Article 2 - DITCHES OR ACEQUIAS

Section 73-2-1 - Right of construction; damages
Section 73-2-2 - Condemnation of lands
Section 73-2-3 - Taking of lands for construction
Section 73-2-4 - Preference right for irrigation; obstruction
Section 73-2-5 - Ditch over land of another; easement; right of servient owner; penalty
Section 73-2-6 - Ancient ditches protected
Section 73-2-7 - Ownership; right to water
Section 73-2-8 - Management of ditches crossing county line
Section 73-2-9 - Acequias declared public
Section 73-2-10 - Ownership of plants on banks
Section 73-2-11 - Community ditches made corporations; ditches taking water from common source
Section 73-2-12 - Officers, election, bonds and vacancies in certain counties
Section 73-2-13 - Vacancies in office of commissioner
Section 73-2-14 - Ditch elections; votes
Section 73-2-15 - Failure to hold election; calling of special election
Section 73-2-16 - Disqualifications
Section 73-2-17 - Disqualifications
Section 73-2-18 - Pay of mayordomo
Section 73-2-19 - Mayordomo; not to lease lands
Section 73-2-20 - Mayordomo not to lease lands; penalty
Section 73-2-21 - Commissioners' powers and duties; mayordomo's duties
Section 73-2-22 - Acequia and community ditch associations; borrowing money; contracting indebtedness; security for payment
Section 73-2-22.1 - Acequia and community ditch associations; additional powers; water rights acquisition; nonforfeiture
Section 73-2-23 - Reimbursement of commissioner's expenses
Section 73-2-24 - Maximum charge in lieu of fatigue work; excepted counties
Section 73-2-25 - Persons delinquent not to use water; penalty
Section 73-2-26 - Actions for collection of assessments
Section 73-2-27 - Community ditches defined
Section 73-2-28 - Acequia and community ditch associations
Section 73-2-28.1 - Acequias and community ditch associations; insurance coverage
Section 73-2-29 - Improper conduct of mayordomo or commissioner; removal from office; temporary appointment of successor
Section 73-2-30 - Duty to furnish laborers
Section 73-2-31 - Failure to furnish laborers
Section 73-2-32 - Disposition of fines
Section 73-2-33 - Duty to work
Section 73-2-34 - Common labor; failure to work
Section 73-2-35 - Obligation to work continues until completion
Section 73-2-36 - Duty to furnish laborers; mayordomos to superintend work
Section 73-2-37 - Penalty for abandoning work
Section 73-2-38 - Labor to be in proportion to land ownership
Section 73-2-39 - Duty to furnish laborers; duty of absent landowner
Section 73-2-40 - Failure to furnish laborers; penalty
Section 73-2-41 - Indians; rights and duties
Section 73-2-42 - Blind persons; free irrigation
Section 73-2-43 - Bridges across roads
Section 73-2-44 - Payment for bridges
Section 73-2-45 - Persons delinquent for bridges not to use waters
Section 73-2-46 - Mayordomo failure to perform duties; penalty
Section 73-2-47 - Several ditches from one stream; joint meeting of commissioners
Section 73-2-48 - Organization; rules and regulations
Section 73-2-49 - Distribution of water
Section 73-2-50 - Neglect of duty; penalty
Section 73-2-51 - Not applicable on Rio Grande
Section 73-2-52 - Spillways; place; work on excess water
Section 73-2-53 - Degaguas; irrigation from; irrigation with excess water; subject to regular payment; use without consent of mayordomo; penalty
Section 73-2-54 - Joint spillways or degaguas; use of water without consent; penalty
Section 73-2-55 - Joint spillways or degaguas; use of water; authority of majority of mayordomos
Section 73-2-55.1 - Water banking; acequias and community ditches
Section 73-2-56 - Change in location, extension or reconstruction of ditch; consent of water users; expense
Section 73-2-57 - Crossing lands in reconstruction; compensation; determination; procedure
Section 73-2-58 - Appraisers; oath
Section 73-2-59 - Appraisement; notice to landowners; contents; service; return
Section 73-2-60 - Report of appraisers; contents
Section 73-2-61 - Payment of appraised value; right to possession; forcible entry and detainer
Section 73-2-62 - Appeal from appraisement to district court
Section 73-2-63 - Change in place of diversion; permit unnecessary
Section 73-2-64 - Interference with ditch; illegal water use; penalty; failure to prosecute; injunctive relief
Section 73-2-65 - Acequia commission; created; membership; terms
Section 73-2-66 - Powers and duties
Section 73-2-67 - Legal counsel
Section 73-2-68 - Per diem