It shall be incumbent upon the county commissioners of each county of New Mexico, on petition of ten taxpaying citizens of said county, to select three competent persons, fruit growers or owners of orchards, residents of such county, who shall be known as the county board of horticultural commissioners. The board of county commissioners shall […]
Said county board of horticultural commissioners shall have power to remove any local inspector who shall fail to perform the duties of his office. If any member of the county board of horticultural commissioners shall fail to perform the duties of his office, as required by this chapter, he may be removed from office by […]
The county board of horticultural commissioners may receive, manage, use and hold donations and bequests for promoting the objects of its formation. It shall meet semiannually, and as much oftener and at such places as it may deem expedient, to consult and adopt such measures as may best promote the horticultural industry of the county. […]
The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the board, shall countersign all checks for moneys paid out, and shall sign all contracts to which the county board of horticultural commissioners is a party: provided, the same shall have been approved by the board. He shall have power to call a meeting of the board […]
The secretary shall attend all meetings of the board, and preserve records of its proceedings and all its correspondence, collect and preserve such books, pamphlets, periodicals and other documents as may be of interest to the horticulturalist [horticulturist], and to [sic] correspond with agricultural and horticultural societies and colleges and what other persons and bodies […]
The duties of the treasurer shall be to receive and safely keep all moneys of the board. He shall pay out the same only for bills approved by the board, and shall render a detailed account to the board before the first of October of each year, or as often as may be required by […]
A. It shall be the duty of the board of horticultural commissioners of each county, when it deems necessary, to cause an inspection to be made of any orchard, nursery, trees, shrubs, plants, seeds, vines, fruit, fruit packing house, storehouse, storeroom, salesroom or other place in its county to determine if the orchard, nursery, shrubs, […]
The expense incurred by the county board of horticultural commissioners in abating the nuisance aforesaid shall become a lien upon the land where such orchards, nurseries, trees or articles are situated and upon such nurseries, orchards, trees or articles and the said county board of horticultural commissioners within ten days after the completion of the […]
The clerk must record the claim of lien in the book kept by him for the recording of liens generally, and his fee for recording same shall be included in and be a part of the said lien. History: Laws 1909, ch. 69, § 3; Code 1915, § 2732; C.S. 1929, § 66-104; 1941 Comp., […]
If said lien is not discharged and paid within sixty days from the date of its filing with the county clerk, the county board of horticultural commissioners shall in its official capacity and name institute suit in the district court for the foreclosure of said lien, and the procedure therefor shall be the same as […]
The district attorney shall represent the county board of horticultural commissioners in suits for the foreclosure of liens as provided in the preceding sections [76-3-1 to 76-3-5 NMSA 1978] of this chapter. History: Laws 1909, ch. 69, § 5; Code 1915, § 2734; C.S. 1929, § 66-106; 1941 Comp., § 48-206; 1953 Comp., § 45-2-6. […]
The said county board of horticultural commissioners shall have power to divide the county into districts and to appoint a local inspector for each of said districts. The board of county commissioners of each county shall issue commissions as quarantine guardians to the members of said county board of horticultural commissioners, and to the local […]
It shall be the duty of said county board of horticultural commissioners to keep a record of their official doings, and to make a report to the board of county commissioners on or before the first day of October of each year, of the condition of the fruit interests in their several districts, what is […]
Each member of the county board of horticultural commissioners, and each local inspector, shall be paid for each day actually engaged in the performance of his duties under this chapter, payable out of the county treasury of his county, such compensation as shall be determined by resolution of the board of county commissioners of the […]
