A. A municipality may provide for the taking of a census within the municipal boundary but no census shall be taken by the municipality more than once between the years prescribed by law for the census to be taken by the United States of America.
B. Any census taken under the authority of the municipality shall be verified by oath of the person taking the census. The census shall be approved by resolution of the governing body. One copy of the census shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality and one copy shall be filed with the county clerk.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-17-7, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
Cross references. — For definition of "census", see 3-1-2 NMSA 1978.
Incorporated villages having a population of 500 or more are granted all the powers and privileges of incorporated towns. 1960 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 60-177.
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