In case of adoption of a charter under the provisions of Sections 3-15-1 through 3-15-16 NMSA 1978, the presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality shall transmit to the secretary of state a duly enrolled and engrossed copy of the charter, which shall be authenticated by the signature of the presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality, and the certificate of the clerk of the municipality and the corporate seal of the municipality, and thereupon the secretary of state shall cause the charter to be filed and recorded in his office. A like copy of the charter, authenticated and certified as specified in this section, shall be recorded in the office of the county clerk.
History: 1953 Comp., ยง 14-14-10, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 15 - Municipal Charters
Section 3-15-2 - Qualified electors may adopt charter.
Section 3-15-4 - Petition; submission to voters; frequency of elections; withdrawal of signatures.
Section 3-15-5 - Charter commission; appointment; number; qualifications; duties.
Section 3-15-6 - Gratuitous service by committee; expenses.
Section 3-15-7 - Charter; provisions; restrictions; prior legislation.
Section 3-15-8 - Boundaries; prior rights and property; saving clause.
Section 3-15-9 - Special election on adoption of charter.
Section 3-15-10 - Qualifications of voters; ballots; conduct of election; effect of adoption.
Section 3-15-11 - First election of officers; time; law governing.
Section 3-15-12 - Filing and recording certified copies of charter.
Section 3-15-13 - Charter controls when statute is inconsistent; statutory interpretation.
Section 3-15-14 - Petitions; qualifications of signers; contents.
Section 3-15-15 - Publication of proposed charter.
Section 3-15-16 - Amendment or repeal of charter; alternate methods.