Mayordomos of public and community ditches, shall construct to the cost of the owners of said ditch, good and substantial bridges, made of lumber across all ditches that shall be under their charge, as said mayordomos in all the crossings of public road or roads.
History: Laws 1897, ch. 59, § 1; C.L. 1897, § 46; Code 1915, § 5772; C.S. 1929, § 151-442; 1941 Comp., § 77-1439; 1953 Comp., § 75-14-40.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Cross references. — For prohibition against flooding highways, see 67-7-6 and 67-7-7 NMSA 1978.
For provision establishing duty to construct bridges over irrigation ditches crossing roads, see 67-7-8 NMSA 1978.
For duty of owners to construct bridges, see 72-8-2 NMSA 1978.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 25 Am. Jur. 2d Drains and Drainage Districts § 30; 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation § 83.
28 C.J.S. Drains § 69; 93 C.J.S. Waters § 20; 94 C.J.S. Waters § 350.
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