73-2-29 - Improper conduct of mayordomo or commissioner; removal from office; temporary appointment of successor.
- Section 73-2-3 - Taking of lands for construction.
- Section 73-2-30 - Duty to furnish laborers.
- Section 73-2-31 - Failure to furnish laborers.
- Section 73-2-32 - Disposition of fines.
- Section 73-2-33 - Duty to work.
- Section 73-2-34 - Common labor; failure to work.
- Section 73-2-35 - Obligation to work continues until completion.
- Section 73-2-36 - Duty to furnish laborers; mayordomos to superintend work.
- Section 73-2-37 - Penalty for abandoning work.
- Section 73-2-38 - Labor to be in proportion to land ownership.
- Section 73-2-39 - Duty to furnish laborers; duty of absent landowner.
- Section 73-2-4 - Preference right for irrigation; obstruction.
- Section 73-2-40 - Failure to furnish laborers; penalty.
- Section 73-2-41 - Indians; rights and duties.
- Section 73-2-42 - Blind persons; free irrigation.
- Section 73-2-43 - Bridges across roads.
- Section 73-2-44 - Payment for bridges.
- Section 73-2-45 - Persons delinquent for bridges not to use waters.
- Section 73-2-46 - Mayordomo failure to perform duties; penalty.
- Section 73-2-47 - Several ditches from one stream; joint meeting of commissioners.
- Section 73-2-48 - Organization; rules and regulations.
- Section 73-2-49 - Distribution of water.
- Section 73-2-5 - Ditch over land of another; easement; right of servient owner; penalty.
- Section 73-2-50 - Neglect of duty; penalty.
- Section 73-2-51 - Not applicable on Rio Grande.
- Section 73-2-52 - Spillways; place; work on excess water.
- Section 73-2-53 - Degaguas; irrigation from; irrigation with excess water; subject to regular payment; use without consent of mayordomo; penalty.
- Section 73-2-54 - Joint spillways or degaguas; use of water without consent; penalty.
- Section 73-2-55 - Joint spillways or degaguas; use of water; authority of majority of mayordomos.
- Section 73-2-55.1 - Water banking; acequias and community ditches.
- Section 73-2-56 - Change in location, extension or reconstruction of ditch; consent of water users; expense.
- Section 73-2-57 - Crossing lands in reconstruction; compensation; determination; procedure.
- Section 73-2-58 - Appraisers; oath.
- Section 73-2-59 - Appraisement; notice to landowners; contents; service; return.
- Section 73-2-6 - Ancient ditches protected.
- Section 73-2-60 - Report of appraisers; contents.
- Section 73-2-61 - Payment of appraised value; right to possession; forcible entry and detainer.
- Section 73-2-62 - Appeal from appraisement to district court.
- Section 73-2-63 - Change in place of diversion; permit unnecessary.
- Section 73-2-64 - Interference with ditch; illegal water use; penalty; failure to prosecute; injunctive relief.
- Section 73-2-65 - Acequia commission; created; membership; terms.
- Section 73-2-66 - Powers and duties.
- Section 73-2-67 - Legal counsel.
- Section 73-2-68 - Per diem.
- Section 73-2-7 - Ownership; right to water.
- Section 73-2-8 - Management of ditches crossing county line.
- Section 73-2-9 - Acequias declared public.
- Article 2A - Acequia and Community Ditch Fund, 73-2A-1 through 73-2A-3.
- Article 3 - Ditches or Acequias; Special Provisions Governing Certain Counties, 73-3-1 through 73-3-11.
- Section 73-3-1 - Officers; election; bonds; vacancies.
- Section 73-3-10 - Appeals to district court.
- Section 73-3-11 - Counties in which not in effect.
- Section 73-3-2 - Compensation of officers.
- Section 73-3-3 - [Officers]; election; votes; canvass.
- Section 73-3-4 - County ditches; duties of officers; labor; distribution of water; accounts.
- Section 73-3-4.1 - Commissioners; additional duties; approval of changes in place or purpose of use of water; appeals.
- Section 73-3-5 - Community ditches; laborers; refusing to work; fines.
- Section 73-3-6 - Persons in default in work or payments; right to use of water denied.
- Section 73-3-7 - Inevitable accidents; excuse from labor.
- Section 73-3-8 - Mayordomo; failing to perform duties; malfeasance.
- Section 73-3-9 - Ditch commissioner; neglect of duties.
- Article 4 - Mill Ditches, 73-4-1 through 73-4-4.
- Article 5 - Water Users' Associations, 73-5-1 through 73-5-9.
- Section 73-5-1 - Water users associations; how organized.
- Section 73-5-2 - Certificate of organization; contents.
- Section 73-5-3 - Acknowledgment of certificate; recording; evidence.
- Section 73-5-4 - Water users associations; bodies corporate; powers.
- Section 73-5-5 - Amendments to certificate.
- Section 73-5-6 - First meeting; notice.
- Section 73-5-7 - Bylaws, rules and regulations.
- Section 73-5-8 - Officers; selection; terms; vacancies.
- Section 73-5-9 - Rights-of-way; eminent domain.
- Article 6 - Drainage Districts; Formation, 73-6-1 through 73-6-44.
- Section 73-6-1 - Drainage district; petition for; contents.
- Section 73-6-10 - Hearing; failure of service.
- Section 73-6-11 - Hearing; objections.
- Section 73-6-12 - Hearing and determination.
- Section 73-6-13 - Proof of ownership.
- Section 73-6-14 - Petition; deed made to defeat.
- Section 73-6-15 - Petition; purchasers after notice of petition.
- Section 73-6-16 - Petition; insufficient signatures.
- Section 73-6-17 - Finding sufficient number of signers; certificate; calling election for drainage commissioners.
- Section 73-6-18 - Qualifications of voters; application of general election laws.
- Section 73-6-19 - Elected by plurality vote.
- Section 73-6-2 - Petition amendment; consolidation.
- Section 73-6-20 - Ballots.
- Section 73-6-21 - "Resident freeholder" defined.
- Section 73-6-22 - Determining and declaring result of election.
- Section 73-6-23 - Election precincts; polling places; election judges and clerks.
- Section 73-6-24 - Time for holding second and subsequent elections; commissioners holding over.
- Section 73-6-25 - Commissioners; oath; bond; quorum; concurrence of majority.
- Section 73-6-26 - Appointments to fill expired terms; time; notice.
- Section 73-6-27 - Commissioners; vacancies.
- Section 73-6-28 - Commissioners; accounts; records; vouchers.
- Section 73-6-29 - Commissioners; annual report.
- Section 73-6-3 - Noncontiguous lands.
- Section 73-6-30 - Commissioners; compensation; expenses.
- Section 73-6-31 - Commissioners; court to control; contempt.
- Section 73-6-32 - Commissioners; bonds; liability.
- Section 73-6-33 - Commissioners; organization; examination of lands; report.
- Section 73-6-34 - Commissioners to report.
- Section 73-6-35 - Commissioners; hearing on report.
- Section 73-6-36 - Commissioners; report; hearing; adjournment.
- Section 73-6-37 - Commissioners; report; remonstrance.
- Section 73-6-38 - Lands added to; notice to owners.
- Section 73-6-39 - Commissioners report; trial; judgment; costs.
- Section 73-6-4 - Petition; hearing; notice.
- Section 73-6-40 - Commissioners report; trial; findings; confirmation.
- Section 73-6-41 - Commissioners report; findings final; appeal to Supreme Court.
- Section 73-6-42 - Name; boundaries; corporation; powers.
- Section 73-6-43 - Commissioners; powers.
- Section 73-6-44 - Conditions precedent to formation of drainage district.
- Section 73-6-5 - Nonresidents; petition; notice.
- Section 73-6-6 - Notice; proof of service.
- Section 73-6-7 - Notice; personal service.
