2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 3 - Municipalities
Article 37 - Municipal Finances
Section 3-37-5 - Warrants; execution; registration.
A. No payment of funds shall be made except upon a warrant of the municipality. A warrant shall be signed by the mayor or his authorized representative, and countersigned by the municipal treasurer or as prescribed by the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act [6-9-1 to 6-9-6 NMSA 1978]. A warrant shall state the:
(1) account or account number to which the warrant is chargeable; and
(2) name of the person to whom the warrant is payable.
B. The finance officer shall keep a record of all warrants issued. The record shall show the:
(1) number of the warrant;
(2) date it was issued;
(3) amount of the warrant;
(4) account to which the warrant is chargeable; and
(5) name of the person to whom the warrant was issued.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-36-5, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For definition of "warrant", see 3-1-2 NMSA 1978.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 62 C.J.S. Municipal Corporations § 546; 64 C.J.S. Municipal Corporations § 1894.
