Whenever a petition signed by at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the qualified and registered voters in the municipality or county shall be filed in the office of the clerk of such municipality or county requesting the governing body of such municipality or county to provide, establish, maintain and conduct a supervised recreation system, it shall be the duty of the governing body of such municipality or county to cause the question petitioned for to be submitted to the voters at a special election to be held in such municipality or county within ninety days from the date of filing of such petition, which election shall be held as now provided by law for the holding of other such elections in municipalities or counties. Provided, that this section shall not limit the power of the governing body of such municipality or county to provide such facilities of its own motion.
History: 1941 Comp., § 71-1004, enacted by Laws 1945, ch. 67, § 4; 1953 Comp., § 6-4-4.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 5 - Municipalities and Counties
Article 4 - Playgrounds and Recreational Equipment
Section 5-4-1 - [Governmental unit subject to act.]
Section 5-4-2 - Dedication of lands and buildings as playgrounds and recreation centers.
Section 5-4-3 - Establishing system of supervised recreation; powers of managing boards.
Section 5-4-4 - [Petition for establishment of a supervised recreational system; election.]
Section 5-4-5 - Establishment of joint recreational systems.
Section 5-4-6 - Acceptance of grants and donations by supervisory boards; limitation.
Section 5-4-7 - [Disposition of funds received by gift or bequest.]
Section 5-4-8 - Power to issue bonds.
Section 5-4-10 - Revenue bonds.
Section 5-4-11 - Revenue bonds; refunding authorization; escrow; detail.
Section 5-4-12 - Terms of bonds.
Section 5-4-13 - Ordinance or resolution issuing bonds; validation.
Section 5-4-14 - Retirement of bonds only from cigarette tax proceeds; tax levy irrevocable.
Section 5-4-15 - Proceeds not to be divested [diverted]; exclusions of this act.
Section 5-4-16 - School districts; community recreational facilities.