It shall be unlawful to deface, disfigure, destroy or otherwise in any manner interfere with any such index board, whether same be placed by public authority or by any citizen of the state. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than five dollars [($5.00)] nor more than twenty-five dollars [($25.00)], and in default of payment thereof shall be imprisoned for not less than five nor more than twenty-five days.
History: Laws 1912, ch. 30, § 4; Code 1915, § 2706; C.S. 1929, § 64-1504; 1941 Comp., § 58-707; 1953 Comp., § 55-7-7.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For penalties for unlawful use of highways, see 67-7-10 NMSA 1978.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler; it was not enacted by the legislature and is not a part of the law.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 40 Am. Jur. 2d Highways, Streets and Bridges §§ 604, 605.