§ 73-6-1 Drainage district; petition for; contents
§ 73-6-2 [Petition amendment; consolidation.]
§ 73-6-3 [Noncontiguous lands.]
§ 73-6-4 [Petition; hearing; notice.]
§ 73-6-5 [Nonresidents; petition; notice.]
§ 73-6-6 [Notice; proof of service.]
§ 73-6-7 [Notice; personal service.]
§ 73-6-8 [Notice; owners not served.]
§ 73-6-9 [Notice; time of service.]
§ 73-6-10 [Hearing; failure of service.]
§ 73-6-11 [Hearing; objections.]
§ 73-6-12 [Hearing and determination.]
§ 73-6-13 [Proof of ownership.]
§ 73-6-14 [Petition; deed made to defeat.]
§ 73-6-15 [Petition; purchasers after notice of petition.]
§ 73-6-16 [Petition; insufficient signatures.]
§ 73-6-17 [Finding sufficient number of signers; certificate; calling election for drainage commissioners.]
§ 73-6-18 [Qualifications of voters; application of general election laws.]
§ 73-6-19 [Elected by plurality vote.]
§ 73-6-20 [Ballots.]
§ 73-6-21 [“Resident freeholder” defined.]
§ 73-6-22 [Determining and declaring result of election.]
§ 73-6-23 [Election precincts; polling places; election judges and clerks.]
§ 73-6-24 [Time for holding second and subsequent elections;
§ 73-6-25 [Commissioners; oath; bond; quorum; concurrence of majority.]
§ 73-6-26 [Appointments to fill expired terms; time; notice.]
§ 73-6-27 [Commissioners; vacancies.]
§ 73-6-28 [Commissioners; accounts; records; vouchers.]
§ 73-6-29 [Commissioners; annual report.]
§ 73-6-30 [Commissioners; compensation; expenses.]
§ 73-6-31 [Commissioners; court to control; contempt.]
§ 73-6-32 [Commissioners; bonds; liability.]
§ 73-6-33 [Commissioners; organization; examination of lands;
§ 73-6-34 [Commissioners to report.]
§ 73-6-35 [Commissioners; hearing on report.]
§ 73-6-36 [Commissioners; report; hearing; adjournment.]
§ 73-6-37 [Commissioners; report; remonstrance.]
§ 73-6-38 [Lands added to; notice to owners.]
§ 73-6-39 [Commissioners report; trial; judgment; costs.]
§ 73-6-40 [Commissioners report; trial; findings; confirmation.]
§ 73-6-41 [Commissioners report; findings final; appeal to Supreme
§ 73-6-42 [Name; boundaries; corporation; powers.]
§ 73-6-43 [Commissioners; powers.]
§ 73-6-44 [Conditions precedent to formation of drainage district.]
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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 73 > Article 6 - Drainage Districts; Formation

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • 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.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.