- Section 73-6-8 - Notice; owners not served.
- Section 73-6-9 - Notice; time of service.
- Article 7 - Drainage Districts; Construction, Operation and Maintenance, 73-7-1 through 73-7-56.
- Section 73-7-1 - Commissioners; engineers; surveys; plans; report.
- Section 73-7-10 - Report; confirmation; modification.
- Section 73-7-11 - Commissioners; supplemental report; amendments.
- Section 73-7-12 - Petition; dismissal; costs.
- Section 73-7-13 - Petitioners; liability of.
- Section 73-7-14 - Assessments; how paid.
- Section 73-7-15 - Assessments; when payable.
- Section 73-7-16 - Assessments for repairs; when payable; commissioners annual report.
- Section 73-7-17 - Annual assessment.
- Section 73-7-18 - Commissioners; powers; right of entry on lands.
- Section 73-7-19 - Rights-of-way; eminent domain.
- Section 73-7-2 - Commissioners; power over plans.
- Section 73-7-20 - Drains across railroads; construction.
- Section 73-7-21 - Additional assessments; how made.
- Section 73-7-22 - Omissions not jurisdictional.
- Section 73-7-23 - Assessments; contents of; presumption.
- Section 73-7-24 - Additional levy to cover void assessments.
- Section 73-7-25 - Due date of assessments fixed by court order; collection; lien on lands.
- Section 73-7-26 - Assessments certified as delinquent entered on tax roll; collection.
- Section 73-7-27 - Foreclosure proceedings for collection of delinquent assessments.
- Section 73-7-28 - Petition in foreclosure proceedings.
- Section 73-7-29 - Notice; publication; mailing; form.
- Section 73-7-3 - Change of boundaries.
- Section 73-7-30 - Trial; equity procedure; costs and fees; time of payment of judgment.
- Section 73-7-31 - Sale of lands for delinquent assessments; transfer of title; redemption; commissioners as purchasers; disposition of receipts.
- Section 73-7-32 - Proceedings brought by bondholders; liability for costs and fees.
- Section 73-7-33 - Disposition of unsold lands.
- Section 73-7-34 - Lands worth less than accumulated taxes and assessments; sale for best obtainable price; redemption; disposition of proceeds.
- Section 73-7-35 - Lands sold at general tax sale; assignment of certificate to district for payment of taxes.
- Section 73-7-36 - Lands eliminated from drainage districts; private sale for best obtainable price; disposition of proceeds.
- Section 73-7-37 - Commissioners may borrow money; notes and bonds; sale.
- Section 73-7-38 - Refunding indebtedness.
- Section 73-7-39 - Authority to refund indebtedness of any kind; borrowing money; issuance of new bonds and notes.
- Section 73-7-4 - Report; notice of hearing.
- Section 73-7-40 - Letting contracts; bids; notice.
- Section 73-7-41 - Commissioners not to be interested in contracts.
- Section 73-7-42 - Damages; how paid.
- Section 73-7-43 - Outside lands; when included.
- Section 73-7-44 - Outside lands; notice to owners.
- Section 73-7-45 - Outside lands; remonstrance; hearing.
- Section 73-7-46 - Outside lands; when annexed.
- Section 73-7-47 - Outside lands; appeal.
- Section 73-7-48 - Annexed lands; assessments.
- Section 73-7-49 - Annexed lands; assessments; notice; hearing.
- Section 73-7-5 - Publication of report; notice; service of.
- Section 73-7-50 - Courts to supervise commissioners; powers.
- Section 73-7-51 - Bonds and obligations.
- Section 73-7-52 - Commissioners are public officers; presumptions.
- Section 73-7-53 - Owners of land; rights to use of drains; eminent domain.
- Section 73-7-54 - Assessments; confirmation conclusive of regularity.
- Section 73-7-55 - Obstruction of drains; bridges.
- Section 73-7-56 - Rights-of-way; eminent domain by individuals; eminent domain for construction.
- Section 73-7-6 - Report; notice; land in several counties.
- Section 73-7-7 - Report; notice; personal service.
- Section 73-7-8 - Report; how modified.
- Section 73-7-9 - Report; assessments; confirmation; appeal.
- Article 8 - Drainage Districts Within Federal Reclamation Projects, 73-8-1 through 73-8-60.
- Section 73-8-1 - Organization of districts.
- Section 73-8-10 - Providing ballots.
- Section 73-8-11 - "Resident freeholder" defined.
- Section 73-8-12 - Canvass of votes of first election; order.
- Section 73-8-13 - Biennial election date.
- Section 73-8-14 - Official oaths.
- Section 73-8-15 - Directors' offices; conduct of elections after organization.
- Section 73-8-16 - Chairman of election board; oath of judges; voting hours; certification of returns.
- Section 73-8-17 - Canvass of returns after organization.
- Section 73-8-18 - Statement of election results; filing; content; certificates of election; filling board vacancies.
- Section 73-8-19 - Duties of directors; contracts with United States; deposit of bonds; contract assessments.
- Section 73-8-2 - Petition; filing; contents; publication of notice.
- Section 73-8-20 - Meetings of directors; records; inspection by elector or federal agent; entry on lands; eminent domain.
- Section 73-8-21 - Title and management of property.
- Section 73-8-22 - Powers of board; judicial notice of district organization.
- Section 73-8-23 - Elections on bond issues and federal contracts; conduct; terms of bonds.
- Section 73-8-24 - Assessments for bond interest and installments.
- Section 73-8-25 - Drainage works constructed by United States; determining benefits and damages; annual assessment.
- Section 73-8-26 - Certification of amounts to be assessed.
- Section 73-8-27 - Duties of county assessor relating to district.
- Section 73-8-28 - Assessment rates to be fixed by commissioners of county where district office is located.
- Section 73-8-29 - Ex-officio district treasurer; functions; duties of treasurers of counties within district.
- Section 73-8-3 - Publications; language; time and manner.
- Section 73-8-30 - Application of general revenue laws.
- Section 73-8-31 - Warrants; restrictions on issuance and payment; register.
- Section 73-8-32 - Expense levy; power of constructing system; rights-of-way; state land.
- Section 73-8-33 - Compensation and expenses of directors and president; offenses; penalty.
- Section 73-8-34 - Incurrence of unauthorized debt prohibited.
- Section 73-8-35 - Changing boundaries; effect.
- Section 73-8-36 - Petition for inclusion of adjacent land; acknowledgment.
- Section 73-8-37 - Notice of hearing on petition to include lands; contents; expenses.
- Section 73-8-38 - Hearing; procedure; effect.
- Section 73-8-39 - Requiring payment of pro rata share of prior costs.
- Section 73-8-4 - Hearings; boundaries; election divisions; mandamus.
- Section 73-8-40 - Rejection or acceptance of petition to include lands; orders.
- Section 73-8-41 - Filing certified copy of order including land, with map; effect.
- Section 73-8-42 - Recording petition in minutes of board; evidential value.
- Section 73-8-43 - Powers of fiduciaries.
- Section 73-8-44 - Revising election divisions and precincts after including more land.
- Section 73-8-45 - Excluding land.
- Section 73-8-46 - Petition for exclusion of land after organization.
- Section 73-8-47 - Publication of notice of hearing on exclusion of land; contents; expenses.
- Section 73-8-48 - Hearing on petition for exclusion of land.
- Section 73-8-49 - Order for denial or approval of exclusion of land.
- Section 73-8-5 - District officers.
- Section 73-8-50 - Filing order of exclusion and new plat; effect.
- Section 73-8-51 - Revising election divisions and precincts after exclusion of land.
- Section 73-8-52 - Dissolution of district; petition; election; restrictions.
- Section 73-8-53 - Canvass of vote; declaration of dissolution; filing.
- Section 73-8-54 - Special actions for validation of proceedings of board.
- Section 73-8-55 - Petition for validation of board proceedings; contents.
