No officer shall receive any compensation for the receipt, handling or disbursement of said funds, and any officer who shall apply said funds to any other purpose than the purpose mentioned in this article and in the acts of congress referred to, shall forfeit treble the amount so misapplied and shall be immediately removed from office.
§ 6-11-4 NMSA 1978
[Officer not to receive compensation; misapplication of funds; penalty; removal.]
Known as the Public Works Grant-in-Aid Act
The act spans §§ 6–6 (9 sections).
Laws 1909, ch. 119, § 4; Code 1915, § 1353; C.S. 1929, § 33-5805; 1941 Comp., § 7-304; 1953 Comp., § 11-3-4.
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.