Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of any issue or series of bonds, or trustee therefor, including but not limited to the restriction of the exercise of any remedy to a specified proportion, percentage or number of such holders, any holder of bonds or trustee therefor, shall have the right and power, for the equal benefit and protection of all holders of bonds similarly situated: A. by mandamus or other suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity to enforce his rights against the municipality and its governing body and any of its officers, agents and employees and to require and compel the municipality or its governing body or any such officers, agents or employees to perform and carry out its and their duties, obligations or other commitments under this act
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Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of any issue or series of bonds, or trustee therefor, including but not limited to the restriction of the exercise of any remedy to a specified proportion, percentage or number of such holders, any holder of bonds or trustee therefor, shall have the right and power, for the equal benefit and protection of all holders of bonds similarly situated: A. by mandamus or other suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity to enforce his rights against the municipality and its governing body and any of its officers, agents and employees and to require and compel the municipality or its governing body or any such officers, agents or employees to perform and carry out its and their duties, obligations or other commitments under this act [5-5-1 to 5-5-23, 5-5-25 to 5-5-27 NMSA 1978] and its and their covenants and agreements with the bondholders; B. by action or suit in equity to require the municipality and its governing body to account as if they were the trustee of an express trust; C. by action or suit in equity to have appointed a receiver, which receiver may enter and take possession of any project revenues from which are pledged for the payment of the bonds, prescribe sufficient tolls, fees, rates, rentals, charges and excise taxes or quasi-excise taxes, and collect, receive and apply all revenues or other moneys pledged for the payment of the bonds in the same manner as the municipality itself might do; D. by action or suit in equity enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the bondholders; and E. bring suit upon the bonds. No right or remedy conferred by this act upon any holder of bonds or any trustee therefor is intended to be exclusive of other right or remedy but each such right or remedy is cumulative and in addition to every other right or remedy and may be exercised without exhausting and without regard to any other remedy conferred by this act or by any other law. The failure of any bondholder so to proceed as herein provided shall not relieve the municipality, its governing body or any of its officers, agents and employees of any liability for failure to perform or carry out any duty, obligation or other commitment.