Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1871-02-18

Assembly; GA sum not exceeding
$500 for printing official reports and
other contingent exposes" can act
for the relief of the Territorial Libra
rian," approved Dec. 10Th, 1868, by
which 1.-THE Territorial Auditor IS "a
thorized to audit and issue warrant
in favor of the Territorial Librarian
for $76, being the amount paid for
freight expenses and other charges
upon books and other documents"
also ''to draw his warrant in favor of
the Territorial Librarian for $3.50, to
cover expenses Of fitting up shelving
for the library in the room it now oc-
cupies, and for removing the same and
fitting it up with increased dimensions
in The new room to which the Library
is about to be moved" Joint resolu-
ton approved Dec 10th, 1863, directs
chat the Territorial Treasurer shall
set apart from the Territorial funds
from time to time sufficient amount
of money to pay all the legal, current
and contingent expenses of the Terri
tory Of Arizona for the year ending
Dec. 1st, 1862" can act creating
the office of Attorney General" APP
proved Dec. 10Th, 1868, section de-
clares; 1.-The Attorney-General shall
receive an annual salary eff $4OO to be
paid quarterly by the Territorial
Treasurer On the warrant of the Terri
torial Auditor drawn for that purpose"
can act concerning the Territorial in
debtedness," approved Oct. 9TH, 1867,
section enacts that ''from the date
when this act shall take effect, the
salaries Of the Territorial Auditor and
the Territorial Treasurer shall be for
ca h 5000 per annum, Sc" Section 6
declares, 1.-The Auditor shall audit and
the Treasurer shall pay the salaries
allowed in the previous section, and
also all just charges by the several
counties for the keeping of Territorial
prisoners" can act to provide for
the expenses of Arizona Territory"
approved Oct. 30th, 1856, enacts by
section 1, that the Auditor of the Ter
ritory is hereby empowered to issue
Territorial warrants drawing upon the
Treasurer of the Territory in favor of
all persons to whom the Legislative
Assembly of the Territory may Direct"
section 2, that the Treasurer shall
pay out of any funds i'll his hands ap-
plicable to such use the amount stated
as due in The Auditors warrants, only
in the order in which they are drawn
according to priority of date" The
Legislative Assembly of the Territory
by chapter 20 of the Howell Code, en-
acts that the Board of Territorial Au-
ditors "shall have power and it shall
be their duty annually and on or be-
fore the first Monday of November in
each year, and at any other time in
Their discretion, to enter into a full
settlement and final adjustment with
every officer and agent Ct the Terrific
ry, of all debts, credits, claims and de-
mands of whatever description between
such officer or agent and this Terrific
ry," and also ''to examine, settle and
adj just all other lawful claims and de-
mands against this Territory which
may be presented by any other per-
son or persons, the settlement of which
is not otherwise provided for by law"
An act of the Legislature creating
the office of Territorial Auditor" ap-
proved Oct. 30th, 1866, confers the
powers and duties of the Board of Ter
ritorial Auditors" on the (that) officer.
The above statements embrace the
most material and important facts con-
tanned in the Auditor and Treasurer s
reports. In conclusion, the committee
report that they find the books of both
the Auditor and Treasurer well and
correctly kept, and vouchers in the
possession of the Treasurer for all the
money disbursed by him.
By order of the committee,
JOHN FL. PHILLIPS,
Cha irrman