Upon the date the new combined municipal organization begins operation as provided herein, and thereafter, the organization shall be a municipal corporation of New Mexico and thereupon and thereafter shall exercise all the powers vested in it by the charter adopted for its government and all powers and duties vested in cities by the constitution and laws of New Mexico, and also all powers vested by law in counties, except as provided in the charter adopted and in Article 10, Section 4 of the constitution of New Mexico.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-15-6, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 62 C.J.S. Municipal Corporations § 94.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 16 - Combined Municipal Organizations
Section 3-16-1 - Combined city-county municipal corporations; definitions.
Section 3-16-2 - Combined organization; charter committee; proposed charter; election; ballots.
Section 3-16-3 - Approval of charter at election; legislative body for combined organization.
Section 3-16-4 - Charter; contents.
Section 3-16-5 - Date for commencing operation of new organization; disapproval of charter; effect.
Section 3-16-6 - Powers of combined organization.
Section 3-16-7 - County officers at time of city and county consolidation; duties.
Section 3-16-9 - Municipal judges to be provided for in charter.
Section 3-16-10 - Pending cases in courts not to be affected by consolidation.
Section 3-16-11 - Probate judges and district judges at time of consolidation; effect.
Section 3-16-12 - Real and personal property taxes; assessment, levy and collection.
Section 3-16-13 - Books and records of combined organization; filing of instruments.
Section 3-16-15 - Continuation of prosecutions, ordinances, rights, privileges and franchises.
Section 3-16-16 - City and county property vests in combined organization.
Section 3-16-17 - Substitution of combined organization in pending court proceedings.