Opinion No. 14-1301
August 20, 1914
TO: Prof. Geo. E. Ladd, State College, New Mexico.
AGRICULTURAL AGENT.
County commissioners may co-operate with agricultural college in employment of an agricultural agent for the benefit of the county.
OPINION
{*158} Your telegram of the 17th instant was delivered to me at my house just before I left for Albuquerque, and has been unintentionally neglected until now after my return from that place last night.
I am of opinion that under the very broad general power conferred upon county commissioners by the fifth sub-division of Section 664 of the Compiled Laws of 1897
"To represent the county and have the care of the county property and the management of the interest of the county in all cases where no other provision is made by law,"
a county board could co-operate with you in the employment of an agricultural agent for the benefit of the county.
As to whether in any particular case the board ought, as a matter of business policy, so to co-operate is a practical question as to which, of course, it must be understood that I express no opinion.