A. A municipality may provide for the taking of a census within the municipal boundary but no census shall be taken by the municipality more than once between the years prescribed by law for the census to be taken by the United States of America.
B. Any census taken under the authority of the municipality shall be verified by oath of the person taking the census. The census shall be approved by resolution of the governing body. One copy of the census shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality and one copy shall be filed with the county clerk.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-17-7, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
Cross references. — For definition of "census", see 3-1-2 NMSA 1978.
Incorporated villages having a population of 500 or more are granted all the powers and privileges of incorporated towns. 1960 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 60-177.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 18 - Powers of Municipalities
Section 3-18-1 - General powers; body politic and corporate powers.
Section 3-18-2 - Prohibition on municipal taxing power.
Section 3-18-4 - Buildings; construct, purchase, rehabilitate, care for.
Section 3-18-6 - Building construction and restrictions; establishing fire zones.
Section 3-18-10 - Power of eminent domain; purposes; proceedings.
Section 3-18-11 - Fire prevention and protection; insurance for volunteer firemen.
Section 3-18-12 - Food and merchandise; regulation and inspection.
Section 3-18-13 - Industrial nuisances and nauseous locations; regulation and prohibition.
Section 3-18-15 - Works of art; other works; acquisition and maintenance.
Section 3-18-16 - Markets and market places.
Section 3-18-17 - Nuisances and offenses; regulation or prohibition.
Section 3-18-19 - Park and recreation construction authorized.
Section 3-18-20 - Police ordinances; county jails.
Section 3-18-21 - Railroads; street railroads; crossings.
Section 3-18-23 - Steam boiler inspection.
Section 3-18-24 - Licensing and regulating secondhand and junk stores.
Section 3-18-25 - Water systems; sewers; assessments.
Section 3-18-26 - Toll bridges.
Section 3-18-27 - Trees and shrubs.
Section 3-18-28 - Municipal employees' retirement system.
Section 3-18-29 - [Foreign-trade zones.]
Section 3-18-30 - Parking citations; certain municipalities; administrative cost assessment.
Section 3-18-31 - Sale of gasoline; authority of the municipality.
Section 3-18-32 - Limitation of county and municipal restrictions on solar collectors.