All owners of tillable lands shall labor on public ditches or acequias, whether they cultivate the land or not. History: Laws 1851-1852, p. 189, § 4; C.L. 1865, ch. 1, § 4; C.L. 1884, § 36; C.L. 1897, § 33; Code 1915, § 5758; C.S. 1929, § 151-428; 1941 Comp., § 77-1429; 1953 Comp., § 75-14-30. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Cross references. — For provision applicable to certain counties, see 73-3-5 NMSA 1978.
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