§ 73-8-1 [Organization of districts.]
§ 73-8-2 [Petition; filing; contents; publication of notice.]
§ 73-8-3 [Publications; language; time and manner.]
§ 73-8-4 [Hearings; boundaries; election divisions; mandamus.]
§ 73-8-5 [District officers.]
§ 73-8-6 [Number of directors and election divisions.]
§ 73-8-7 [Notice of election; publication.]
§ 73-8-8 [Conduct of elections.]
§ 73-8-9 [Majority and plurality.]
§ 73-8-10 [Providing ballots.]
§ 73-8-11 [“Resident freeholder” defined.]
§ 73-8-12 [Canvass of votes of first election; order.]
§ 73-8-13 [Biennial election date.]
§ 73-8-14 [Official oaths.]
§ 73-8-15 [Directors’ offices; conduct of elections after organization.]
§ 73-8-16 [Chairman of election board; oath of judges; voting hours;
§ 73-8-17 [Canvass of returns after organization.]
§ 73-8-18 [Statement of election results; filing; content; certificates of election; filling board vacancies.]
§ 73-8-19 [Duties of directors; contracts with United States; deposit of bonds; contract assessments.]
§ 73-8-20 [Meetings of directors; records; inspection by elector or federal agent; entry on lands; eminent domain.]
§ 73-8-21 [Title and management of property.]
§ 73-8-22 [Powers of board; judicial notice of district organization.]
§ 73-8-23 [Elections on bond issues and federal contracts; conduct;
§ 73-8-24 [Assessments for bond interest and installments.]
§ 73-8-25 [Drainage works constructed by United States; determining benefits and damages; annual assessment.]
§ 73-8-26 [Certification of amounts to be assessed.]
§ 73-8-27 [Duties of county assessor relating to district.]
§ 73-8-28 [Assessment rates to be fixed by commissioners of county where district office is located.]
§ 73-8-29 [Ex-officio district treasurer; functions; duties of treasurers of counties within district.]
§ 73-8-30 [Application of general revenue laws.]
§ 73-8-31 [Warrants; restrictions on issuance and payment; register.]
§ 73-8-32 [Expense levy; power of constructing system; rights-of- way; state land.]
§ 73-8-33 [Compensation and expenses of directors and president;
§ 73-8-34 [Incurrence of unauthorized debt prohibited.]
§ 73-8-35 [Changing boundaries; effect.]
§ 73-8-36 [Petition for inclusion of adjacent land; acknowledgment.]
§ 73-8-37 [Notice of hearing on petition to include lands; contents;
§ 73-8-38 [Hearing; procedure; effect.]
§ 73-8-39 [Requiring payment of pro rata share of prior costs.]
§ 73-8-40 [Rejection or acceptance of petition to include lands;
§ 73-8-41 [Filing certified copy of order including land, with map;
§ 73-8-42 [Recording petition in minutes of board; evidential value.]
§ 73-8-43 Powers of fiduciaries
§ 73-8-44 [Revising election divisions and precincts after including more land.]
§ 73-8-45 [Excluding land.]
§ 73-8-46 [Petition for exclusion of land after organization.]
§ 73-8-47 [Publication of notice of hearing on exclusion of land;
§ 73-8-48 [Hearing on petition for exclusion of land.]
§ 73-8-49 [Order for denial or approval of exclusion of land.]
§ 73-8-50 [Filing order of exclusion and new plat; effect.]
§ 73-8-51 [Revising election divisions and precincts after exclusion of land.]
§ 73-8-52 [Dissolution of district; petition; election; restrictions.]
§ 73-8-53 [Canvass of vote; declaration of dissolution; filing.]
§ 73-8-54 [Special actions for validation of proceedings of board.]
§ 73-8-55 [Petition for validation of board proceedings; contents.]
§ 73-8-56 [Hearing on petition for validation of board proceedings.]
§ 73-8-57 [Demurrers and answers to petition for validation of board proceedings.]
§ 73-8-58 [Consideration and judgment on petition to validate board proceedings.]
§ 73-8-59 [“District” defined.]
§ 73-8-60 [Construction.]
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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 73 > Article 8 - Drainage Districts Within Federal Reclamation

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.