- Section 73-8-56 - Hearing on petition for validation of board proceedings.
- Section 73-8-57 - Demurrers and answers to petition for validation of board proceedings.
- Section 73-8-58 - Consideration and judgment on petition to validate board proceedings.
- Section 73-8-59 - "District" defined.
- Section 73-8-6 - Number of directors and election divisions.
- Section 73-8-60 - Construction.
- Section 73-8-7 - Notice of election; publication.
- Section 73-8-8 - Conduct of elections.
- Section 73-8-9 - Majority and plurality.
- Article 9 - Irrigation Districts, 73-9-1 through 73-9-62.
- Section 73-9-1 - Organizers' qualifications; exempt areas; exception.
- Section 73-9-10 - Location of office; secretary; notice of elections; election board.
- Section 73-9-11 - Election board; chairman's powers; opening and closing polls; return.
- Section 73-9-12 - Determining and declaring result of election; plurality elects.
- Section 73-9-13 - Election statement and certificates; filling vacancy in office of director.
- Section 73-9-14 - Board of directors; organization; powers; water regulations; delinquent assessments; engineer's report on water supply; contracts; pro rata distribution; delivering water to other la
- Section 73-9-15 - Meetings of directors; quorum; concurrence; records; entry on lands; acquisition of property; tax exemption.
- Section 73-9-16 - Acquisition of property; suits; judicial notice and presumption of organization; certified copies as evidence.
- Section 73-9-17 - Bonds; authority to issue; election; how payable; form and contents.
- Section 73-9-18 - Sale; notice.
- Section 73-9-19 - Bonds; how paid; liens.
- Section 73-9-2 - Voting power of water users under town or village community ditches.
- Section 73-9-20 - Special proceedings to enforce collection.
- Section 73-9-21 - President and secretary to compile bond statement.
- Section 73-9-22 - Directors certify amounts needed; assessment; no funds to be transferred.
- Section 73-9-23 - Board of directors to submit accurate description of lands to county assessor.
- Section 73-9-24 - Tax assessments.
- Section 73-9-25 - Creation of sinking fund.
- Section 73-9-26 - Tax levy.
- Section 73-9-27 - County treasurer; duties; bonds and coupons in payment of taxes; accounts; collection and distribution of taxes.
- Section 73-9-28 - Taxation; general laws applicable.
- Section 73-9-29 - Contracts for construction of works; advertisement; bids; contractor's bond; supervision by engineer.
- Section 73-9-3 - Petition to establish irrigation district; contents; signatures; filing; cost bond; publication of petition and notice; "resident freeholder" defined; agency.
- Section 73-9-30 - Claims against district; verification; allowance; warrants; register; payment.
- Section 73-9-31 - Expenses of organization, operation and improvements to be paid from water tolls and/or tax levies; tax levy to complete original construction.
- Section 73-9-32 - Crossings authorized; right-of-way over state lands granted.
- Section 73-9-33 - Compensation of directors and secretary; personal interest in contracts; bribery; penalty.
- Section 73-9-34 - Statutory authorization required for debts and liabilities.
- Section 73-9-35 - Water volume insufficient; distribution.
- Section 73-9-36 - Prior water rights protected.
- Section 73-9-37 - Change of district boundaries; authorization; effect.
- Section 73-9-38 - Petition for annexation of lands; who may file; contents; acknowledgment.
- Section 73-9-39 - Notice of proposed annexation; contents; publication; costs.
- Section 73-9-4 - Proceedings by county commissioners on receiving petition; boundaries; applications for inclusions and exclusions; adjournments; approval; election; denial of petition; mandamus; mana
- Section 73-9-40 - Hearing on proposed annexation; written objections.
- Section 73-9-41 - Petitioners required to pay sums determined by directors.
- Section 73-9-42 - Decision on petition; survey; allowance nullified by protests within thirty days.
- Section 73-9-43 - Allowance of petition for annexation; certified copy of order and plat; recording; effect; evidence.
- Section 73-9-44 - Participation in proceedings for change of district boundaries.
- Section 73-9-45 - Redivision of district after annexation.
- Section 73-9-46 - Exclusion of lands from district; authorization; effect.
- Section 73-9-47 - Petition or resolution for exclusion.
- Section 73-9-48 - Petition or resolution for exclusion; notice; publication.
- Section 73-9-49 - Petition or resolution for exclusion; hearing.
- Section 73-9-5 - Irrigation district; notice; election; ballots.
- Section 73-9-50 - Petition or resolution for exclusion; hearing; order; protest.
- Section 73-9-51 - Unprotested allowance of petition; certified copy of order and plat; recording; effect.
- Section 73-9-52 - Redivision of district after exclusion.
- Section 73-9-53 - Petition for dissolution of district; who may file; contents; calling election; notice; ballots.
- Section 73-9-54 - Determining and declaring result of election; recording certificate.
- Section 73-9-55 - Bond issue; proceedings to determine validity.
- Section 73-9-56 - Bond issue; petition for proceedings to determine validity.
- Section 73-9-57 - Proceedings to determine validity of bonds; notice of hearing.
- Section 73-9-58 - Determining validity of bonds; procedure.
- Section 73-9-59 - Determining validity of bonds; hearing; decree; costs.
- Section 73-9-6 - Determining and declaring results of election; effect; including district's lands in another district; officers holdover; change of divisions, voting precincts and polling places.
- Section 73-9-60 - "District" defined.
- Section 73-9-61 - Former districts; validation of organization, bonds and contracts; application of article.
- Section 73-9-62 - Repeal; saving clause.
- Section 73-9-7 - First election; terms.
- Section 73-9-8 - Second and subsequent elections.
- Section 73-9-9 - Irrigation districts; transitional features for present boards.
- Article 10 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Formation and Management, 73-10-1 through 73-10-50.
- Section 73-10-1 - Cooperation with United States under reclamation laws; districts organized; powers.
- Section 73-10-10 - Election of officers; oath; bonds of directors.
- Section 73-10-11 - Office of directors; notice of election; judges; time and place.
- Section 73-10-12 - Oaths of judges; opening and closing of polls; returns.
- Section 73-10-13 - Absent voting permitted.
- Section 73-10-14 - Canvass of votes when all returns received; procedure; declaration of result of election.
- Section 73-10-15 - Statement of results; certificates of election; vacancy in office of director.
- Section 73-10-16 - Board of directors; organization; powers and duties; cooperation with United States; rules and regulations.
- Section 73-10-17 - Regular and special meetings; records; right of entry on lands; right to acquire lands and property.
- Section 73-10-18 - Compensation of board members; president; interest in contracts prohibited; penalty.
- Section 73-10-19 - Property acquired by district; title; tax exemption; conveyance to United States.
- Section 73-10-2 - Water users under community ditches; voting power unaffected.
- Section 73-10-20 - Legal status of irrigation district; conveyances; court proceedings.
- Section 73-10-21 - Plan for construction; advertising for bids; contractors bonds.
- Section 73-10-22 - Rights-of-way over private property; eminent domain; state lands.
- Section 73-10-23 - Joint works; union with districts of adjoining states; proportionate ownership; bond issues; management.
- Section 73-10-24 - Water supply inadequate; distribution on alternate days.
- Section 73-10-25 - Preservation of prior rights.
- Section 73-10-26 - Change of boundaries; effect; assent of secretary of the interior.
- Section 73-10-27 - Petition for inclusion of additional lands.
- Section 73-10-28 - Publication of notice of petition for including lands; objections; payment of estimated cost of proceedings.
- Section 73-10-29 - Hearing on petition for including lands.
- Section 73-10-3 - Petition for irrigation district; contents; bond; publication of petition and notice of presentation time.
- Section 73-10-30 - Payment of assessments as condition precedent to granting petition for including lands.
- Section 73-10-31 - Order granting or rejecting petition for including lands; description of boundaries; protest of electors.
