The performance of all duties prescribed in this act concerning the organization and administration or operation of a district may be enforced against any officer thereof or against any person or public corporation refusing to comply with any order of the board, by mandamus, at the instance of the said board or of any person or public corporation interested in any way in such district or proposed district. Such proceedings shall be instituted in the district court having jurisdiction of the original case.

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 73-17-9

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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.
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