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Section 3-1-1 – Municipalities; short title.

Chapter 3 NMSA 1978 [except Article 66] may be cited as the “Municipal Code”. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-1-1, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300; 1981, ch. 204, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Law reviews. — For note, “Annexation of Unincorporated Territory in New Mexico,” see 6 Nat. Resources J. 83 (1966). For comment, “Regional Planning – […]

Section 3-1-5 – Petitions; examinations of signatures; purging; judicial review.

A. All petitions, filing of petitions, verification of petitions and all other acts to be performed by petitioners, public officers or employees, regarding only those petitions that trigger a municipal special or regular election as authorized in the Municipal Code [Chapter 3 NMSA 1978] or otherwise authorized by law, shall comply with the terms of […]

Section 3-1-6 – Final day to act.

Whenever the last day for performing an administrative duty, filing a petition or declaration in a county or municipal office, or other similar act falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the next succeeding day on which the county or municipal office is open during regular business hours shall be the final day for performing […]