Land Surveyors 

New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 4 > Article 42 > § 4-42-6 - Interference with surveyor; penalty; damages

If any county surveyor shall be molested or prevented from doing or performing any of his official duties by means of threats or improper interference of any person or persons, such surveyor shall call on the sheriff, constable or other peace officer of the county, who shall accompany him and afford him all necessary protection against any person or persons thus threatening or improperly interfering with any county surveyor while performing his official duties; such person or persons so offending shall, on conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction, be fined in a sum not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor exceeding one hundred dollars ($100), and moreover be liable for all damages caused to any person by the hindrance of the surveyor, and also for all the expenses that may accrue in consequence of the attendance of the sheriff or officer and the delay of the surveyor.

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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 4 > Article 42 - County Surveyor

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