Arizona citizen., 1873-03-08

| deemed necessary.
 Sec. I3. The board of supervisors shall
 have power to establish by name, or num- | Der, election precincts within their respec-
 tive counties whenever: lst. A territory
 shall contain twenty or more legal voters l living in proximity to each other, and at a
 distance of more than six mi es from any
 other precinct established by law. 2d. | When application shall be made to such board by eight or more of such legal voters 1 to hav9 such election precinct established. ! Sec. IA. Whenever the requirements of | he preceding section shall have been com l piled with, the board may grant the appli-
 cation and establish such election precinct.
 Sec. l5. Every precinct thus established i shall remain until altered or discontinued
 by said board, and at each general elec-
 tion held therein, after such precinct shall
 be established, the qualified electors
 thereof may elect one justice of the peace and one constable for such precinct.
 Sec. 16. No election precinct shall be
 for any purpose whatever, nor shall they
 have or exercise any powers except such as are expressly given by law.
 Sec. 17. The board of supervisors may require any officer whose salary or com-
 
 report under oath to them on any subject or matter connected with the duties of his office, and may require such officers to give such bonds or further additional bonds as shall be reasonable or necessary for the faithful performance of their respective du- ties; and any such officer who shall neg lecu or refuse to make such report, or to | give such bond within ten days after being so required, may be removed from office by | such board, and the office declared vacant and such board may fill such vacancy for the unexpired portion of the time for which | such officer was elected or appointed: pro- | vided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the office of probate judge.
 Sec. IS. Whenever any member of said board of supervisors is pecuniariy inter ested in any question before them, the pro- bate judge shall act as member of such board. and for such purpose shall possess all the powers and be subject to all the liabilities of any member of said board.
 Sec. 19. The board of supervisors hall act as board of equalization in their re- spective counties.
 Sec. 20. The board of supervisors shall also act as a board of canvassers and de- clare the election returns and cause cer- tifcae of election to be given by the clerk to any person whom they shall find to have been legally elected to any county, town-- ship or precinct office within the county: provided that the probate judge shall can vass the election returns a. to supervisors, and shall cause the clerk to give to each person elected to the office of supervisor a certificate of election.
 Sec. 2l. The said board may authorize the sheriff of the proper county to offer reward not exceeding five hundred dollars
 in any one case, for the apprehension of any person convicted or charged with the commission of d crime, and who is at large.
 Sec. g All expenses incurred by any of said boards under the, provisions of ilis act shall be chargeable to the proper county, aud shall be audited and paid the same as other clain against the county.
 Sec. g. All vacancies in county and | township offices, except that of probate judge, shai be filled by appointme of some suitable persCn to fill such office, by the board Of supervisors, such persons so appointed to hold office until the next sue ceeding election, or until their successors are elected and qualified.
 Sec. 24. A copy of any proceedings re- qulred by law 10 De Hleu UT recorueu oy the clerk of said board of supervisors, duly certified by such clerk shall be deemed and taken to be prima facie evidence of the con tents thereof, in all courts and places with- in this Territory.
 Sec. 25. Each member of said board shall be allowed compensation of five dol lal per day for his services while in actual : attendance at the sittings of said board upon the business of the county, and twenty cents per mile for each mile travelled in going to and returning from he place of such meeting, to be audited and paid by the county: provided the total per diem of each supervisor shall not exceed the sum of . two hundred and twenty-five dollars for :, any one year, and that no mileage shall be allowed or paid except for travelling to and |. from regular quarterly meetings of the board.
 See. 26. The said board of supervisors shall not audit and allow their own &C., r counts, but the same shall be audited and l allowed by the probate judge of their re- pective counties.
 Sec. 27. Nothing herein contained shall 7 lbrdge the powers and duties of any board if supervisors, or any member thereof V hich they may possess under any other aw of this Territory and not provided for | n this act. Sec. 2S. All persons elected to the office n f supervisor of any county of this Terr- z ory, shall take the oath of office within ten F avs before their term of office shall eom- v lence, and any person appointed to such flee shall take such oath within ten days fter they receive notice of their appoint =