A. The board of trustees shall elect from its membership a chairman and secretary- treasurer.

B. Each member of the board of trustees shall receive no compensation for the performance of his duties, but shall be paid per diem and mileage for attendance at meetings of the board as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act N.M. Stat. Ann. § 10-8-1 to 10-8-8.

C. Each member of the board of trustees shall furnish a corporate surety bond in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the faithful performance of his duties and the accounting for all funds which shall come into his possession. Such bond shall run to the benefit of the special hospital district.

D. All authorizations for the payment or expenditure of money in the possession of the special hospital district shall be signed by the chairman and the secretary-treasurer.