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Section 3-37-5 - Warrants; execution; registration

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A. No payment of funds shall be made except upon a warrant of the municipality. A warrant shall be signed by the mayor or his authorized representative, and countersigned by the municipal treasurer or as prescribed by the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act [6-9-1 to 6-9-6 NMSA 1978]. A warrant shall state the: (1) account or account number to which the warrant is chargeable; and (2) name of the person to whom the warrant is payable. B. The finance officer shall keep a record of all warrants issued. The record shall show the: (1) number of the warrant; (2) date it was issued; (3) amount of the warrant; (4) account to which the warrant is chargeable; and (5) name of the person to whom the warrant was issued. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-36-5, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For definition of 'warrant', see 3-1-2 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 62 C.J.S. Municipal Corporations § 546; 64 C.J.S. Municipal Corporations § 1894.