Every board of county commissioners shall have a seal, or scroll until a seal can be procured, and may alter the same at pleasure. Their sessions shall be public with open doors, and all persons conducting themselves in an orderly manner may attend their meetings, and they may establish rules and regulations to govern the transaction of their business.
History: Laws 1876, ch. 1, § 16; C.L. 1884, § 347; C.L. 1897, § 666; Code 1915, § 1198; C.S. 1929, § 33-4212; 1941 Comp., § 15-3511; 1953 Comp., § 15-37-11.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For duty of sheriff to attend meetings of board of county commissioners, see 4-41-16 NMSA 1978.
For meetings of policy-making bodies, see 10-15-1 to 10-15-4 NMSA 1978.
Approval and signature of minutes of special meeting. — If a special meeting is held and the minutes of the proceedings are read later at the regular meeting, the commissioners who concurred in the special meeting may approve and sign them if the proper procedures are followed, as motion to approve, second, etc. 1959 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 59-204.