Assessments for keeping any drain, ditch, levee or other work in repair under these provisions, shall be due and payable on the first Tuesday of September annually. Commissioners having charge of any completed drain, ditch or other work shall, on the first Tuesday of June in each year, file with the clerk of the court having jurisdiction, a report in which they shall specify in detail the labor necessary to the preservation and protection of the work under their control, the places where repairs are specially needed and the sum to be assessed against each tract, lot, easement or corporation to pay all necessary repairs. All such assessments shall be apportioned on the last assessments of benefits confirmed by the court.

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 73-7-16

  • 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.