New Mexico § 4-50-16 [Emergency district flood fund; superintendent failing to

New Mexico Statutes

§ 4-50-16 — [Emergency district flood fund; superintendent failing to

New Mexico·Ch. 4 Counties·Art. 50 Flood Control

pay amounts collected; penalty; recovery.] All moneys collected under the provisions of this act [4-50-10 to 4-50-17 NMSA 1978] shall be deposited with the county treasurer to the credit of a fund to be known as the "emergency district flood fund," and shall be used and applied solely for the purposes of this act within the districts where such moneys are collected. Each superintendent to whom any money shall be paid in lieu of work shall forthwith deposit the same with the county treasurer and take a receipt therefor, and shall file with the county clerk a correct list of the names of the persons paying such moneys. Any superintendent who shall fail, neglect or refuse to account as required by law for moneys collected by him, or shall fail, neglect or refuse to deposit moneys collected by

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pay amounts collected; penalty; recovery.] All moneys collected under the provisions of this act [4-50-10 to 4-50-17 NMSA 1978] shall be deposited with the county treasurer to the credit of a fund to be known as the "emergency district flood fund," and shall be used and applied solely for the purposes of this act within the districts where such moneys are collected. Each superintendent to whom any money shall be paid in lieu of work shall forthwith deposit the same with the county treasurer and take a receipt therefor, and shall file with the county clerk a correct list of the names of the persons paying such moneys. Any superintendent who shall fail, neglect or refuse to account as required by law for moneys collected by him, or shall fail, neglect or refuse to deposit moneys collected by him as hereinbefore provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof may be fined in any sum not exceeding two hundred dollars [($200)], or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding ninety days, or suffer both fine and imprisonment. Any moneys which any superintendent shall fail, neglect or refuse to account for may also be recovered in a civil action upon the bond filed by such superintendent.

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