Section 34-7-17 – [Record of receipts and disbursements.]
The probate clerks of the different counties of this state are hereby required to keep a separate book for the sole purpose of keeping an exact account, which shall show in a clear and distinct manner all the money received, specifying the object for which it was received; and that the same book shall also […]
Section 34-7-18 – [Current accounts; public inspection.]
There shall also be kept in said book a full copy of the accounts current for the year, open to the inspection of any citizen who may wish to examine the same as often as he may desire so to do. History: Laws 1860-1861, p. 80; C.L. 1865, ch. 39, § 21; C.L. 1884, § […]
Section 34-7-19 – [Penalty for violation of Sections 34-7-17 and 34-7-18 NMSA 1978.]
All clerks who shall fail in the discharge of the duties required in the two foregoing sections [34-7-17, 34-7-18 NMSA 1978] shall be considered guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction before the district court shall be fined at the discretion of the court, in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars [($25.00)], nor more […]
Section 34-7-20 – Record of decedent’s [decedents’] estates.
The county clerk shall keep a record or docket additional to the other records required by law, showing as follows: A. the name of every decedent whose estate is administered and the date of his death; B. the names of all the heirs, devisees and surviving spouse of the decedent and their ages and places […]
Section 34-7-21 – Record of bonds and wills.
The clerk shall also record at length in books kept for that purpose, all bonds given by personal representatives, conservators and guardians, and all wills admitted to probate. History: Laws 1889, ch. 90, § 43; C.L. 1897, § 2012; Code 1915, § 2310; C.S. 1929, § 47-903; 1941 Comp., § 16-429; 1953 Comp., § 16-4-29; […]
Section 34-7-22 – [Deputy clerks; appointment; powers.]
The clerks of the probate courts of this state, with the consent of the probate judges, shall have power to appoint a deputy clerk of the probate court; each clerk shall appoint one, and such deputies when duly appointed and qualified shall have full power and shall be authorized to perform all the duties of […]
Section 34-7-23 – [Oath of deputy clerks.]
The said deputy clerk shall take the same oath of office as is or may be provided by law as to his duties, which oath of office and his appointment shall be recorded in the records of the probate court. History: Laws 1866-1867, ch. 24, § 2; C.L. 1884, § 422; C.L. 1897, § 760; […]
Section 34-7-24 – [Authority of deputies; responsibility; signing papers.]
The clerks of the probate court shall be responsible, respectively, for the acts of their deputies, and for such purpose, all and every official act of the deputy shall be considered as an official act of the clerk who appointed him, and each deputy clerk shall sign all the papers issued by himself with the […]
Section 34-7-25 – [Compensation of deputies to be paid by clerk.]
A deputy clerk of the probate clerk [court] shall not receive any additional salary or pay of any kind for the performance of his duties, and his compensation shall be taken out from the pay and the fees of the clerk as allowed by law and as agreed upon between the deputy and the clerk […]
Section 34-7-10 – [Proceedings in district court after transfer.]
All proceedings thus transferred shall be docketed as other causes in the district court, which court shall thereupon exercise the same authority and take the same steps and proceedings as would have otherwise have [sic] been taken in the probate court. History: Laws 1933, ch. 102, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 16-413; 1953 Comp., § […]