Whenever, because of the location and conditions of roads, or the existence or nonexistence of transportation facilities, it will be more convenient for the residents of any portion of a county to travel to the county seat of some other contiguous county, and because of such location and condition of roads or the existence or […]
Should an entire county having an outstanding indebtedness, bonded or otherwise, be taken so as to form a new county or be absorbed into another county already existing, it is hereby made the duty of the board of county commissioners of such new county, or of the county into which such entire new county may […]
The jurisdiction of the courts of this state to proceed to final determination or settlement of all civil and criminal actions and probate proceedings pending therein shall in no wise be affected by the creation of a new county or by any other change of the boundary lines of any county, and the court in […]
That whenever a new county has been created out of any county or counties of the state of New Mexico it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of the new county to arrange within thirty days from the time said commissioners qualify, for the transcribing of all that portion of the […]
The cost of transcribing such records shall be paid by the new county so created and the board of county commissioners of such county are [is] hereby empowered and directed to provide for such transcribing of records, either by contract let to some competent and responsible person or persons or by hiring responsible and competent […]
Upon the completion of the transcription of any such record in the manner provided in the two preceeding [preceding] sections [4-33-12, 4-33-13 NMSA 1978] and the delivery thereof to any such new county, the same shall be taken and deemed in law the equivalent of such original record and be of the same force and […]
Whenever any county created prior to March 16, 1899 has already caused records affecting the property therein to be made from the records of the county or counties, from which the same was created and certified to be such transcription by the county clerk making the same; such transcription shall have the same force and […]
The account of such county clerk shall be presented to the board of county commissioners of the new county, said account to be itemized and verified, showing his expenses and services for such work, which shall consist of money, if any, actually expended by him for books of record in which the transcripts had been […]
If there are no qualified electors residing within the portion of a county proposed to be annexed by another county, resolutions shall be passed by the county commissions of both affected counties approving a transfer of territory from one county to the other. The resolutions shall state the facts permitting such transfer by this method […]
A petition executed by at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the qualified electors residing within the portion of the county proposed to be annexed shall be filed with the county commissioners of the county in which such portion is located. Such petition shall set forth the facts showing the existence of the conditions described in […]
Immediately upon the filing of a petition under Section 4-33-2 NMSA 1978, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners with which the petition is filed to cause a notice to be published in some newspaper of general circulation in each county affected. Within thirty days after the publication of the notice, […]
At such election held hereunder there shall be three election judges named by the county commissioners. Ballots shall be printed and furnished by the county commissioners, which ballots shall read as follows: “Shall the area described in the petition filed with the county commissioners of …. ………… county be annexed to ………… county? For annexation […]
The ballots cast shall be counted by the election officials and the results thereof certified to the county commissioners. Within three days after the election held as herein provided, the county commissioners shall meet and canvass the votes cast and if a majority of those voting shall have voted for the annexation, the area as […]
Immediately upon canvassing the results of the election held pursuant to Chapter 4, Article 33 NMSA 1978, the board of county commissioners shall cause a certified copy of its certificate of election to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in both counties and shall cause a copy to be delivered to the department […]
If the proposition carries, the area described in the petition shall be and become a part of the county to which annexation was made on January 1 of the next odd-numbered year. Provided that whenever there shall be any outstanding indebtedness of the county or school district in which such area was originally located, the […]
Whenever a part of the territory embraced within the limits of any county of this state having outstanding indebtedness, bonded or otherwise, is taken to form a new county or to add to the area of a county already in existence, nothing in this article [4-33-8 and 4-33-9 NMSA 1978] shall be construed to release […]
All moneys collected by the collector of such new county or of the county to which said territory has been added pursuant to the levy and assessment provided for in Section 4-33-8 NMSA 1978 shall be paid to the treasurer and collector of the county from which territory was taken, on or before the fifteenth […]
