New Mexico § 67-4-5 - Road districts; establishment; road supervisor; appointment; powers
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 67-4-5 — Road districts; establishment; road supervisor; appointment; powers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 67-4-5. Road districts; establishment; road supervisor; appointment; powers
A. The board of county commissioners of any county in this state may by resolution
duly adopted at any regular meeting of such board, divide their county into road districts
composed of two or more contiguous school districts and may appoint a district road
supervisor (hereinafter called road supervisor) for each of such road districts, provided
that no person shall be appointed to the office of road supervisor for any road district
unless his name has been proposed by a petition signed by at least twenty-five percent
of the residents of such road district, who have paid a road tax in such road district
during the preceding year, and the work of construction and maintenance of county
roads and bridges in such road district shall be under the direction and control of
the road supervisor of such district, and such road supervisor, subject to the approval
of the board of county commissioners of his county, shall purchase the road equipment,
materials and supplies for his district. B. Such road supervisor shall hold office until the first day of January next after
his appointment and qualifications [qualification]. C. Such road supervisor, before assuming the duties of his office, shall enter into
a good and sufficient bond with two or more sureties, in the penal sum of one thousand
dollars [($1,000)], conditioned for the honest and faithful performance of the duties
of his office. Such bond shall be approved in the same manner as bonds for county officers. D. Each road supervisor shall receive compensation for the actual time he shall be
employed in work on county roads and bridges in his road district, at the rate of
four dollars ($4.00) per day. Such compensation shall be paid by warrant of the board of county commissioners
of the county upon itemized and verified voucher, showing in detail the actual amount
and character of work done, and the actual place where done during the day or fraction
of day such road supervisor has been engaged.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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