Any person who shall enter upon or attempt to execute any official duty as sheriff or as ex-officio collector, without having first executed and filed his official bond and oath of office as above required, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in the district court, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding three hundred dollars [($300)], in the discretion of the court. History: Laws 1876, ch. 16, § 5; C.L. 1884, § 386; C.L. 1897, § 724; Code 1915, § 1250; C.S. 1929, § 33-4406; 1941 Comp., § 15-3806; 1953 Comp., § 15-40-6. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — The words 'or as ex-officio collector' appear to be obsolete in view of 4-43-3 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For oath required of officers, see N.M. Const., art. XX, § 1. For oath and bond of county officers, see 10-1-13 NMSA 1978. For bonds of public officers, see 10-2-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
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