Section 3-2-1 - Petition to incorporate area as a municipality; map and money for census. - New Mexico Statutes

3-2-1. Petition to incorporate area as a municipality; map and money for census.

A.     The residents of territory proposed to be incorporated as a municipality may petition the board of county commissioners of the county, in which the greatest portion of the territory proposed to be incorporated lies, to incorporate the territory as a municipality. The petition shall:   

(1)     be in writing;   

(2)     state the name of the proposed municipality;   

(3)     describe the territory proposed to be incorporated as a municipality; and   

(4)     be signed by either:   

(a)     not less than two hundred qualified electors, each of whom shall, on the petition, 1) swear or affirm that he has resided within the territory proposed to be incorporated for a period of six months immediately prior to the signing of the petition and 2) list the street address of his residence; or   

(b)     the owners of not less than sixty percent of the real estate within the territory proposed to be incorporated who are not delinquent in their payment of real property taxes.   

B.     The petition shall be accompanied by:   

(1)     an accurate map or plat which shall show the boundary of the territory proposed to be incorporated; and   

(2)     money in an amount determined by the board of county commissioners to be sufficient to conduct a census in the territory proposed to be incorporated. The money shall be deposited with the county treasurer for payment of the census required in Section 3-2-5 NMSA 1978.