A municipality is a body politic and corporate under the name and form of government selected by its qualified electors. A municipality may: A. sue or be sued; B. enter into contracts or leases; C. acquire and hold property, both real and personal; D. have a common seal which may be altered at pleasure; E. […]
A. Both within the municipal boundary and for a distance not extending beyond the planning and platting jurisdiction of the municipal boundary, a municipality has the power and right of condemnation of private property for public use for the purpose of: (1) laying out, opening and widening streets, alleys and highways or their approaches; or […]
A. A municipality may by ordinance: (1) adopt regulations for the prevention of fire; (2) regulate and prevent the carrying on of manufactories dangerous in causing and promoting fires; (3) prohibit the deposit of ashes in unsafe places; (4) cause any building or enclosure which is in a flammable state to be placed in a […]
After July 1, 1985, anyone applying for the position of fireman in any municipality with a population of more than one hundred thousand shall provide the municipality with copies of his fingerprints. The municipality is authorized by this section to transmit copies of all fingerprints of applicant firemen to the federal bureau of investigation. History: […]
A. A municipality may regulate the sale of food and drink, and may provide for the place and manner of selling food. B. A municipality may provide for the: (1) inspection and regulation of food; (2) regulation, inspection, weighing and measuring of any article of merchandise; (3) inspection and sealing of weights and measures; and […]
A municipality may within one mile of its boundary direct the location, regulate and prohibit any offensive and unwholesome business or establishment. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-17-11, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For public nuisance generally, see 30-8-1 NMSA 1978. For erection of carbon black plant near municipality, see 30-8-12 […]
A. A municipality may establish and maintain a free public library under proper regulation and may receive, hold and dispose of a gift, donation, devise or bequest that is made to the municipality for the purpose of establishing, increasing or improving the library. The governing body may apply the use, profit, proceeds, interests and rents […]
A municipality may acquire works of art and other works of historical, classical or general interest and establish museums or other suitable facilities for their care and preservation. It may, through its appropriate administrative authority, trade, barter and exchange items of value with other museums or persons for items of equal or similar value for […]
A municipality may establish and regulate municipal markets and market places. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-17-13, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300. ANNOTATIONS Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 64 C.J.S. Municipal Corporations § 1562.
A municipality, including a home rule municipality that has adopted a charter pursuant to Article 10, Section 6 of the constitution of New Mexico, may by ordinance: A. define a nuisance, abate a nuisance and impose penalties upon a person who creates or allows a nuisance to exist; provided that: (1) the total amount of […]
Within or without the municipal boundary, a municipality may build, beautify and improve public parks and acquire any property for park purposes. The acquisition of property for park purposes which is outside the municipal zoning boundaries, and outside the boundaries of the county in which the municipality is located, shall be subject to the prior […]
A municipality may create an improvement district as authorized in Sections 3-33-1 through 3-33-43 NMSA 1978 of the new Municipal Code, for the purpose of acquiring and constructing parks and recreation facilities. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-17-15.1, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 311, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Eminent domain. — The power to condemn property for […]
Unless otherwise provided by law, no municipality may impose: A. an income tax; B. a tax on property measured on an ad valorem, per unit or other basis; or C. any excise tax including but not limited to: (1) sales taxes; (2) gross receipts; and (3) excise taxes on any incident relating to: (a) tobacco; […]
A municipality may use the county jail for the confinement or punishment of offenders subject to the requirements imposed by law and the board of county commissioners. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-17-16, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For jails, see 33-3-1 NMSA 1978 et seq. For local government corrections fund, […]
A. A municipality may, within its boundary: (1) regulate the speed of diesel electric locomotives; (2) license and regulate the laying of railroad tracks; (3) provide for and change the location, grade and crossing of any railroad; (4) regulate and prohibit the use of steam engines and diesel electric locomotives; and (5) require a railroad […]
A. By general ordinance, a municipality may require the owner, agent or occupant of a building on an isolated tract having facilities available or on land adjoining a street: (1) where sewer pipe is laid, to install proper plumbing and connect with the sewer; (2) where no sewer pipe is laid but water pipe is […]
A municipality may provide for the inspection and regulation of steam boilers. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-17-19, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
A municipality may: A. regulate, tax or license secondhand dealers and junk store dealers or any person who accepts used merchandise for value; B. prohibit their purchasing any article from a minor without the written consent of the parent or guardian; and C. require that a record of purchases be kept and be subject at […]
A. For the purpose of Sections 3-27-1 and 3-49-1 NMSA 1978, a municipality may: (1) open, construct, repair, keep in order and maintain water mains, laterals, reservoirs, standpipes, sewers and drains; and (2) assess and collect as other assessments and collections are made the amount necessary to cover the cost of the work. B. The […]
A municipality may establish, license, regulate and fix the tolls of all toll bridges and ferries. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-17-22, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