- Section 73-10-32 - Filing of order and new plat when land is added; status of district; liability of lands.
- Section 73-10-33 - Petition for including land to be recorded in minutes of board; evidential value.
- Section 73-10-34 - Authorization to sign petition or protest.
- Section 73-10-35 - Redivision of district after addition of lands; election of directors.
- Section 73-10-36 - Exclusion of lands; status of district unaffected.
- Section 73-10-37 - Petition to exclude lands; description of lands; acknowledgment.
- Section 73-10-38 - Notice of petition to exclude lands; publication; estimated costs of proceedings.
- Section 73-10-39 - Hearing on petition for excluding lands; objections.
- Section 73-10-4 - Publications to be in English and Spanish.
- Section 73-10-40 - Order granting or denying petition for excluding land; protest of electors.
- Section 73-10-41 - Petition for exclusion of land approved; filing order and new plat.
- Section 73-10-42 - Redivision of district after exclusion of lands; election of directors.
- Section 73-10-43 - Petition for dissolution of district; notice of election; ballots.
- Section 73-10-44 - Canvass of votes on dissolution; certificate of election; recording; assent of secretary of interior.
- Section 73-10-45 - Succession of irrigation districts to rights and duties of water users' associations.
- Section 73-10-46 - Irrigation district organized to cooperate with United States; civil service board; employees.
- Section 73-10-47 - Employees' pensions; group insurance; employers' liability insurance.
- Section 73-10-48 - Special water users' associations; lease of allotments of irrigation district water; change of place and purpose of use of leased water rights; change of point of diversion of water
- Section 73-10-49 - Special water users' association; certificate of organization.
- Section 73-10-5 - Boundaries set by petition; divisions; election call; officers.
- Section 73-10-50 - Special water users' association; organizational status; officers.
- Section 73-10-6 - Notice of election; qualified electors; general election laws applicable; mailing ballots; preparation and care of ballots.
- Section 73-10-7 - Districts 25,000 acres or less; qualified electors.
- Section 73-10-8 - Canvass of votes; order declaring district organized; organization complete upon recording of order.
- Section 73-10-9 - First election of directors; biennial elections thereafter.
- Article 11 - Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States Under Reclamation Laws; Fiscal Affairs; Local Improvements and Special Powers, 73-11-1 through 73-11-55.
- Section 73-11-1 - Special election for bond issue or contract; notice; ballots; bond terms and form; record of bonds; priority of issues.
- Section 73-11-10 - Hearing on validation; scope of proceeding; irregularities disregarded; costs; judgment.
- Section 73-11-11 - Modification of time and method of payments due United States; modification of assessments.
- Section 73-11-12 - Determination of benefits and damages; assessments; assessment for drainage costs.
- Section 73-11-13 - Local improvements; petition; bond for costs of investigation; dismissal of petition.
- Section 73-11-14 - Approval of petition for improvement; notice of hearing; publication; determination.
- Section 73-11-15 - Local improvement district; establishment; cost of improvement; certificates of indebtedness; inclusion of additional land.
- Section 73-11-16 - Special assessment of improvement district.
- Section 73-11-17 - Insufficiency of funds from local improvement district; liability of district at large.
- Section 73-11-18 - Lands contiguous to municipality; exception from improvement district.
- Section 73-11-19 - Bonds for redemption of certificates of indebtedness; priority of liens.
- Section 73-11-2 - Sale of bonds; notice; bids; rejection of bids; use of bonds.
- Section 73-11-20 - Contract with United States for local improvement work.
- Section 73-11-21 - Electric power plants; acquisition, construction and operation.
- Section 73-11-22 - Bonds for electric power plants.
- Section 73-11-23 - Election for issuance of bonds; notice; ballots; sale of bonds.
- Section 73-11-24 - Term of bonds; interest; redemption; earnings of power plant; sinking fund.
- Section 73-11-25 - Security for payment of bonds; earnings of plant insufficient; assessment upon lands.
- Section 73-11-26 - Proceeding to determine validity of power plant bonds; decision res judicata.
- Section 73-11-27 - Borrowing money; limitation on indebtedness.
- Section 73-11-28 - Expenses of district; charge for water; levy of assessments.
- Section 73-11-29 - Application for water; budget meeting of directors; notice of meeting; tax assessments and water charges; exemptions from tax; appeal; succession to rights of water users' associati
- Section 73-11-3 - Special election to authorize sale of bonds at less than ninety-five percent par value.
- Section 73-11-30 - Charges for water; payment in advance; unpaid charges become part of assessment; assessment of omitted property.
- Section 73-11-31 - Duties of county assessor; assessment list furnished county commissioners.
- Section 73-11-32 - Levy of taxes; duty of county commissioners when district in more than one county.
- Section 73-11-33 - County treasurers ex-officio district treasurers; duties; funds; report to board of directors; clerical assistance.
- Section 73-11-34 - Errors or irregularities in tax; validity of assessment and levy; sale for taxes; validity.
- Section 73-11-35 - Bids by district at tax sale; district to pay cash.
- Section 73-11-36 - General tax laws applicable.
- Section 73-11-37 - Date for payment of taxes.
- Section 73-11-38 - Delinquent taxes; interest.
- Section 73-11-39 - Delinquent assessments; interest.
- Section 73-11-4 - Payment of bonds and debt due United States; taxation.
- Section 73-11-40 - Delinquent tax list in district with assessor-collector; publication.
- Section 73-11-41 - Failure of assessor-collector to publish delinquency list in time; later publication.
- Section 73-11-42 - Delinquent tax sale by assessor-collector; disposition of surplus; sales to district.
- Section 73-11-43 - Failure to pay bid to assessor-collector; resale; certificate of sale; recording; redemption; occupancy during redemption period.
- Section 73-11-44 - Tax deed issued by assessor-collector; form; effect.
- Section 73-11-45 - Sale of tax sale certificate held by district; duty of assessor-collector.
- Section 73-11-46 - Assessment in name of purchaser; assignment of certificate.
- Section 73-11-47 - Property of unknown owners; tax sales by district.
- Section 73-11-48 - Suit for collection of assessments and charges.
- Section 73-11-49 - Payment of claims; warrants; register of warrants.
- Section 73-11-5 - Payment of bonds; interest after default; excess money in bond fund; redemption of bonds; investment of funds.
- Section 73-11-50 - Financial statement of directors.
- Section 73-11-51 - Violation of duty; liability on bond; removal from office.
- Section 73-11-52 - "District" defined; law of 1919.
- Section 73-11-53 - Construction of law of 1919.
- Section 73-11-54 - Definitions and construction; law of 1921.
- Section 73-11-55 - Unpaid per-acre construction charges to remain as lien.
- Section 73-11-6 - Proceedings to determine validity; bond issue or contract with United States; ascertainment of benefits and damages; inclusion or exclusion of land.
- Section 73-11-7 - Petition to determine validity of proceedings; contents.
- Section 73-11-8 - Time of hearing; notice; publication; contents.
- Section 73-11-9 - Procedure; pleading; appeals.
- Article 12 - Electrical Irrigation Districts, 73-12-1 through 73-12-57.
- Section 73-12-1 - Majority of the resident freeholders may propose district.
- Section 73-12-10 - Returns canvassed by board of directors.
- Section 73-12-11 - Secretary to certify results of election to county clerk.
- Section 73-12-12 - Organization of board, its powers, its duties; employment of engineers; rules and regulations; report on water supply and engineering plans; when bonds may be used in payment; when
- Section 73-12-13 - Regular and special meetings of board; records of board to be kept open; rights-of-way; right to acquire oil or gas for power; title to property; exemption from taxation.
- Section 73-12-14 - Acquire property and rights for district; actions in court; legality of organization of district presumed after one year.
