Any mayordomo who through negligence or any other cause whatsoever, except sickness, shall fail to comply, with the duties imposed upon him, by the three preceding sections [73-2-43 through 73-2-45], upon conviction before the justice of the peace [magistrate court] of the precinct, shall be fined in a sum not less than twenty-five [($25.00)] nor more than fifty dollars [($50.00)].
History: Laws 1897, ch. 59, § 4; C.L. 1897, § 49; Code 1915, § 5775; C.S. 1929, § 151-445; 1941 Comp., § 77-1442; 1953 Comp., § 75-14-43.
ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Section 35-1-38 NMSA 1978 abolished the office of justice of the peace, transferred the jurisdiction, powers and duties of said justices to the magistrate court and provided that all statutory references to "justice of the peace" shall be construed to refer to the magistrate court.
Mayordomo may be proceeded against for failure to perform his duty. Before entering upon his duties, he must take an oath that he will faithfully discharge them. 1914 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 14-1258.