New Mexico Statutes 73-6-8. [Notice; owners not served.]
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If it shall be found before the hearing on a petition for the organization of a drainage district, that one or more owners or reputed owners of land in said district have not been duly served with notice of hearing on said petition, the court, or presiding judge, shall not thereby lose jurisdiction. The court, or presiding judge in such case shall adjourn the hearings, make an order directing the serving of said notice upon said landowner and fixing the time and manner of service of such notice, which notice shall notify him to appear at said adjourned time and place and be heard on said petition.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 73-6-8
- Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
- 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.