Section 10-17-7 – [Shortages in accounts of public officers; compromise prohibited.]
It shall hereafter be unlawful for any state official, district attorney, board of county commissioners or other official charged with the collection of any indebtedness, or the prosecution of any suit for the collection of any indebtedness due to, or claimed by the state, any county, city, town, precinct or school district, from any public […]
Section 10-17-8 – [Shortage compromises declared invalid; recovery of full payment; limitation of action.]
Any compromise, satisfaction or discharge of indebtedness prohibited by the preceding section [10-17-7 NMSA 1978] of this article is hereby declared to be invalid, and shall not be held a bar to any suit for the collection thereof, and suit may be brought at any time within four years from the date of any such […]
Section 10-17-9 – [Defaulting officers; auditor’s transcript of account; purpose.]
Whenever any revenue officer or other person responsible for public money has neglected or refused or shall in future neglect or refuse to pay over to the state treasurer the sum or balance for which he is accountable, and which is due to the state, upon the settlement of his accounts, it shall be the […]
Section 10-17-10 – [Prosecution for shortage; proof required; judgment; execution.]
Such prosecution shall be brought for the whole sum due and the interest accrued, and it shall be sufficient to prove the amount of the debt, and the fact that the securities were the securities of the said officer or individual prosecuted, and judgment shall be given against said officer or individual and their said […]
Section 10-17-11 – [Institution of shortage prosecution; admissible evidence.]
When any party shall be liable to be prosecuted under the provisions of this and the two preceding sections [10-17-9, 10-17-10 NMSA 1978], it shall be the duty of the district attorney to immediately commence a suit in favor of the state against said party and his securities for the sum due and interest according […]
Section 10-17-12 – [Willful neglect of duty; penalty.]
When any duty is or shall be enjoined by law upon any public officer, or upon any person holding any public trust or employment, every wilful [willful] neglect to perform such duty, where no special provision shall have been made for the punishment of such delinquency, shall be deemed a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in […]
Section 10-17-1 – [County, municipal and educational boards; monthly summary of minutes; contents.]
That on or before the 10th [tenth] day of each month there shall be prepared by each board of county commissioners in this state, by the council, commission or trustees of every city, town or village in this state, and by every board of education in this state, a summary of the minutes of all […]
Section 10-17-2 – [Filing summary of minutes; furnishing to legal newspapers.]
Such summary of minutes shall be filed with the clerk of each board mentioned in Section 1 [10-17-1 NMSA 1978] hereof and such summary shall be a public record and open to inspection of the public, provided, however, that a copy thereof shall be by the board or commission mailed to each and every legal […]
Section 10-17-3 – Publication of list of expenditures monthly.
On or before the 10th [tenth] day of each month there may be published in a legal newspaper published in the county where such board or commission is situated, by the council, commission or trustees of every city, town or village in this state, and by every board of education in this state, a summary […]
Section 10-17-4 – County and precinct officers; monthly financial statements; audit.
All county and precinct officers except justices of the peace shall file monthly statements with the county clerk on the first Monday of each month, showing in detail the amounts of all public money received and disbursed by them. The statements shall be verified by the officers making them and the board of county commissioners […]