The county clerk of each county shall, before entering upon the duties of his office and within ten days after the first day of January following his election, execute a bond to the state of New Mexico, in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars [($10,000)], with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the judge of the district court of said county, conditioned that he will well and faithfully perform all of his duties as such county clerk during his term of office.
History: Laws 1901, ch. 35, §§ 1, 2; Code 1915, § 1441; Laws 1919, ch. 10, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 34-425; 1941 Comp., § 15-3702; 1953 Comp., § 15-39-2.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Cross references. — For oath and bonds of county officers, see 10-1-13 NMSA 1978.
For bonds of public officers generally, see 10-2-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
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