Suit may also be brought upon their bonds, in the name of the state and the amount recovered shall be applied to the construction of the work or to the party injured, as justice may require.
History: Laws 1912, ch. 84, § 26; Code 1915, § 1902; C.S. 1929, § 40-132; 1941 Comp., § 77-1832; 1953 Comp., § 75-19-32.
ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Cross references. — For requirement that commissioners post bond, see 73-6-25 NMSA 1978.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation § 55.
28 C.J.S. Drains § 14.