New Mexico § 73-1-19 - Secretary; duties; board of directors; powers; expenses
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 73-1-19 — Secretary; duties; board of directors; powers; expenses, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 73-1-19. Secretary; duties; board of directors; powers; expenses
The secretary shall be the custodian of the records of the district and of its corporate
seal, and shall assist the board in such particulars as it may direct in the performance
of its duties. The secretary shall attest, under the corporate seal, all certified copies of the
official records and files that may be required of him by this act, or by any person
ordering the same and paying the reasonable cost of transcription, and any portion
of the record so certified and attested shall prima facie import verity. The board of directors are hereby vested with full power and authority to do and perform
every act and thing necessary to carry out, to all intents and purposes, the provisions
of this act, purposes and objects for which the district is created, including the
power to enter into contracts with, and engage all necessary agents and employees,
and to fix their compensation and to require of any such employees bonds for the faithful
performance of their duties, as to the directors may seem proper. The members of the board of directors shall receive no salary or other compensation,
but shall be allowed their actual expenses incurred in performing their official duties,
and not to exceed five ($5.00) dollars for each day's attendance at all regular or
called meetings.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 73-1-19 ("Secretary; duties; board of directors; powers; expenses") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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