Municipalities; name; prohibiting the use of name of another municipality.

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  5. Municipalities; name; prohibiting the use of name of another municipality.

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Any municipality may be known as the:

A. "city of ............";

B. "town of ............"; or

C. "village of ............"; but no municipality which changes its name or incorporates shall adopt the name of an existing municipality.

History: 1953 Comp., § 14-1-3, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.

ANNOTATIONS

Cross references. — For changing name of municipality, see 3-6-1 and 3-6-2 NMSA 1978.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 56 Am. Jur. 2d Municipal Corporations, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions § 29.

Use of abbreviations of name of municipal body or private corporation in designating party to judicial proceedings, 167 A.L.R. 1217.

62 C.J.S. Municipal Corporations § 34.


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