The parties interested shall possess the right of property in the land or lands paid for under the five preceding sections [73-2-56 to 73-2-60 NMSA 1978], and in case of legal resistance being made to the possession of the land by the parties interested in a public ditch, they may compel the person or persons who interpose such resistance to desist therefrom, by an action of forcible entry and detainer, as provided by law, but the parties interested shall first pay the appraised value of such land or lands provided that said appraisers shall be impartial persons.
History: Laws 1919, ch. 39, § 6; C.S. 1929, § 151-462; 1941 Comp., § 77-1457; 1953 Comp., § 75-14-58.
ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Compiler's notes. — The "five preceding sections" referred to in the section means Laws 1919, Ch. 39, §§ 1-5, now compiled as 73-2-56 to 73-2-60 NMSA 1978.
Cross references. — For action of forcible entry and detainer, see Chapter 35, Article 10 NMSA 1978.