Lake Arthur Drainage Dist. v. Field
New Mexico Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Santa Fe County; Holloman,- Judge. Petition by. the Lake Arthur Drainage District for a writ of mandamus against Nelson A. Field, Commissioner of Public Lands; to compel the issuance of vouchers for drainage assessments. Judgment for petitioner on demurrer, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT.
ROBERTS, C. J.
The Lake Arthur drainage district of Chaves county, on August 20, 1920, filed a petition in the district court of Santa Fe county for a writ of mandamus, directing the commissioner of public lands of New Mexico to issue vouchers for the payment of certain drainage assessments against certain lands granted to the state of New Mexico by the United States, by Act June 21, 1898 (30 Stat. 484), for common school purposes, and confirmed by the Enabling Act, and certain lands for the benefit of the Agricultural College. Attached to the writ as Exhibit B was the…
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