Section 3-15-14 – Petitions; qualifications of signers; contents.
Petitions provided for in Sections 3-15-1 through 3-15-16 NMSA 1978, shall be signed only by qualified electors of the municipality, and each petition shall contain in addition to the names of the petitioners, the street and house number or place in which the petitioner resides. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-14-12, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. […]
Section 3-15-15 – Publication of proposed charter.
Whenever a proclamation calling for a special election as provided for by Section 3-15-9 NMSA 1978, shall be issued, a copy of the proposed charter shall be published once each week for four consecutive weeks, and the presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality shall cause to be printed for distribution not less […]
Section 3-15-16 – Amendment or repeal of charter; alternate methods.
The charter of any municipality adopted under the provisions of Article 10, Section 6 of the constitution of New Mexico, by law of the territorial legislature of New Mexico or under the provisions of the Municipal Charter Act may be amended or repealed either by a proposal submitted by the governing body of the municipality […]
Section 3-15-8 – Boundaries; prior rights and property; saving clause.
The territorial limits of the municipality shall remain the same as under its former organization until changed in accordance with law, and all rights and property of every description which were vested in any municipality under its former organization shall remain vested in the municipality under the organization herein contemplated and provided for, and no […]
Section 3-15-9 – Special election on adoption of charter.
Within five days after the filing with the clerk of the municipality of the charter provided for by Sections 3-15-1 through 3-15-16 NMSA 1978, and the charter being approved by a majority of the members elected to the governing body of the municipality at a regular or special meeting, the presiding officer of the governing […]
Section 3-15-10 – Qualifications of voters; ballots; conduct of election; effect of adoption.
All qualified electors residing within the municipality shall be qualified to vote at the special election held under the Municipal Charter Act, and the vote shall be by separate ballots, one of which shall be: “In favor of adoption of charter [ ]”; and the other: “Against adoption of charter [ ]”. The special election […]
Section 3-15-11 – First election of officers; time; law governing.
In case the charter is adopted pursuant to Section 3-15-10 NMSA 1978, it shall be the duty of the presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality to issue a proclamation calling a special election for the election of such elective officers as may be provided for in the charter. The election shall be […]
Section 3-15-12 – Filing and recording certified copies of charter.
In case of adoption of a charter under the provisions of Sections 3-15-1 through 3-15-16 NMSA 1978, the presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality shall transmit to the secretary of state a duly enrolled and engrossed copy of the charter, which shall be authenticated by the signature of the presiding officer of […]
Section 3-15-13 – Charter controls when statute is inconsistent; statutory interpretation.
A. A municipality organized under the provisions of the Municipal Charter Act shall be governed by the provisions of the charter adopted pursuant to that act, and no law relating to municipalities inconsistent with the provisions of the charter shall apply to any such municipality. B. A municipality which adopts a charter may exercise all […]
Section 3-15-1 – Short title.
Sections 3-15-1 through 3-15-16 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Municipal Charter Act.” History: 1953 Comp., § 14-14-1, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 118, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1971, ch. 118, § 1, repealed former 14-14-1, 1953 Comp., relating to permission for any incorporated municipality to adopt a charter, and enacted a […]