Any official or employee violating the provisions of this act [4-51-1 to 4-51-3 NMSA 1978] shall, upon conviction thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not less than one hundred dollars [($100)] nor more than five hundred dollars [($500)], or by imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Any county commissioner, or any other official whose duty it is to allow claims and issue warrants therefor, who issues warrants or evidences of indebtedness contrary to the provisions of this act shall be liable to the county for such violations, and recovery may be had against the bondsmen of such official. Any county treasurer or other official whose duty it is to pay warrants and evidences of indebtedness, who shall pay such warrants and evidences of indebtedness contrary to the provisions of this act, shall likewise be liable to the county for such violations, and recovery may be had against his bondsmen.

History: Laws 1921, ch. 188, § 7; C.S. 1929, § 33-5907; 1941 Comp., § 15-4807; 1953 Comp., § 15-51-7.

Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.

Cross references. — For liability of county commissioners for moneys, warrants or indebtedness ordered paid out without authority of law, see 4-38-28 NMSA 1978.

For liability of county commissioners for unauthorized approval of accounts, see 4-38-29 NMSA 1978.

For financial affairs of counties, municipalities and school districts generally, see 6-6-7 NMSA 1978 et seq.