All appointments made in conflict with the preceding section [73-2-16 NMSA 1978] are hereby declared void and of no effect. History: Laws 1891, ch. 90, § 2; C.L. 1897, § 51; Code 1915, § 5748; C.S. 1929, § 151- 418; 1941 Comp., § 77-1417; 1953 Comp., § 75-14-17.