New Mexico Statutes

§ 3-40-5 — Powers and duties of cemetery board

New Mexico § 3-40-5
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 3Municipalities
Art. 40Municipal Cemeteries

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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 3-40-5 (2026).

Text

The cemetery board shall: A. take charge of the cemetery belonging to the municipality; B. have the management of the cemetery; C. recommend rules and regulations for the operation, management, care and custody of the cemetery; D. employ a sexton and other employees necessary for the care, maintenance and beautification of the cemetery; and E. prescribe the manner and place of burials.

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Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 14-41-5, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 395, § 6.

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