§ 73-2-8. Management of ditches crossing county line

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NM Code › Chapter 73 › Article 2 › Section 73-2-8

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Where any acequia or ditch, public or private, passes from within the limits of any one county, to within the lines of any other county, such acequias or ditches within the proper precincts of their respective counties shall be under the exclusive control and management of the officers of such precincts and counties.

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