- Section 73-12-15 - Determining cost; bond election; notice; conduct; bond terms and conditions; subsequent issues.
- Section 73-12-16 - Sale of bonds; refunding bonds; use of bonds.
- Section 73-12-17 - How revenue raised to pay bonds; service charges within district to be uniform; may use highways.
- Section 73-12-18 - Certifying requirements to board of county commissioners each year; county commissioners may act [; duties of county treasurer; delinquent accounts; special assessments; disbursemen
- Section 73-12-19 - Duties of county assessor.
- Section 73-12-2 - Petition, where filed and contents; definition of term "resident freeholders"; security for costs.
- Section 73-12-20 - Board of county commissioners to fix rate per-acre levy.
- Section 73-12-21 - Duties of county treasurer.
- Section 73-12-22 - Revenue laws of state to govern; may refuse service to delinquents.
- Section 73-12-23 - Construction and material contracts to be let to lowest bidder.
- Section 73-12-24 - Payment of claim; when warrants to issue; claims to be verified; record to be kept.
- Section 73-12-25 - Service charges to pay operation and maintenance; tax levy; employment of electrician or mechanic.
- Section 73-12-26 - Right of eminent domain.
- Section 73-12-27 - Compensation of board; members may not be interested in any contract.
- Section 73-12-28 - Board of directors have no power to incur debt other than provided in this act.
- Section 73-12-29 - Manner of distribution of power or water.
- Section 73-12-3 - Notice of hearing on petition to be published.
- Section 73-12-30 - Prior water rights not affected.
- Section 73-12-31 - Boundaries may be changed, but such change shall not affect obligations incurred.
- Section 73-12-32 - Petition for inclusion of land.
- Section 73-12-33 - Notice of application for inclusion of land to be published.
- Section 73-12-34 - Hearing on petition for inclusion of land.
- Section 73-12-35 - Terms on which lands may be included.
- Section 73-12-36 - Action of board on petition to include land; order describing new boundaries; electors may protest.
- Section 73-12-37 - Board to transmit order and plat of new boundaries to county clerk.
- Section 73-12-38 - Authority to sign petition of protest.
- Section 73-12-39 - Board may redivide district for election purposes [after inclusion of land].
- Section 73-12-4 - Petition hearing; objections; boundaries; election; appeals.
- Section 73-12-40 - Land may be excluded from district.
- Section 73-12-41 - Owner shall file petition for exclusion.
- Section 73-12-42 - Publish notice of petition for exclusion.
- Section 73-12-43 - Board shall consider petition for exclusion.
- Section 73-12-44 - Board shall act on petition for exclusion.
- Section 73-12-45 - Order making change and plat to be transmitted to county clerk.
- Section 73-12-46 - Board may redivide district for election purposes [after exclusion of land].
- Section 73-12-47 - Supervision of electrical and mechanical appliances; schedules for use of power; regulations of quantity of water to be pumped.
- Section 73-12-48 - District shall pay tax on gross revenue derived from sales of surplus power.
- Section 73-12-49 - Petition for dissolution of district; election thereon.
- Section 73-12-5 - Notice of election; qualification of electors; election procedure.
- Section 73-12-50 - Vote on dissolution to be canvassed.
- Section 73-12-51 - Confirmation proceedings may be brought.
- Section 73-12-52 - Petition to be filed in district court.
- Section 73-12-53 - Court to fix time for hearing and publish notice thereof.
- Section 73-12-54 - Provisions of Civil Code shall apply; effect of findings of court.
- Section 73-12-55 - The court's findings of fact and conclusions of law; judgment res judicata.
- Section 73-12-56 - "Electrical district" defined.
- Section 73-12-57 - Provisions of Chapter 20, Acts of 1925, relating to certification board, shall apply to this act.
- Section 73-12-6 - Canvass of votes, by board of county commissioners.
- Section 73-12-7 - Regular elections of district; oath of office and bond of directors.
- Section 73-12-8 - Office of board; subsequent elections.
- Section 73-12-9 - The election board; oath of judges; polls kept open.
- Article 13 - General Provisions Relating to Irrigation Districts, 73-13-1 through 73-13-47.
- Section 73-13-1 - Office of district.
- Section 73-13-10 - Execution and acknowledgment of security for loan.
- Section 73-13-11 - Limitation on term of loan; interest; renewal of loan.
- Section 73-13-12 - Advertisement or notice of sale unnecessary; private sale.
- Section 73-13-13 - Total of loans not to exceed maximum.
- Section 73-13-14 - Debt constitutes lien on district.
- Section 73-13-15 - Use of borrowed money.
- Section 73-13-16 - Special assessment entered by county assessor; lien; collection.
- Section 73-13-17 - Purpose of act.
- Section 73-13-18 - Construction of act.
- Section 73-13-19 - Delinquent tax sales; purchase by district.
- Section 73-13-2 - Location determined by board of directors.
- Section 73-13-20 - Expiration of redemption period; tax deed to district; prior liens.
- Section 73-13-21 - Sale of land or water rights acquired through tax sale; discharge of lien; recording.
- Section 73-13-22 - Authority to purchase; expenses of purchase.
- Section 73-13-23 - When county be reinvested with title.
- Section 73-13-24 - Assessment, levy and collection of taxes by district.
- Section 73-13-25 - Definitions.
- Section 73-13-26 - Notice of intention to take over taxation duties.
- Section 73-13-27 - Meeting for determination of tax rate.
- Section 73-13-28 - Assessor-collector and treasurer; appointment; bond of assessor-collector; salary; deputies.
- Section 73-13-29 - Collections for United States; additional bond of treasurer.
- Section 73-13-3 - Power to deal in lands and water rights.
- Section 73-13-30 - Treasurer; bond; salary.
- Section 73-13-31 - Assessment roll.
- Section 73-13-32 - Collection of taxes.
- Section 73-13-33 - Date for payment of taxes; delinquency; interest; penalties and costs; districts cooperating with reclamation laws.
- Section 73-13-34 - Powers of district treasurer; delinquent taxes.
- Section 73-13-35 - Accounts kept by treasurer; payments; monthly report; depositories.
- Section 73-13-36 - County treasurer to turn over funds to district treasurer upon appointment.
- Section 73-13-37 - Criminal liability of assessor-collector and treasurer.
- Section 73-13-38 - Insolvency of municipal irrigation districts; appointment of receiver.
- Section 73-13-39 - Powers of receiver of municipal district.
- Section 73-13-4 - Transfer water from one tract to another tract owned by district.
- Section 73-13-40 - Powers of receivers of irrigation districts; limitation on power.
- Section 73-13-41 - Powers upon order of court; effect of action.
- Section 73-13-42 - Additional powers.
- Section 73-13-43 - Validating law; definitions.
- Section 73-13-44 - Establishment and proceedings of districts validated.
- Section 73-13-45 - Elections and appointments of officers and employees validated.
- Section 73-13-46 - Unissued bonds; elections validated.
- Section 73-13-47 - Irrigation districts; regulations; recreational use of reservoirs.
- Section 73-13-5 - State engineer notified of transfer.
- Section 73-13-6 - Assessments on transfer of water rights.
- Section 73-13-7 - Bondholders may be authorized to appoint director.
- Section 73-13-8 - Borrowing money; limitations.
- Section 73-13-9 - Security for loan; repayment; special assessments.
- Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management, 73-14-1 through 73-14-92.
- Section 73-14-1 - Declaration.
- Section 73-14-10 - Notice of election; publication.
- Section 73-14-11 - Form of ballot.
- Section 73-14-12 - Conduct of election.
- Section 73-14-13 - Declaration of organization.
- Section 73-14-14 - Application of election law.
- Section 73-14-15 - Hearing; declaration of organization; nature of district; contents of decree.
- Section 73-14-16 - Filing order of incorporation.
- Section 73-14-17 - Appointment of directors.
