In case a community of people desire to construct a ditch or acequia in any part of the state, and the constructors are the owners of all the land upon which said ditch or acequia is constructed, in such case no one shall be bound to pay for said land, as all the persons interested in the construction of said ditch or acequia are to be benefited by it.
§ 73-2-3 NMSA 1978
[Taking of lands for construction.]
Laws 1851-1852, p. 189, § 7; C.L. 1865, ch. 1, § 7; C.L. 1884, § 4; C.L. 1897, § 4; Code 1915, § 5736; C.S. 1929, § 151-406; 1941 Comp., § 77-1403; 1953 Comp., § 75-14-3.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.