Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-24
ACT PROVIDES FOR
THE COMMISSION
GOVERNMENT
New Plan Of Municipal Ad.
ministration Made Possible
in New Mexico by Legisls-
tive Measure.

so ~, the iiihkir bill, nov a law,
providing FOR commission government
for Now Mexico ctioe.
IA gCt eniltlod An Act Providing
for the Government Of Certain Cltlca
hy Commission on the Adoption of
Such Plan by the Qualified Electors
lTheroin Residing.
BE Il enacted hy the legislature Of
the state Of New Mexico.
Section !. That any organized city
or town IN the state Of New Mexico.
with q population 81 not less than
1890 peopio. as shuwn nv the LAST
school census, may organize under
the provisions hereof
|, sec. 9. Upon position Of electors
: equal IN number TO twenty-five per
centum % tho votcs east Tor an can
didates fer mayor nc tho last proceed
ing city election Of any such city. O.
mayor shall by proclamation. submit
the question OF organizing az n city
under this act at "a special election to
De held az time specified therein,
land within two months after said PEE
tition is filed, 10 said plan IS not
iad0pted al the special election called,
the question ~ adopting said plan
shall not be rcFubmitted Ia the voters
81 said city for adoption within Two
years thereafter. and then the qucs-
ton to adopt shall be- rcsuhmttcd
lupon the presentation uf ~ petition
signed hy electors equal iu number 60
twenty-five per ccntum of the votes
cast for an candidates for mayor az
the last preceding general city cic'-
ton.
Sec. g. 80 clccto~ who has signoo
said petition shall Doc permitted Co
Withdraw his uamo thcrcfrom after
the Same shall have been hlcd viu
the city clerk save and except whore
his signature thereto was procured
hy fraud
4 Sec .. At such election the propo-
, sition 90 he submitted shall be. shall
. | the proposition 60 organize the city
, lot n3mc OF ciiyb under chapter
3 (namng tho chapter containing this
, lacD OF tho acts 90 tho First state
Legislature bo adopted 300 and the clor.
. tiun theroupon shall Doe conducted,
4 The vote cantassCd ana the result de-
I lclared IN the Same manner as proyid-
!, ed hy lass 800 frspeoi Co other city cleo
: tians 10 The majority pf the Votes
. lcpat shall hr iu favor thereof tho uitF
!, tshall theroupon proceed tu tho ric"-
n ltion Of % mayor aud tNo co commits.
lsiuncrs AS hereinafter provided. I'M
I, Indefinitely after such proposition
!. Iadpptod. the maNur shall tran m' Goa
Tho governor. Co tho secretary
state. ana Co tho county treasurer
leach. certificate stating thHt au'u
-lipropositipu WIS adopted. AZ th, ncNt
irregular city election nttrr tho 1d"p.
tiun uf such proposition. there shall
II be- elected 20 MAYOR ana TWO tsI com
~ missioucTs iu ihc event however
thnt the next regular city election
n dofg not occur within one year after
81 such special election. IN" mayor shan
D. within ton days after such spccia
election. by proclamation, call spc
icial election for the election uf q
ic mayor and iWo CO commissioners u
30 which tho usual legal notice for th'
IN election of city officers shall Doe given
pr such election in either case 90 be
q. conducted as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. said mayor ana commits
sioncrs shall organize after election
IS las hereinafter provided, ana divide
IA the government of the city into de
nj partments los an ordinance, which
j. ordinance shall determine the pow
r. crs. duties aud purposes of any de
re- lpattmcnl. aud each department shal
Doe presided over 1857 either the mayo
or % member og the commission. au'
u In event such plan as specified uy thi
lc act should boz adopted ny any city ii
r this state. the mayor shall receive
3 compensation annually not 90 cNcec'
10 8 10000. aud other members OF tn
commission shall receive "a compeusa
ton annually not 90 exceed }apn.n
rn leach: such salaries 90 bee fixed hy tn
No. outgoing council or commissioners
e- and bee paid from thc en-, fund ana b
&C. manner as tho commission may dc
d. lteminc
H. sce g. AU laws go"oru.ug ,Iic
Pa iu this state ana not inconsistent wu
h- tho provisions nf This uHt aud sp'DW
n charter cities shah apply t1 end gp'
crn cities ogs3uizcd under t1sr act
and they shall have an powers sucoi
/" fed u law now In force Boa thl8 state
'' which power shall Boo 'Nrruise
~ Through the .owmis.ion nr urtiutu
ccg and resolutions. ana uI bylaws
%" ordinances aud resolution hwiaI
passed and 300 force in any cts unde
ID, lits formDr organization, shal roman
boz force until amended or repealed 20.
!. the commission elected uud,r thi
% act
Soc, z. Tho mayor ana two com
10 missionsrs shall constitute commits
-, sion Tor the government of ans cit
u or cities which may adopt Oh" 20 'yt
sions of this U,t ans two % whom
, shall constitute quorum ior th
transaction OF business. and 'hr con
currcucr OF at least two m'Wh'rs -
tho commission shall hc required io
the passage COT amy ordinance, Hy- law
or resolution aud n no yoH' shall
p" the concurrence of NOR" Than 1--WE
mombcrs hc requisite 60 the 1d"piioi
- of any ordinance, by- law or rysplu
ton,
~ Sec. So Tho territorial limits o
q. such cts shall rcmun tho amo w
uudrr Its former organization unit
changed as provided by lnw, aud al
D., rights amt property of every dr4rrip
~ ton which were vested in amy 600
~ under its former organization sinai
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