New Mexico § 73-14-35 Employment of agents

New Mexico Statutes

§ 73-14-35 — Employment of agents

New Mexico § 73-14-35

Ch. 73Special Districts

Art. 14Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 73-14-35 (2026).

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A.The secretary shall be the custodian of the records of the district and of its corporate seal, and shall assist the board on such particulars as it may direct in the performance of its duties. The secretary shall attest, under the corporate seal, all certified copies of the official records and files that may be required of him by this act, or by any person ordering the same and paying the reasonable cost of transcription, and any portion of the record so certified and attested shall prima facie import verity. The secretary shall serve also as treasurer of the district, unless a treasurer is otherwise provided for by the board.

B.The board may also employ a manager or chief engineer, who may be an individual, copartnership or corporation; an attorney, and such other engineers, attorney

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A. The secretary shall be the custodian of the records of the district and of its corporate seal, and shall assist the board on such particulars as it may direct in the performance of its duties. The secretary shall attest, under the corporate seal, all certified copies of the official records and files that may be required of him by this act, or by any person ordering the same and paying the reasonable cost of transcription, and any portion of the record so certified and attested shall prima facie import verity. The secretary shall serve also as treasurer of the district, unless a treasurer is otherwise provided for by the board. B. The board may also employ a manager or chief engineer, who may be an individual, copartnership or corporation; an attorney, and such other engineers, attorneys and other agents and assistants as may be needful; and may provide for their compensation, which, with all other necessary expenditures, shall be taken as a part of the cost of the improvement. The employment of the secretary, treasurer, manager or chief engineer and attorney for the district shall be evidenced by agreements in writing, which, so far as possible, shall specify the amounts to be paid for their services. C. The manager or chief engineer shall be superintendent of all the works and improvements, and shall make a full report to the board each year, or oftener, if required by the board, and may make such suggestions and recommendations to the board as he may deem proper. D. The secretary and treasurer and such other agents or employees of the district as the court may direct, shall furnish corporate surety bonds, at the expense of the district, in amount and form fixed and approved by the court, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their respective duties.