It shall be unlawful to transfer any moneys from the county road and bridge fund to any other county fund. The county treasurer shall be liable on his official bond for any such transfer or transfers.
History: Laws 1921, ch. 135, § 10; C.S. 1929, § 64-210; 1941 Comp., § 58-310; 1953 Comp., § 55-3-11; Laws 1973, ch. 258, § 145.
Money may not be legally transferred from the county road fund to other funds within the county operating budget. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-149.
Disposition of surplus legislative matter. — The disposition of any surplus in the county road fund, other than as provided in this chapter, is a matter for the legislature and it alone can authorize a different use than what is now permitted under the statute. 1952 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 52-5500.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Taxation for highway purposes as within constitutional provisions prohibiting legislature from imposing taxes for town, county, city or corporate purposes, or providing that legislature may invest power to levy such taxes in local authorities, 46 A.L.R. 609, 106 A.L.R. 906.
20 C.J.S. Counties §§ 193 to 203.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 4 - County Highways in General
Section 67-4-2 - [County commissioners succeed to powers and duties of county road superintendents.]
Section 67-4-3 - [County road superintendent; employment; powers.]
Section 67-4-4 - County road contracts with state transportation commission.
Section 67-4-5 - [Road districts; establishment; road supervisor; appointment; powers.]
Section 67-4-6 - [Disbursements from road and bridge fund; county road superintendent's plan.]
Section 67-4-7 - Disbursements from road fund; state transportation commission plan.
Section 67-4-8 - [Disbursements from road and bridge fund; road supervisor's plan.]
Section 67-4-10 - Budget contents; limitations.
Section 67-4-12 - Rights of way; road location changes.
Section 67-4-13 - Road maintenance; insufficiency of state funds.
Section 67-4-15 - [Violation of 67-4-3 to 67-4-16 NMSA 1978; penalty; disposition of fines.]
Section 67-4-16 - [Misuse of funds and other violations; liability on bond; removal from office.]
Section 67-4-17 - [Cooperative agreements with federal government.]
Section 67-4-18 - [Portion of proceeds of tax levies paid to municipalities.]
Section 67-4-19 - [Municipal "street paving and improvement fund"; purposes for which used.]
Section 67-4-20 - Local county roads; assessment for maintenance; lien.
Section 67-4-21 - County lien; filing; contents; interest.
Section 67-4-22 - Effect of filing notice of lien.