Section 77-14-15 - Sale of animals before judgment; proceeds; liability of clerk. - New Mexico Statutes

77-14-15. [Sale of animals before judgment; proceeds; liability of clerk.]

In the event suit is filed and said animals are not replevined, and the justice of the peace [magistrate] is of the opinion that the cost of caring for said animals until final judgment, and [sic] will ascertain the value of said animals, he may sell the same as hereinafter provided, and after deducting from the proceeds of said sale all costs to date, he shall deposit the remainder thereof with the county clerk to be held by him to await final determination of said matter. The county clerk receiving any moneys under the provisions of this act [77-14-8 to 77-14-24 NMSA 1978] shall be liable on his official bond for the same.