History: Laws 1876, ch. 1, § 15; C.L. 1884, § 346; C.L. 1897, § 665; Code 1915, § 1207; Laws 1921, ch. 15, § 1; 1927, ch. 95, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 33-4221; 1941 Comp., § 15-3516; 1953 Comp., § 15-37-18; Laws 1969, ch. 90, § 2; 1984 (1st S.S.), ch. 3, § 7; 1991 (1st S.S.), ch. 6, § 9; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 284.
Repeals. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 284 repealed 4-38-21 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1876, ch. 1, § 15, relating to creation of new precincts, petition necessary, effective April 3, 2019. For provisions of former section, see the 2018 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 38 - Board of County Commissioners
Section 4-38-1 - [Exercise of county powers.]
Section 4-38-2 - Members; quorum.
Section 4-38-3 - Residence in districts; period for districting; election at large.
Section 4-38-6 - Election; term.
Section 4-38-7 - [Holding office until successor is qualified.]
Section 4-38-11 - [Chairman; powers and duties.]
Section 4-38-12 - [Seal; sessions to be public; rules and regulations.]
Section 4-38-13 - [Powers; property belonging to county.]
Section 4-38-13.1 - County equipment and property; permitted uses.
Section 4-38-13.2 - Legislative findings; community value.
Section 4-38-14 - [County appropriation for state fair authorized.]
Section 4-38-15 - [Agent of county having charge of county exhibit at state fair; appointment.]
Section 4-38-16 - [Accounts; county buildings; taxation.]
Section 4-38-17 - Tax levy for county general purposes; allocation.
Section 4-38-17.1 - Tax levies authorization; procedures; health purposes.
Section 4-38-18 - [Management in general.]
Section 4-38-24 - Powers over highways.
Section 4-38-26 - [Streets in unincorporated county seats.]
Section 4-38-27 - [Receipts and expenditures; publication of report.]
Section 4-38-28 - [Payments without authority; liability of commissioners.]
Section 4-38-29 - [Approving unauthorized account; penalty; recovery of money.]
Section 4-38-30 - [Neglect of duty; penalty.]
Section 4-38-31 - [Establishment of airports.]
Section 4-38-32 - Eminent domain power for acquiring airports.
Section 4-38-33 - [Eminent domain power over land contiguous and adjacent to airport.]
Section 4-38-34 - [Joint county-municipal operation of airports.]
Section 4-38-35 - [Federal aid for airports; gifts.]
Section 4-38-36 - [Power to issue bonds for airports.]
Section 4-38-37 - [Procedure for issuing bonds for airports.]
Section 4-38-38 - Creation of county advisory boards.
Section 4-38-39 - Duties of board.
Section 4-38-40 - Executive committee.