At least thirty days before the next general election of any such district the board of directors thereof may make an order dividing said district into divisions as nearly equal in size as practicable, in number as in this act [73-8-1 to 73-8-60 NMSA 1978] hereinbefore specified, and numbered consecutively; one director shall be elected from each such division by the qualified electors of the whole district. For the purpose of election in such district the said board shall establish a convenient number of election precincts and define the boundaries thereof, which precincts may be changed from time to time as the board of directors may deem necessary. History: Laws 1917, ch. 22, § 51; C.S. 1929, § 40-251; 1941 Comp., § 77-2051; 1953 Comp., § 75-21-51. Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — The words "this act" refers to Laws 1917, ch. 22, §§ 1 to 60, now compiled as 73-8-1 to 73-8-60 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For number of divisions in district, see 73-8-6 NMSA 1978.
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