New Mexico § 16-6-17 - Powers to secure bonds
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§ 16-6-17. Powers to secure bonds
New Mexico state fair in connection with the issuance of the bonds, or in order to
secure the payment of such bonds and interest thereon, shall have power by resolution
of its commission: A. to fix and maintain fees, rentals and other charges, of stalls, rentals of pens,
rentals of space for concessions, automobile parking fees, rental of stables and rental
of other buildings or stalls as may be on said grounds, but in no case shall any fee
be charged for exhibits of agricultural, dairy, horticultural, culinary, apiary and
handwork products of the state of New Mexico, unless the same be for sale (which fees
and charges shall be uniform to all those similarly situated); B. to provide that bonds issued hereunder shall be secured by a first, exclusive and
closed lien on the income and revenue derived from, and shall be payable from, fees,
rentals and other charges as set out in preceding subsections; C. to pledge and assign to, or in trust for the benefit of, the holder or holders
of the bonds issued hereunder, an amount of the income and revenue derived from fees,
rentals and other charges set out in Paragraph A of this section, which shall be sufficient
to pay when due, the bonds issued hereunder to acquire such project, and interest
thereon, and to create and maintain reasonable reserves therefor; D. to covenant with or for the benefit of the holder or holders of bonds issued hereunder
to acquire any project, with such bondholder or holders, that so long as any such
bonds shall remain outstanding and unpaid, New Mexico state fair will fix, maintain
and collect, as may be agreed upon; E. to covenant with or for the benefit of the holder or holders of bonds issued hereunder
to acquire any project, that so long as any such bonds shall remain outstanding and
unpaid, New Mexico state fair will set aside and pledge, for the purpose of paying
the principal of and interest on any such bonds issued hereunder, such an amount of
any appropriation of state funds made to and received by New Mexico state fair as
may be agreed upon with said bondholder or holders; F. to covenant that so long as any of the bonds issued hereunder shall remain outstanding
and unpaid, it will not, except upon such terms and conditions as may be determined,
voluntarily create or cause to be created any debt, lien, pledge, assignment, encumbrance
or other charge having priority to or being on a parity with the lien of the bonds
issued hereunder upon any of the income and revenues derived from fees, rentals and
other charges, as set out in Paragraph A of this section; or convey or otherwise
alienate the project to acquire which bonds shall have been issued, or the real estate
upon which such project shall be located, except at a price sufficient to pay all
the bonds then outstanding issued hereunder to acquire such project and interest accrued
thereon, and then only in accordance with any agreements with the holder or holders
of such bonds; or mortgage or otherwise voluntarily create or cause to be created
any encumbrance or charge on any property, real, personal or mixed, of said New Mexico
state fair; G. to covenant as to the procedure by which the terms of any contract with a holder
or holders of such bonds may be amended or abrogated, the amount or percentage of
bonds the holder or holders of which must consent thereto and the manner in which
such consent may be given; H. to vest in a trustee or trustees the right to receive all or any part of the income
and revenue pledged and assigned to, or for the benefit of, the holder or holders
of bonds issued hereunder, and to hold, apply and dispose of the same and the right
to enforce any covenant made to secure or pay or in relation to the bonds; to execute
and deliver a trust agreement or trust agreements which may set forth the powers and
duties and the remedies available to such trustee or trustees and limiting the liabilities
thereof and describing what occurrences shall constitute events of default and prescribing
the terms and conditions upon which such trustee or trustees or the holder or holders
of bonds of any specified amount or percentage of such bonds may exercise such rights
and enforce any and all such covenants and resort to such remedies as may be appropriate; I. to vest in a trustee or trustees or the holder or holders of any specified amount
or percentage of bonds the right to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for
and have granted the appointment of a receiver or receivers of the income and revenue
pledged and assigned to or for the benefit of the holder or holders of such bonds,
which receiver or receivers may have and be granted such powers and duties as such
court may order or decree for the protection of the bondholders; J. to make covenants with any federal agency to perform any and all acts and to do
any and all such things as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to
secure its bonds, or as may in the judgment of the board tend to make the bonds more
marketable, notwithstanding that such acts or things may not be enumerated herein,
it being the intention hereof to give New Mexico state fair pursuant to this act power
to make all covenants, to perform all acts and to do all things, not inconsistent
with the constitution of the state of New Mexico, in the issuance of the bonds and
for their security, including any and all powers granted to a private corporation
under the laws of the state of New Mexico.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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