New Mexico § 73-2-57 - Crossing lands in reconstruction; compensation; determination; procedure
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 73-2-57 — Crossing lands in reconstruction; compensation; determination; procedure, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 73-2-57. Crossing lands in reconstruction; compensation; determination; procedure
Should they deem it necessary, the mayordomo may cut through the lands of any person
or persons, by first obtaining their consent, by the community of such ditch offering
to pay a compensation, to be agreed upon between the owner or owners of the lands
through which the ditch is to be opened, and the parties interested in the said ditch. If the owner or owners, who shall be solicited to permit their lands to be ditched,
in the cases mentioned in the preceding section, should improperly refuse or decline
to accept the compensation offered by the parties interested in such ditch, or ask
a compensation which the parties interested do not agree to on account of its exorbitance,
in such case the mayordomo of said ditch shall lay the case before the justice of
the peace [magistrate court] of the precinct in which such ditch may be situated,
and it shall be the duty of the justice of the peace [magistrate court], to whom the
case is presented, to appoint three men, experts, of known integrity, to establish
a just compensation to be paid to the owner or owners solicited to permit their lands
to be ditched through in the cases above mentioned.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 73-2-57 cover?
Section 73-2-57 ("Crossing lands in reconstruction; compensation; determination; procedure") 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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