N.M. Stat. § 73-6-12
Current through 2024, ch. 69
The court shall hear and determine whether or not the petition contains the signatures of twenty-five percent of the adult owners of lands within the said proposed district and who represent one-fourth in area of the lands proposed to be affected by said work and shall determine all questions of law arising on said contest. The district court in which such petition shall be filed or the judge thereof may adjourn the hearing from time to time for want of sufficient notice or to give time to prepare for trial or for other good cause.
NMS § 73-6-12