New Mexico § 73-2-47 - Several ditches from one stream; joint meeting of commissioners
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§ 73-2-47. Several ditches from one stream; joint meeting of commissioners
It shall be the duty of all the ditch commissioners of the state of New Mexico, where
two or more ditches are constructed from and supply waters from the same source or
river and within the limits of a precinct, to have a meeting on the first Monday of
April of each year for the purpose of making a true, just and equitable apportionment
and distribution of the water for their respective ditches, and it shall be the duty
of the superintendents of said ditches respectively to apportion and distribute the
water in said ditches among the persons entitled thereto to the use of the same, in
accordance with the orders of said ditch commissioners and not otherwise.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 73-2-47 ("Several ditches from one stream; joint meeting of commissioners") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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