- Section 73-14-18 - Abolition of boards of directors of districts having more than one hundred thousand acres and created prior to 1930.
- Section 73-14-19 - Boards of directors; membership; qualifications.
- Section 73-14-2 - Application.
- Section 73-14-20 - Definitions.
- Section 73-14-20.1 - Qualified elector list.
- Section 73-14-21 - Board of directors; election; terms.
- Section 73-14-22 - Board of directors; apportionment.
- Section 73-14-23 - Suspension or removal.
- Section 73-14-24 - Time and procedure for election.
- Section 73-14-25 - Declaration of candidacy; signatures of electors.
- Section 73-14-26 - Designation of positions for purposes of election.
- Section 73-14-27 - Election; location of polling places; notice of election; creation of absent voter precinct.
- Section 73-14-28 - Election judges.
- Section 73-14-28.1 - Election.
- Section 73-14-29 - Form of ballot.
- Section 73-14-3 - Definition of terms.
- Section 73-14-30 - Election expenses.
- Section 73-14-31 - Absentee voting by ballot permitted; procedure.
- Section 73-14-31.1 - Absentee ballot application.
- Section 73-14-31.2 - Handling of absentee ballots by absent voter precinct board.
- Section 73-14-31.3 - Absentee-early voting; electioneering.
- Section 73-14-32 - Repealed.
- Section 73-14-33 - Organization of the board of directors.
- Section 73-14-34 - Quorum.
- Section 73-14-35 - Employment of agents.
- Section 73-14-36 - Preparation of plans.
- Section 73-14-37 - Powers to execute improvement plans [; facilities for recreation and research]
- Section 73-14-38 - Access to land.
- Section 73-14-39 - General powers.
- Section 73-14-4 - Jurisdiction of the conservancy court.
- Section 73-14-40 - Letting contracts.
- Section 73-14-41 - Dominant right of eminent domain.
- Section 73-14-42 - Condemnation under general law.
- Section 73-14-43 - Regulations to protect works.
- Section 73-14-44 - Removal of structures.
- Section 73-14-45 - Passing equipment through bridge or grade.
- Section 73-14-46 - Surveys and investigations [; flood warning service]
- Section 73-14-47 - The use of water.
- Section 73-14-48 - General grant of power.
- Section 73-14-49 - Declaration of policy.
- Section 73-14-5 - Petition; place of filing; signatures; contents; land included.
- Section 73-14-50 - Distribution of irrigation waters.
- Section 73-14-51 - Rules and regulations.
- Section 73-14-52 - Enforcement.
- Section 73-14-53 - Penalties.
- Section 73-14-54 - Abolition of boards of directors or commissioners of districts having 100,000 acres or less; creation of new boards of directors; powers and duties.
- Section 73-14-55 - Boards of directors; membership; qualifications.
- Section 73-14-56 - Election of board members.
- Section 73-14-57 - Definition of "qualified electors.".
- Section 73-14-58 - Six-year terms; vacancies; organization of board; transfer of property.
- Section 73-14-59 - Suspension or removal of directors.
- Section 73-14-6 - Bond of petitioners.
- Section 73-14-60 - Board empowered to fill vacancies.
- Section 73-14-61 - Notice of candidacy; signatures of electors.
- Section 73-14-62 - Time, place and procedure for election.
- Section 73-14-63 - Ballots; printing and distribution; form; manner of marking.
- Section 73-14-64 - Conduct of election; procedure.
- Section 73-14-65 - Canvass of returns; certificates of election.
- Section 73-14-66 - Election expenses; payment; levy of tax.
- Section 73-14-67 - Election violations; penalty.
- Section 73-14-68 - Audit of district records; levy.
- Section 73-14-69 - Application of provisions of act.
- Section 73-14-7 - Notice of hearing on petition.
- Section 73-14-70 - Applicability of act.
- Section 73-14-71 - Definition of "qualified elector.".
- Section 73-14-72 - Board of directors; powers; election; terms.
- Section 73-14-73 - Elections; when held.
- Section 73-14-74 - Eligibility of district to hold election.
- Section 73-14-75 - Election of first board of directors.
- Section 73-14-76 - Vacancies on board; how filled.
- Section 73-14-77 - Suspension or removal of board members.
- Section 73-14-78 - Notice of candidacy; signatures of electors.
- Section 73-14-79 - Designation of board members for purposes of election.
- Section 73-14-8 - Protesting petitions and hearing on petitions.
- Section 73-14-80 - Election; selection of voting places; notice of election.
- Section 73-14-81 - Election judges.
- Section 73-14-82 - Election; form of ballot.
- Section 73-14-83 - Election; polls; opening and closing times.
- Section 73-14-84 - Election; procedure.
- Section 73-14-85 - Elections; counting ballots; certification of results to the board.
- Section 73-14-85.1 - Elections for certain districts; counting ballots; certification of results to the board.
- Section 73-14-86 - Election; canvass; certificates of election.
- Section 73-14-87 - Election expense.
- Section 73-14-88 - Election violations; penalty.
- Section 73-14-89 - Penalty; false voting.
- Section 73-14-9 - Hearing.
- Section 73-14-90 - Unlawful possession of absentee ballot material; penalty.
- Section 73-14-91 - Unlawful opening of ballot box; penalty.
- Section 73-14-92 - Falsifying an election document; penalty.
- Article 15 - Conservancy Districts; Appraisal of Benefits, 73-15-1 through 73-15-15.
- Section 73-15-1 - Appointment of appraisers.
- Section 73-15-10 - Entry after deposit of award [pending jury trial]
- Section 73-15-11 - Filing order.
- Section 73-15-12 - Change of official plan.
- Section 73-15-13 - Property exempt and later liable to assessment.
- Section 73-15-14 - Subsequent appraisals.
- Section 73-15-15 - Validation of irregular proceedings.
- Section 73-15-2 - Appraisals.
- Section 73-15-3 - Land affected outside the district.
- Section 73-15-4 - Notice of hearing on land excluded from or taken into district [; order of court]
- Section 73-15-5 - Report of appraisers.
- Section 73-15-6 - Notice of hearing on appraisals.
- Section 73-15-7 - Hearing on appraisals.
- Section 73-15-8 - Order on appraisals.
- Section 73-15-9 - Jury trials.
- Article 16 - Conservancy Districts; Financial Administration, 73-16-1 through 73-16-53.
- Section 73-16-1 - Moneys.
- Section 73-16-10 - Maintenance fund.
- Section 73-16-11 - Power to borrow money for the maintenance fund.
- Section 73-16-12 - Readjustment of maintenance fund assessments.
- Section 73-16-13 - Assessment of public corporations.
- Section 73-16-14 - Duties of officers of public corporations.
- Section 73-16-15 - Annual levy.
- Section 73-16-16 - Lien of assessments.
- Section 73-16-17 - Revenue laws of state [applicable]
- Section 73-16-18 - Division of assessment.
- Section 73-16-19 - County takes property subject to lien of district assessments.
- Section 73-16-2 - Preliminary fund.
- Section 73-16-20 - County commissioners cannot rebate district assessments.
- Section 73-16-21 - Board may be purchaser on sale.
- Section 73-16-22 - Special proceedings to enforce collections.
- Section 73-16-23 - Assessment records prima facie evidence.
- Section 73-16-24 - Remedy for defective assessments.
- Section 73-16-25 - Ex-officio district treasurer.
- Section 73-16-26 - Bond of county treasurer.
- Section 73-16-27 - Duty of county treasurer to pay over tax; failure.
- Section 73-16-28 - Surplus funds and annual reports.
- Section 73-16-29 - Compensation of officials.
- Section 73-16-3 - Power to borrow money for the preliminary fund.
- Section 73-16-30 - Conservation and development of resources; assessments authorized.
- Section 73-16-31 - Conservation and development fund assessment; levy; records; payment.
