Disaster successors shall prior to assumption of the duties and powers of the position take such oath as is required by law, and shall as soon as possible thereafter comply with any other provision of law relative to the formalities of taking office, provided that their inability due to existing circumstances to comply with such other formalities shall not prevent their acting until the formalities can be had.
History: 1953 Comp., § 4-18-8, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 137, § 8.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters
Part 1 - DISASTER SUCCESSION ACT
Section 12-11-1 - Short title.
Section 12-11-2 - Declaration of policy.
Section 12-11-3 - Definitions.
Section 12-11-4 - Disaster successors to the governor.
Section 12-11-5 - Disaster successors to other state executive offices.
Section 12-11-6 - Disaster successors to local offices.
Section 12-11-7 - [Disaster successors for members of supreme court and judges of district courts.]
Section 12-11-8 - Formalities of taking office.
Section 12-11-9 - Period during which disaster successors may act.