Arizona citizen., 1873-03-08
Law Governing Boards of Supervi-
 sOrs in Arizona Territory.

hA uSt pieSCiiofhS tne powers aaN dUItt!
 Of the boards of supervisors in the sev- eral counties of this Territory. Be it enacted by the legislative assembly , of the Territory of Ariz%na:
 Section l. There shall be in each of the
 counties of this Territory hoardof super
 vi<ors to consist of three mean bers who
 shall be elected in the same mauner as
 other county officers, and to possess such
 qualifications and have such powers as
 hereinafter given.
 See. 7. Said supervisors shall be quail
 fed electors of their respective counties
 and shall be elected at general "'-ction ;
 they shall enter upon their duu> n the
 first day of January subsequent to their e.ection. One member of such board to hold office for the period ef four years, and 1 two members to hold office for the period
 oi two years or until their successors are
 elected and qualified; and no county or
 township officer shall be eligible to the office of supervisor. The si pervisors now
 in office in each coun'y of the Territory, shall at ther regular meeting in April A . 1 D. 1873, decide by lot their respective
 terms of office, one holding for the term Of ! four years and two holding for the term of i two years; the term of once of each coiu- mencing on the first day of January A. b. l 1875. And hereafter at each general elec- ! tion, two supervi- ors shall be elected who shall hold their office, one for the term of four years and one for the term of two
 years; the two supervisors having the shortest term to serve shall decide by lot
 which one of them shall be chairman of
 the board. The two members of the board hereafter elected at each general election, I,n La E,-t {, .l board after their qualification as such supervisors, decide by lot which of the two shall hold for four years and which for two years, and the member holding over shall be chairman of the board and the county recorder shall be clerk of the boaid.
 Sec. 3. The regular mee ings of the board of supervisors shall be held at the county seat of their respective counties on the first Monday of January, April, July and October of each year. and shall con- the business before them is disposed of The board shall also meet on the second Monday after each general election to canvass election returns.
 Sec. i. If at any time after the final adjournment of q regular meeting, the busine. of the county shall require meeting of the board. |. special meeting of the same may be called by majority of the beard. The call shall be entered on the rtcords Of the board, and the clerk shall give at least three days notice of such special meeting to any member of the board not joining in the call the call shaI! specify the business to be performed and no other shall be transacted at such spe- cial meeting.
 Sec. 5. A majority of the board shall form a quorum for the transaction f busi- ness and all sessions of the board shall be public. The clerk shall keep full and complete record of all the proceedings of the board, and all their pr oceedings shall be entered upon the records, and the vcte of each member on every question where there is a division shall be entered upon the | record. The record of the proceeding $ shall De signed by the chairman and clerk of the | board
 Sec 6. The county recorders of the several counties in thus Territory shall re- cei,e the following annual salary, to be paid quarterly out of the general fund of | the county. for their services as clerks of | the Loard of supervisors of their county, to-wit: The county recorder of Pima county, four hundred dollars the county recorder of Yavapai county, the sum of 1 four hundred dollars the county recorder of Yuma county, the sum of four hundred dollars the county recorder of Maricopa the sum of UT hundred dollars { he county recorder of Mohave county, the sum of four hundred dollars; and no other fees or compensation shall be allowed for any service connected with the services rerde, ed as such clerk of the board of supervisors.
 Sec. '. The records, books and accounts If the board shall be kept at the office of the county recorder of each county, and in his care, and shall at all times be open to public inspection free of charge.
 Sec. g. The board of supervisors shall have power and jurisdiction in their re- spective counties: Is. To make orders respecting the property of the county in conformity with any law of this Territory and to take care of and preserve such property. 2d. To examine, settle and all low all accounts legally charge a ble against the county, and to levy for the purposes prescribed by law such amount of taxts on the assessed value of real and personal property in the county as may be authorized by law. Sd. To examine and audit the accounts of all officers having the care, collection or disbursement of any money belonging to the county, or ap.. Dropriated by law or otherwise for its use md benefit. 4th. To lay out, construct i md manage public roads, turnpikes, ferries md bridges within the county, in all cases ghele the law does not otherwise provide, md to make such orders as may be neces- { iary and requisite to carry their control i and management in 60 effect 5th To take |