No county officer shall accept or receive to his own use, or for or on account of any deputy or deputies, clerk or clerks appointed by him or employed in his office, or for or on account of expenses incurred by him of [or] by any such deputy or deputies, clerk or clerks, or for or on account of his office, any salary, compensation, allowance, fees or emoluments in any form whatsoever, other than [as] authorized by law.
§ 4-44-21 NMSA 1978
No compensation except as provided by law
Laws 1915, ch. 12, § 6; C.S. 1929, § 33-3206; Laws 1939, ch. 58, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 15-4112; 1953 Comp., § 15-43-15.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.