New Mexico § 19-4-35 [Trustees; organization; officers; quorum.]

New Mexico Statutes

§ 19-4-35 — [Trustees; organization; officers; quorum.]

New Mexico § 19-4-35

Ch. 19Public Lands

Art. 4Townsites

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 19-4-35 (2026).

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It shall be the duty of the board of trustees, who are elected as provided for in Section 19-4-11 NMSA 1978, on receipt of notice of their election, duly signed and certified to by the chairman and secretary of the meeting of the legal voters of such town, to at once organize, by the election of a president and secretary who shall be members of said board of trustees, and who shall attest by their signatures all acts and orders of said board: provided, that before organizing, such members shall qualify in the same manner as justices of the peace [magistrates] under the laws of this state, and a majority of said board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

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It shall be the duty of the board of trustees, who are elected as provided for in Section 19-4-11 NMSA 1978, on receipt of notice of their election, duly signed and certified to by the chairman and secretary of the meeting of the legal voters of such town, to at once organize, by the election of a president and secretary who shall be members of said board of trustees, and who shall attest by their signatures all acts and orders of said board: provided, that before organizing, such members shall qualify in the same manner as justices of the peace [magistrates] under the laws of this state, and a majority of said board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.