The mayor is the chief executive officer and shall:
A. cause the ordinances and regulations of the municipality to be obeyed; B. exercise, within the municipality, powers conferred upon sheriffs of counties to suppress disorders and keep the peace; and C. perform other duties, compatible with his office, which the governing body may require.
NMS § 3-11-4
1953 Comp., § 14-10-4, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.