Said notice shall be published for at least three successive weeks, prior to the day set for the hearing in one newspaper published in each county in which said lands, or any part thereof within said district are situated (and if no newspaper is published in said county, in some newspaper of general circulation in the district), and by serving a copy of such notice on each of the persons, or corporations, by said report recommended to be assessed, or whose lands are by said report recommended to be included in said district, and who reside in any of the counties out of which the proposed district is formed, at least 20 days before the day of hearing in the same manner that a summons is required to be served, provided, absence from the county of such person or corporation shall excuse personal service, whereupon due publication of such notice shall be sufficient service.
History: Laws 1912, ch. 84, § 43; Code 1915, § 1919; C.S. 1929, § 40-149; 1941 Comp., § 77-1905; 1953 Comp., § 75-20-5.
ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Cross references. — For service of summons in the district court, see Rule 1-004 NMRA and commentary.
For provisions as to publication of notice, see 14-11-1 to 14-11-13 NMSA 1978.
For manner of service of summons, see Rule 1-004 NMRA.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 25 Am. Jur. 2d Drains and Drainage Districts §§ 6, 10, 12, 13, 14, 19.
28 C.J.S. Drains § 10 et seq.