N.M. Stat. § 6-11-4
[Officer not to receive compensation; misapplication of
funds; penalty; removal.]
No officer shall receive any compensation for the receipt, handling or disbursement
of said funds, and any officer who shall apply said funds to any other purpose than the
purpose mentioned in this article and in the acts of congress referred to, shall forfeit
treble the amount so misapplied and shall be immediately removed from office.