Any irrigation district organized after March 18, 1909, and prior to the passage and approval of this act, substantially in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 109 of the Session Laws of 1909, or of Chapter 60 of the New Mexico Statutes, Code 1915, or Chapter 100, Session Laws, 1915, or of Chapter 21, Session Laws of 1917, and any bonds or contracts authorized or issued by any such district substantially in accordance with the provisions of either of said chapters, are hereby confirmed and validated, and such irrigation districts (except districts organized to cooperate with the United States), so organized and existing prior to the passage and approval of this act, and the officers thereof, shall be governed by and be entitled to all the benefits of, and shall have, exercise and perform all the powers and duties prescribed by the provisions of this act. History: Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 55; C.S. 1929, § 73-255; 1941 Comp., § 77-2159; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-59. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — Laws 1909, ch. 255; 1941 Comp., § 77-2159; 1953 Comp., § 75-22-59. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — Laws 1909, ch. 109, (which was compiled as Chapter 60 in the Code 1915), Chapter 60 of Code 1915, Laws 1915, ch. 100, and Laws 1917, ch. 21 were repealed by Laws 1919, ch. 41, § 56. See 73-9-62 NMSA 1978. The term 'this act' refers to Laws 1919, ch. 41, §§ 1 to 57, effective March 10, 1919, the provisions of which are compiled as 73-9-1 to 73-9-6, 73-9-10 to 73-9-19, 73-9-22, 73-9-24 and 73-9-26 to 73-9-62 NMSA 1978.
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