Whenever any lands within and forming part of any irrigation district organized under or governed by Chapter 41 of the Session Laws of 1919, and Chapter 20 of the Session Laws of 1919, have been heretofore or may be hereafter sold for delinquent taxes, such district may become the purchaser thereof or of the duplicate tax sale certificate therefor; provided, the rights and privileges by this act [73-13-19 to 73-13-23 NMSA 1978] conferred upon irrigation districts shall be cumulative, and this act shall not be construed to repeal Section 14 [73-11-35 NMSA 1978], Chapter 39 of the Sessions Laws of 1921.
History: Laws 1923, ch. 107, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 73-301; 1941 Comp., § 77-2520; 1953 Comp., § 75-26-19.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Compiler's notes. — For Laws 1919, ch. 41, see compiler's notes to 73-9-1 NMSA 1978.
For Laws 1919, ch. 20, see compiler's notes to 73-11-1 NMSA 1978
Cross references. — For tax sale purchases by districts cooperating with federal reclamation laws, see 73-11-35, 73-11-42, 73-11-45 NMSA 1978.
For tax sale procedure generally, see 7-38-65 NMSA 1978 et seq.
Delinquency of district assessment cause for sale at which district may purchase. — Property within an irrigation district may be sold for delinquency of the irrigation district's assessments even though state and other taxes have been paid and the irrigation district may buy the property which is thus sold. 1944 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 44-4484.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation § 72.
94 C.J.S. Waters § 337.
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