- Section 73-16-32 - Conservation and development fund created; legislative finding.
- Section 73-16-33 - Conservancy bonds; conservation and development issue.
- Section 73-16-34 - Interest rate; sale to governmental agencies without advertisement.
- Section 73-16-35 - Bonds tax exempt; investment of state funds.
- Section 73-16-36 - Amount of bonds; use of proceeds; exemptions from assessment.
- Section 73-16-37 - Application of other laws.
- Section 73-16-38 - Bonds in serial form; maturity dates.
- Section 73-16-39 - Bonds considered additional to other bonds; authority to issue; limitations.
- Section 73-16-4 - Construction fund.
- Section 73-16-40 - Limited repeal.
- Section 73-16-41 - Guaranty fund established in districts of 50,000 acres or more.
- Section 73-16-42 - Tax levy for guaranty fund.
- Section 73-16-43 - Levy and collection of tax for guaranty fund.
- Section 73-16-44 - Disposition of guaranty fund.
- Section 73-16-45 - Investment of guaranty fund.
- Section 73-16-46 - Transfers from guaranty fund to other funds.
- Section 73-16-47 - Other assessments unaffected.
- Section 73-16-48 - Limitation on use of fund.
- Section 73-16-49 - Application of Guaranty Fund Act.
- Section 73-16-5 - Election for approval of construction fund assessment levy of certain districts; form of ballot; supplemental levies.
- Section 73-16-50 - Refunding bonds; form; registration.
- Section 73-16-51 - Exchange or sale of bonds; incontestability.
- Section 73-16-52 - Bonds tax exempt; investment of state funds.
- Section 73-16-53 - Rank of bonds; security.
- Section 73-16-6 - Payment of construction fund assessments.
- Section 73-16-7 - Conservancy bonds.
- Section 73-16-8 - Bonds tax exempt.
- Section 73-16-9 - Bonds, investment of state funds.
- Article 17 - Conservancy Districts; General Provisions, 73-17-1 through 73-17-24.
- Section 73-17-1 - Lands in more than one district.
- Section 73-17-10 - Cooperation with United States government or other agencies.
- Section 73-17-11 - Board to secure cooperation.
- Section 73-17-12 - Interference with state and federal rights.
- Section 73-17-13 - Federal [or state] appropriations.
- Section 73-17-14 - State lands.
- Section 73-17-15 - Correction of faulty notices.
- Section 73-17-16 - Early hearings.
- Section 73-17-17 - Appeals shall not delay proceedings.
- Section 73-17-18 - Remedy for injury by a district.
- Section 73-17-19 - Short forms and abbreviations.
- Section 73-17-2 - Union of districts.
- Section 73-17-20 - Liberal construction.
- Section 73-17-21 - Prescription and adverse possession.
- Section 73-17-22 - Property, title, tax exempt.
- Section 73-17-23 - Saving clause and repeals.
- Section 73-17-24 - Forms.
- Section 73-17-3 - Subdistricts.
- Section 73-17-4 - District protection.
- Section 73-17-5 - Prohibition of injury to survey marks [; field notes are district property]
- Section 73-17-6 - Liability for damages.
- Section 73-17-7 - Penalty for fraud.
- Section 73-17-8 - Removal of officials for cause.
- Section 73-17-9 - Remedy by mandamus.
- Article 18 - Conservancy Districts; Reclamation Contracts, 73-18-1 through 73-18-43.
- Section 73-18-1 - Definition of terms.
- Section 73-18-10 - Lien of assessments.
- Section 73-18-11 - State lands; public lands.
- Section 73-18-12 - Land disposal contracts authorized.
- Section 73-18-13 - Water applications.
- Section 73-18-14 - Tolls and charges; advance payment; omitted property.
- Section 73-18-15 - Distribution of water supply.
- Section 73-18-16 - Use of district funds to pay contract indebtedness.
- Section 73-18-17 - Removal of structures; passing equipment through bridge or grade and other powers.
- Section 73-18-18 - Cumulative rights and remedies.
- Section 73-18-19 - Change in organization or boundaries of district.
- Section 73-18-2 - Additional powers; duties of board; contract indebtedness a general obligation.
- Section 73-18-20 - Proceedings to determine validity.
- Section 73-18-21 - Contracts validated.
- Section 73-18-22 - Scope of act.
- Section 73-18-23 - Repeal.
- Section 73-18-24 - Designation of act.
- Section 73-18-25 - Conservancy districts to which act applies.
- Section 73-18-26 - Division of district into election precincts.
- Section 73-18-27 - Calling of first election.
- Section 73-18-28 - Director-at-large and municipal director.
- Section 73-18-29 - Conservancy district board; how constituted.
- Section 73-18-3 - Contract procedure inapplicable.
- Section 73-18-30 - Qualifications of electors.
- Section 73-18-31 - Ownership.
- Section 73-18-32 - Voting rights.
- Section 73-18-33 - Qualifications of directors.
- Section 73-18-34 - Becoming a candidate for director.
- Section 73-18-35 - Term of office for director.
- Section 73-18-36 - Compensation of directors.
- Section 73-18-37 - Notice of election.
- Section 73-18-38 - Forms and regulations.
- Section 73-18-39 - Secretary and district board to put into effect canvass of election returns.
- Section 73-18-4 - Plan of works.
- Section 73-18-40 - Abolishment of appointed board; creation of elective board; powers and duties.
- Section 73-18-41 - Application of general election laws.
- Section 73-18-42 - File of county clerk.
- Section 73-18-43 - Penalties.
- Section 73-18-5 - When certain provisions to apply; general obligation.
- Section 73-18-6 - Classification of real property.
- Section 73-18-6.1 - Reclassification of property in certain districts.
- Section 73-18-7 - Apportionment.
- Section 73-18-7.1 - Assessment; modification; certain districts.
- Section 73-18-8 - Assessments; appeals.
- Section 73-18-8.1 - Assessments; appeals; certain districts.
- Section 73-18-9 - District treasurer; county treasurers; assessors; duties; accounts; collection and disposition of assessments.
- Section 73-18-9.1 - County treasurers; district treasurers; certain districts; collection and disposition of assessments.
- Article 19 - Tri-State Water Conservancy Association, 73-19-1 through 73-19-5.
- Section 73-19-1 - Tri-state water conservancy association created.
- Section 73-19-2 - Governing body; number; selection; eligibility.
- Section 73-19-3 - Directors; gratuitous service; terms; filling vacancies.
- Section 73-19-4 - Powers of directors.
- Section 73-19-5 - No indebtedness to be contracted; organization; meetings; employees and agents.
- Article 20 - Soil and Water and Watershed Conservation Districts, 73-20-1 through 73-20-49.
- Section 73-20-1 - Short title.
- Section 73-20-10 - Ballots.
- Section 73-20-11 - Votes; results.
- Section 73-20-12 - Directors; election.
- Section 73-20-13 - Authority.
- Section 73-20-14 - Bonds.
- Section 73-20-15 - Loans; repayments.
- Section 73-20-16 - Per diem and mileage.
- Section 73-20-17 - Budgets; tax levy; limitation.
- Section 73-20-18 - Assessment lists.
- Section 73-20-19 - Collection of assessments.
- Section 73-20-2 - Definitions.
- Section 73-20-20 - Expenditures.
- Section 73-20-21 - Addition of land.
- Section 73-20-22 - Detaching land.
- Section 73-20-23 - Discontinuance of districts.
- Section 73-20-24 - Supervision by courts.
- Section 73-20-25 - Short title.
- Section 73-20-26 - Legislative determination; purpose of act.
- Section 73-20-27 - Definitions.
- Section 73-20-28 - Soil and water conservation commission members.
- Section 73-20-29 - Selection of commission chairman; quorum; compensation; function.
- Section 73-20-3 - Purpose of act.
- Section 73-20-30 - Repealed.
