If any superintendent or water commissioner, neglects or refuses to discharge the duties required of him by the three preceding sections [ 73-2-47 to 73-2-49 NMSA 1978], he shall be fined for each offense in a sum not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) recoverable before any justice of the peace [magistrate court] in the county; and the moneys thus recovered from said fines, shall be paid to the county treasurer, to be applied to the school fund of the district where said offense is committed.
§ 73-2-50 NMSA 1978
[Neglect of duty; penalty.]
Laws 1903, ch. 15, § 4; Code 1915, § 5779; C.S. 1929, § 151-449; 1941 Comp., § 77-1446; 1953 Comp., § 75-14-47.
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.