Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1864-1869, 1865-02-11
Number 35.

responsibility from the loss or destruction
Of their vouchers prior to filing the same
with the Territorial treasurer.
/ 81, The board Of Territorial commi,.
sionerS, or any member ofsaid board, NAV
draw on the treasurer Of the TerritorT.
and from the Indian war fund, drafts for
the payment Of ranger corps not formed
under the provisions Of tho act authOris.
ing the raising Of rangers, when in their
sound discretion the exigeucies Of the
times may have required the services Of
such body Of mon, and affidavit of the
leader of such party or corps may be ta-
ken us voucher for the same, in the
same manner as the af6davits Of the cap
tains Of the regular ranger corps; Proyid-
ed, that this section bo net construed 10
compel such board, contrary to their con-
yictions as to the justness and correctness
of the same, to receive the al6davits Of
any and every loader Of irregular parties
engaged in the war against tho Apache In
hdians.
8 5. That tho board Of Territorial com.
missioncrs be and are hereby authorized
n the disbursement Of tho Indian war
fund TO the different ranger corps to nav
such amounts in GOLD rs may in their
sound discretion seem advisable and pro.
per for the services rendered, making such
provisions for said disbursement, and for
such class of services, as may in their op.
iniOn ccnduce to the greatest benefit Of
the Territory.
4 Q, Eoch commissioner appointed by
this act shall enter into bonds to the Ter
ritory Of Arizona, with three or more suf-
iciCnt sureties, to be approved of by tho
Judges of Probate where they sOyerallv
reside, in the penal sum Of forty thousand
dollars, for the faithful performance Of
their duties, and shall hold their Office for
the period Of three years unless sooner re-
moved by death, resignation or for NAL
fcasance in Office.
8 10. The board Of Territorial commits.
sionors shall be allowed all the necessary
expenses in printing and negotiating tho
sale of the bonds Of the Indian war loan,
on their accounts being approved and au-
dited by the board Of Territorial auditorT,
and draft drawn on the Territorial treat
urcr for the payment Of tho same, By said
board Of Territorial auditors; said sums
so audited and allowed shalt be paid out
Of tho funds Of said loan, ard the amount
50 allowed shall not exceed ono thousand
dollars for each commissioner.
8 II, John n. Goodwin, King S. Wool
soy, and John e. Capron are hereby ap-
pointed board Of Territorial commits
sioners, to hold their Office for period Of
three years from tho passage Of this act,
or until their successors are elected by tho
Legislative Assembly Of the Territory;
that the terms Of the commissioners men
toned in this section shall be divided into
three periods Of one, two, and three years,
and after the adjournment Of the present
session of tue Legislative Assembly they
shall meet and elect by lot tho term Of
service of each, 50 that the time Of service
of one shall expire in one year, another in
two years, and the third in three years.
: II. The faith and credit Of the Terri.
tory, and all the public lands which may
be granted to tho Territory by Congress,
not heretofore otherwise appropriated, and
all public monies, and all Territorial min
ing claims, as provided for in section Sc
Of chapter so Of the code, entitled, OF tho
/ registry and government of mines and
, IMMORAL deposits, are hereby pledged tC
: pay the interest puctually y and redeem thu
| principal Of said loan.
, 4 IS. This not shall take cIrcCt and BE-
! in force from and after its passage.