The said board of regents shall organize and elect from their number, a president, a vice president, and a secretary and treasurer, who shall do and perform all of the duties that shall be incumbent upon them as such officers. The secretary and treasurer shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duties as such, execute a good and sufficient bond to the state of New Mexico with some solvent surety company authorized to do business in the state of New Mexico as the surety, in a penal sum to be fixed by the said board of regents of not less than $20,000, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as such secretary and treasurer and that he will faithfully account for and pay over to the person or persons entitled to receive the same from him all monies which shall come into his hands as such officer, which said bond shall be approved by the said board of regents and kept on file as directed by the said board.
History: Laws 1893, ch. 41, § 3; C.L. 1897, § 3662; Code 1915, § 4989; C.S. 1929, § 120-2002; Laws 1933, ch. 136, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 66-1302; 1953 Comp., § 73-28-2.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 15A Am. Jur. 2d Colleges and Universities §§ 11, 15; 63A Am. Jur. 2d Public Officers and Employees §§ 487, 488.
14A C.J.S. Colleges and Universities § 15.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions
Article 12 - New Mexico Military Institute
Section 21-12-1 - [Board of regents; appointment; term; political affiliations; compensation.]
Section 21-12-2 - [Election of officers; duties; bond of secretary-treasurer.]
Section 21-12-3 - [Board of regents; duty; educational standard.]
Section 21-12-4 - [Rules and regulations; teachers' contracts; buildings; improvements.]
Section 21-12-5 - Sale of lands.
Section 21-12-6 - [Deeds and contracts signed by president.]
Section 21-12-7 - [Increase in tuition fee authorized.]
Section 21-12-8 - Officers to be governor's aides; rank; uniforms.
Section 21-12-9 - Organization of cadets; cadet commissions; authority of superintendent.
Section 21-12-10 - [Ordnance and quartermaster's stores; care and custody; annual report.]
Section 21-12-11 - General Richard T. Knowles legislative scholarship program created; purpose.
Section 21-12-12 - Program administration; criteria.
Section 21-12-13 - Fund created.
Section 21-12-14 - Investment of fund.
Section 21-12-15 - New Mexico military institute; transfer of budget balances.
Section 21-12-16 - Public safety education; scholarships.
Section 21-12-17 - Corrections education; scholarships.
Section 21-12-18 - Luciano "Lucky" Varela opportunity scholarship created; purpose.
Section 21-12-19 - Program administration; criteria.
Section 21-12-20 - Luciano "Lucky" Varela opportunity scholarship fund.
Section 21-12-21 - New Mexico military institute; transfer of budget balances.