# N.M. Stat. § 49-1-8: Organization of board; bonds; vacancies

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C49_A1_S49-1-8

## Section

- **Citation:** N.M. Stat. § 49-1-8
- **Heading:** Organization of board; bonds; vacancies
- **Jurisdiction:** New Mexico
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NM Code / Chapter 49 / Article 1 / Section 49-1-8

## Text

A. All members of the newly elected board of trustees shall meet no later than seven days after the votes are canvassed and organize themselves by the election of a president, secretary and treasurer. The treasurer shall perform such duties as may be required by the board and shall furnish to the board a good and sufficient surety bond in a sum as set forth in this section, to be conditioned as are the bonds of other public officials handling public money. It is the duty of the treasurer to deposit all the money coming to the treasurer in a bank or credit union organized and doing business in New Mexico.

B. In the event of the death or resignation of the treasurer, the board shall fill the vacancy by appointing one of the members of the board as treasurer, who shall, before entering into the performance of duties as treasurer, execute and furnish to the board a good and sufficient surety bond, similar to the bond entered into by the predecessor treasurer.

C. The amount of the bond required of the treasurer and the treasurer's successor shall at all times be for a sum of at least double the amount received by and deposited in the bank or credit union by the treasurer.

D. In the event that the board of trustees delegates any other of its members to collect money due the land grant-merced, that person shall be bonded in the same manner as is provided in this section for the bonding of the treasurer.

E. Those authorized to collect money shall give receipts for the money collected, which receipts shall be in the form prescribed by the board of trustees in the bylaws as an official receipt.

## Nearby sections

- [N.M. Stat. § 49-1-1 § 49-1-1. Management of Spanish and Mexican grants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C49_A1_S49-1-1.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 49-1-1.1 § 49-1-1.1. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C49_A1_S49-1-1.1.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 49-1-2 § 49-1-2. Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C49_A1_S49-1-2.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 49-1-3 § 49-1-3. Board of trustees; management of grant; powers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C49_A1_S49-1-3.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 49-1-4 § 49-1-4. Board of trustees; qualifications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C49_A1_S49-1-4.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 49-1-5 § 49-1-5. Election of members of board of trustees; voters’ qualifications; registration; provisional ballots](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C49_A1_S49-1-5.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 49-1-5.1 § 49-1-5.1. Provisional ballots; requirements for use; procedures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C49_A1_S49-1-5.1.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 49-1-7 § 49-1-7. Election; votes required; canvassing votes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C49_A1_S49-1-7.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 49-1-8 § 49-1-8. Organization of board; bonds; vacancies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C49_A1_S49-1-8.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 49-1-9 § 49-1-9. Meetings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C49_A1_S49-1-9.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 49-1-10 § 49-1-10. Quorum](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C49_A1_S49-1-10.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 49-1-11 § 49-1-11. Sale or mortgage of common lands; restrictions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C49_A1_S49-1-11.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 49-1-11.1 § 49-1-11.1. Rights of lessees and purchasers; rights to use of common lands](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C49_A1_S49-1-11.1.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 49-1-11.2 § 49-1-11.2. Adverse possession](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C49_A1_S49-1-11.2.md)

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