New Mexico § 76-3-1 - Petition for board; appointment, qualifications and terms of members
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 76-3-1 — Petition for board; appointment, qualifications and terms of members, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 76-3-1. Petition for board; appointment, qualifications and terms of members
It shall be incumbent upon the county commissioners of each county of New Mexico,
on petition of ten taxpaying citizens of said county, to select three competent persons,
fruit growers or owners of orchards, residents of such county, who shall be known
as the county board of horticultural commissioners. The board of county commissioners shall fill any vacancy that may occur in said
board by death, resignation or otherwise, and appoint one horticultural commissioner
each year, or thereabouts, one month, or thereabouts, previous to the expiration of
the term of office of any member of the said county board of horticultural commissioners. Said county board of horticultural commissioners shall serve for a term of three
years from date of appointment, except the commissioners first appointed, one of whom
shall serve for one year, one of whom for two years and one of whom for three years
from date of appointment. The commissioners first appointed shall themselves decide by lot or otherwise, who
shall serve for one year, who shall serve for two years and who shall serve for three
years, and shall notify the board of county commissioners of the result of their choice.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 76-3-1 ("Petition for board; appointment, qualifications and terms of members") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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