- Section 73-20-31 - Powers and duties of department and commission.
- Section 73-20-32 - Additional duties of department.
- Section 73-20-33 - Soil and water conservation districts; creation.
- Section 73-20-34 - Soil and water conservation districts; creation; referendum.
- Section 73-20-35 - Soil and water conservation districts; organization.
- Section 73-20-36 - Soil and water conservation districts; modification of existing districts.
- Section 73-20-37 - District supervisors; election and appointment; new districts.
- Section 73-20-38 - District supervisors; election and appointment; organized districts.
- Section 73-20-39 - Election of supervisors; district zones.
- Section 73-20-4 - Watershed districts; formation.
- Section 73-20-40 - Selection of supervisor chairman; quorum; compensation.
- Section 73-20-41 - Powers and duties of supervisors.
- Section 73-20-42 - Removal of supervisors.
- Section 73-20-43 - Perpetuation of districts; continuity of commission and supervisors.
- Section 73-20-44 - Districts; description; general powers of districts.
- Section 73-20-45 - Specific powers of districts.
- Section 73-20-46 - District assessments.
- Section 73-20-47 - Cooperation between districts.
- Section 73-20-48 - State agencies to cooperate.
- Section 73-20-49 - Repealed.
- Section 73-20-5 - Area.
- Section 73-20-6 - Petitions.
- Section 73-20-7 - Presentation of petitions.
- Section 73-20-8 - Hearing; notice.
- Section 73-20-9 - Referendum.
- Article 21 - Water and Sanitation Districts, 73-21-1 through 73-21-55.
- Section 73-21-1 - Declaration of purpose.
- Section 73-21-10 - Filing decree.
- Section 73-21-11 - Board of directors; qualification; bond.
- Section 73-21-12 - Organization of board; meetings; vacancies; election of officers [; removal of directors].
- Section 73-21-13 - Meetings.
- Section 73-21-14 - Elections.
- Section 73-21-15 - Board increase; special election.
- Section 73-21-15.1 - Board; district created by a board of county commissioners.
- Section 73-21-16 - General powers.
- Section 73-21-17 - Taxes.
- Section 73-21-18 - Levy and collection of taxes.
- Section 73-21-19 - Levies to cover defaults and deficiencies.
- Section 73-21-2 - Short title.
- Section 73-21-20 - Officers levy and collect taxes.
- Section 73-21-21 - Sale for delinquencies; purchase by district.
- Section 73-21-22 - Sinking fund.
- Section 73-21-23 - Inclusion [of additional property].
- Section 73-21-24 - Exclusion [from district].
- Section 73-21-25 - Liability of property included or excluded.
- Section 73-21-26 - Bonds; interest; form.
- Section 73-21-27 - Community Service District Act provisions apply.
- Section 73-21-28 - Board resolution; indebtedness; election.
- Section 73-21-29 - Notice of election.
- Section 73-21-3 - Purpose of water and sanitation districts.
- Section 73-21-30 - Conduct of election; canvass of returns.
- Section 73-21-31 - Effect of election; subsequent elections.
- Section 73-21-32 - Correction of faulty notices.
- Section 73-21-33 - Early hearings.
- Section 73-21-34 - Liberal construction.
- Section 73-21-35 - Character of act.
- Section 73-21-36 - Acquisition, construction or improvement of systems; joint revenue bonds.
- Section 73-21-37 - Interest; maturity; form; method of sale.
- Section 73-21-38 - Revenue bond issuance.
- Section 73-21-39 - Bonds collectible from operating revenues.
- Section 73-21-4 - Definitions.
- Section 73-21-40 - Rates; bondholders' remedy and taxpayer elector.
- Section 73-21-41 - Restricted use of bond funds.
- Section 73-21-42 - Violations; penalties.
- Section 73-21-43 - Validation; existing districts.
- Section 73-21-44 - Sale of system; escrow of proceeds.
- Section 73-21-45 - Refunding bonds.
- Section 73-21-46 - Limitations upon issuance.
- Section 73-21-47 - Proceeds of refunding bonds.
- Section 73-21-48 - Refunding bonds; detail; form.
- Section 73-21-49 - Combination of issues.
- Section 73-21-5 - Organization of district.
- Section 73-21-50 - Tax levy for general obligation refunding bonds.
- Section 73-21-51 - Applicability of other bond provisions.
- Section 73-21-52 - Duties of local government division.
- Section 73-21-53 - Use of bond proceeds restricted.
- Section 73-21-54 - Board's determination final.
- Section 73-21-55 - Districts not subject to utility laws; option to submit to regulation.
- Section 73-21-6 - Petition.
- Section 73-21-7 - Bond of petitioners.
- Section 73-21-8 - Notice of hearing on petition.
- Section 73-21-9 - Hearing on petitions; election for organization and officers.
- Article 22 - Wind Erosion Districts, 73-22-1 through 73-22-5.
- Section 73-22-1 - Short title; purpose of act.
- Section 73-22-2 - Procedure for establishment of countywide erosion districts.
- Section 73-22-3 - Notice of election, qualification of electors and conduct of election.
- Section 73-22-4 - Governing body of wind erosion district.
- Section 73-22-5 - Powers and duties of governing body of wind erosion district.
- Article 23 - Resource and Transportation Development, 73-23-1 through 73-23-13.
- Article 24 - Joint Flood and Drainage Planning Assessments, 73-24-1 through 73-24-4.
- Article 25 - Regional Transit District, 73-25-1 through 73-25-19.
- Section 73-25-1 - Short title.
- Section 73-25-10 - Investments.
- Section 73-25-11 - Exemption from taxation.
- Section 73-25-12 - Cooperative powers.
- Section 73-25-13 - Powers of governmental units.
- Section 73-25-14 - Notice; opportunity for comment.
- Section 73-25-15 - Notice; coordination of information.
- Section 73-25-16 - Taxation.
- Section 73-25-17 - Addition or withdrawal of territory by a district.
- Section 73-25-18 - Matching funds.
- Section 73-25-19 - Authorization to employ commuter rail service law enforcement officers; powers and duties of officers.
- Section 73-25-2 - Purpose.
- Section 73-25-3 - Definitions.
- Section 73-25-4 - Creation of districts.
- Section 73-25-5 - Board.
- Section 73-25-6 - Powers of the district.
- Section 73-25-7 - Toll collection.
- Section 73-25-8 - Bonds.
- Section 73-25-9 - Agreement of the state not to limit or alter rights of obligees.
- Article 26 - Lower Rio Grande Public Water Works Authority, 73-26-1.
- Article 27 - Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority, 73-27-1 through 73-27-19.
- Section 73-27-1 - Short title.
- Section 73-27-10 - Use of proceeds of revenue bond issue.
- Section 73-27-11 - Revenue bonds; terms.
- Section 73-27-12 - Exemption from taxation.
- Section 73-27-13 - Resolution authorizing revenue bonds.
- Section 73-27-14 - Revenue bonds not general obligations; authentication.
- Section 73-27-15 - Revenue bonds; mandatory rates for the water system; mandamus; impairment of payment.
- Section 73-27-16 - Bonds; refunding authorization.
- Section 73-27-17 - Refunding bonds; terms.
- Section 73-27-18 - Refunding bonds; escrow.
- Section 73-27-19 - Public regulation commission and state engineer jurisdiction.
- Section 73-27-2 - Findings and purpose.
- Section 73-27-3 - Definitions.
- Section 73-27-4 - Eastern New Mexico water utility authority; created.
- Section 73-27-5 - Board; appointment; terms.
- Section 73-27-6 - Board; powers; duties.
- Section 73-27-7 - Authority; powers.
- Section 73-27-8 - Acceptance of assets and liabilities of existing water service providers; acquisition of water rights.
- Section 73-27-9 - Revenue bonds; authority to issue; pledge of revenues; limitation on time of issuance.