It shall be prohibited to elect or appoint as mayordomo of acequias or public road supervisor all persons of ill-health, of a notable malady, or who are demented or of unsound mind or who are lame either in one leg or both or one arm or both, and furthermore all persons who are exempted by law from paying road taxes. History: Laws 1891, ch. 90, § 1; C.L. 1897, § 50; Code 1915, § 5747; C.S. 1929, § 151-417; 1941 Comp., § 77-1416; 1953 Comp., § 75-14-16. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For elections in certain counties, see 73-3-3 NMSA 1978. Compiler's notes. — The office of road supervisor was abolished by Laws 1912, ch. 54, § 9, and the latest law levying a road tax was repealed by Laws 1927, ch. 44, § 1. The present position of road supervisor, provided for in 67-4-5 NMSA 1978, was created by Laws 1921, ch. 135, § 3.
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