1 Classification of counties; salaries and fees of county officers
1 (Proposed.) Classification of counties; salaries and fees of county officers
2 Terms of county officers
3 Removal of county seats
4 Combined city and county corporations
5 Incorporated counties
6 Municipal home rule
7 Five-member boards of county commissioners
8 New activity or service mandated by state rule or regulation
9 Recall of elected county officials
10 Urban counties
11 Single urban governments
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Terms Used In New Mexico Constitution > Article X - County and Municipal Corporations

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.