Before entering upon the duties of his office the state engineer shall take the oath as prescribed by law for state officials. He shall file with the secretary of the state, a bond, in the penal sum of ten thousand ($10,000) dollars, to be approved by the attorney general, and conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties and for delivery to his successor of all property belonging to the public then in his possession or control.
History: Laws 1907, ch. 49, § 6; Code 1915, § 5659; C.S. 1929, § 151-106; 1941 Comp., § 77-203; 1953 Comp., § 75-2-3.
Cross references. — For oath of office, see N.M. Const., art. XX, § 1.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 63A Am. Jur. 2d Public Officers and Employees §§ 131, 132.
Constitutional, statutory or charter provision as to time of taking oath of office and giving official bond as mandatory or directory, 158 A.L.R. 639.
Validity of governmental requirement of oath of allegiance or loyalty, 18 A.L.R.2d 268.
81A C.J.S. States § 91.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 72-2-1 - Appointment; removal; qualifications; duties; office; private practice prohibited.
Section 72-2-2 - Assistants; salary.
Section 72-2-3 - [Oath of office; bond.]
Section 72-2-4 - Payment of accounts.
Section 72-2-5 - Annual report.
Section 72-2-6 - Fees; amount; disposition.
Section 72-2-7 - [Records to be public; certified copies as evidence.]
Section 72-2-9 - [Supervising apportionment of waters.]
Section 72-2-9.1 - Priority administration; expedited water marketing and leasing; state engineer.
Section 72-2-9.2 - Office of the state engineer; devices to measure river water.
Section 72-2-10 - [Legal advisers; duties.]
Section 72-2-11 - [Board of water commissioners abolished; pending appeals.]
Section 72-2-12 - Hearing examiners.
Section 72-2-13 - Depositions, written interrogatories and administrative conferences.
Section 72-2-14 - Subpoena power.
Section 72-2-16 - Hearings required before appeal.
Section 72-2-17 - Hearing; notice; conduct; record.
Section 72-2-18 - State engineer; enforcement; compliance orders; penalty.
Section 72-2-19 - Advanced mapping fund; created.
Section 72-2-20 - Notice of applications; online posting; notice by publication; objections.