2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 3 - Municipalities
Section 16 Combined Municipal Organizations
Section 3-16-1 Combined city-county municipal corporations; definitions.
3-16-1. Combined city-county municipal corporations; definitions.
As used in Sections 3-16-1 through 3-16-18 NMSA 1978:
A. "combined municipal organization" means the combined city and county municipal corporation, whether prior to or subsequent to the completed consolidation, including the area within the exterior boundaries of the municipality and county;
B. "city" means the municipality involved in the city and county consolidation, including the area within the boundary of the city;
C. "county" means the county government including the area within the exterior boundaries of the county involved in the city and county consolidation, and outside the boundary of the city; and
D. "election units" includes the area of the city and county, respectively.
History: 1953 Comp., 14-15-1, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
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