N.M. Stat. § 21-3-23
[Series of New Mexico highlands university bonds;
restrictions.]
That in the event the board of regents of the New Mexico normal university [New
Mexico highlands university] should find it advisable to issue bonds under this act [21-3-
13, 21-3-14, 21-3-16 to 21-3-28 NMSA 1978] in more than one series, or at different
times, for any or all of the purposes aforesaid, then each series of said bonds shall be
designated by the letter "A," "B" or in some other designation, to the end that each
series shall be kept separate, and all of the requirements of this act shall apply to and
be faithfully followed, done and carried out as to each of said series; provided, however,
that the board of regents of the New Mexico normal university [New Mexico highlands
university] shall have no power to issue bonds hereunder, the aggregate interest and
principal requirements for which, for any year, together with the aggregate principal and
interest requirements for all outstanding bonds of such board for such year, shall
exceed the amount of the income from the permanent funds and from the aforesaid
income and current fund of said New Mexico normal university [New Mexico highlands
university], received by the state treasurer for the fiscal year next preceding the fiscal
year in which any bonds of such New Mexico normal university [New Mexico highlands
university] are authorized to be issued by resolution of the board of regents.