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73-10-8. [Canvass of votes; order declaring district organized; organization complete upon recording of order.]

The said board of county commissioners shall meet on the second Monday next succeeding such election and proceed to canvass the votes cast thereat: and if, upon such canvass, it appears that two-thirds of the votes cast by the qualified electors at such election have voted "Irrigation District - Yes," the said board shall, by order entered on their minutes, declare such territory duly organized as an irrigation district, under the name and style theretofore designated, and shall declare the persons receiving, respectively, the highest number of votes for such several offices to be duly elected to such offices. Said board shall cause a copy of such order, including a plat of said district, duly certified by the clerk of the board of county commissioners, to be immediately filed for record in the office of the county clerk of each county in which any portion of such lands are situated, and no board of county commissioners of any county, including any portion of such district, shall, after the date of organization of such district, allow another district to be formed, including any of the lands of such district, without the consent of the board of directors thereof; and from and after the date of such filing, the organization of such district shall be complete, and the officers thereof shall immediately enter upon the duties of their respective offices upon qualifying in accordance with law, and shall hold such offices, respectively, until their successors are elected and qualified.   

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Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-73 > Article-10 > Section-73-10-8

73-10-8. [Canvass of votes; order declaring district organized; organization complete upon recording of order.]

The said board of county commissioners shall meet on the second Monday next succeeding such election and proceed to canvass the votes cast thereat: and if, upon such canvass, it appears that two-thirds of the votes cast by the qualified electors at such election have voted "Irrigation District - Yes," the said board shall, by order entered on their minutes, declare such territory duly organized as an irrigation district, under the name and style theretofore designated, and shall declare the persons receiving, respectively, the highest number of votes for such several offices to be duly elected to such offices. Said board shall cause a copy of such order, including a plat of said district, duly certified by the clerk of the board of county commissioners, to be immediately filed for record in the office of the county clerk of each county in which any portion of such lands are situated, and no board of county commissioners of any county, including any portion of such district, shall, after the date of organization of such district, allow another district to be formed, including any of the lands of such district, without the consent of the board of directors thereof; and from and after the date of such filing, the organization of such district shall be complete, and the officers thereof shall immediately enter upon the duties of their respective offices upon qualifying in accordance with law, and shall hold such offices, respectively, until their successors are elected and qualified.   


State Codes and Statutes

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Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-73 > Article-10 > Section-73-10-8

73-10-8. [Canvass of votes; order declaring district organized; organization complete upon recording of order.]

The said board of county commissioners shall meet on the second Monday next succeeding such election and proceed to canvass the votes cast thereat: and if, upon such canvass, it appears that two-thirds of the votes cast by the qualified electors at such election have voted "Irrigation District - Yes," the said board shall, by order entered on their minutes, declare such territory duly organized as an irrigation district, under the name and style theretofore designated, and shall declare the persons receiving, respectively, the highest number of votes for such several offices to be duly elected to such offices. Said board shall cause a copy of such order, including a plat of said district, duly certified by the clerk of the board of county commissioners, to be immediately filed for record in the office of the county clerk of each county in which any portion of such lands are situated, and no board of county commissioners of any county, including any portion of such district, shall, after the date of organization of such district, allow another district to be formed, including any of the lands of such district, without the consent of the board of directors thereof; and from and after the date of such filing, the organization of such district shall be complete, and the officers thereof shall immediately enter upon the duties of their respective offices upon qualifying in accordance with law, and shall hold such offices, respectively, until their successors are elected and qualified.