§ 3-16-1 Combined city-county municipal corporations; definitions
§ 3-16-2 Combined organization; charter committee; proposed charter; election; ballots
§ 3-16-3 Approval of charter at election; legislative body for combined organization
§ 3-16-4 Charter; contents
§ 3-16-5 Date for commencing operation of new organization;
§ 3-16-6 Powers of combined organization
§ 3-16-7 County officers at time of city and county consolidation;
§ 3-16-8 Justices of the peace [magistrates] at time of city and county consolidation; duties; vacancies
§ 3-16-9 Municipal judges to be provided for in charter
§ 3-16-10 Pending cases in courts not to be affected by consolidation
§ 3-16-11 Probate judges and district judges at time of consolidation;
§ 3-16-12 Real and personal property taxes; assessment, levy and collection
§ 3-16-13 Books and records of combined organization; filing of instruments
§ 3-16-14 Assets and liabilities of city and county vest in combined organization; exceptions
§ 3-16-15 Continuation of prosecutions, ordinances, rights, privileges and franchises
§ 3-16-16 City and county property vests in combined organization
§ 3-16-17 Substitution of combined organization in pending court proceedings
§ 3-16-18 Collection of taxes; budgets; powers and duties of officers of combined organization
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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 3 > Article 16 - Combined Municipal Organizations

  • 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.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.