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2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 4 - Counties
Article 44 - Salaries and Provisions Applicable to More Than One Office
Section 4-44-36 - Abolishment of certain county offices.

Universal Citation: NM Stat § 4-44-36 (2018)
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4-44-36. Abolishment of certain county offices.

Any county of the third, fourth or fifth class and H class counties may abolish the offices of county assessor, county clerk and county treasurer and transfer the powers and duties of those offices to the board of county commissioners in the manner prescribed in Sections 4-44-37 through 4-44-45 NMSA 1978.

History: 1941 Comp., § 15-3535, enacted by Laws 1953, ch. 167, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 15-43-31; Laws 1957, ch. 189, § 10; 1963, ch. 164, § 1; 2011, ch. 56, § 22.

ANNOTATIONS

Cross references. — For classification of counties generally, see 4-44-1 NMSA 1978.

For H class counties, see 4-44-3 NMSA 1978.

For restoration of abolished offices, see 4-44-44, 4-44-45 NMSA 1978.

The 2011 amendment, effective December 31, 2012, eliminated the authority of counties to abolish the office of county surveyor.

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