New Mexico § 19-1-12 - State land office; expenses; how paid
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 19-1-12 — State land office; expenses; how paid, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-1-12. State land office; expenses; how paid
All salaries and expenses of the state land office as authorized by annual appropriation
of the legislature shall be paid from the state lands maintenance fund upon vouchers
in duplicate, approved by the commissioner, numbered consecutively, setting forth
the accounts covered and duly itemized. One copy of the voucher shall be retained in the state land office and the other
copy shall be filed with the department of finance and administration. Warrants for the payment of the voucher shall be drawn by the secretary of finance
and administration upon the state lands maintenance fund.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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