The Arizona sentinel., 1895-03-30
AN ACE.
To Create a Territorial Board of Control for the Charitable, Penal and Reform
 atory Institutions, and making
 o, A,,p-o,r;a t;o,, Tberefor

an Appropriation Therefor. ;. Be it Enacted by the Legislative As
 sembly of the Territory of Ari-
 zona:
 Sec. 1. All Boards of Commission for the Insane Asylum, the Territorial Prison and the Reform School are here abolished, and shall go out of office and cease to discharge their re- spective duties on and after the pas sage of this Act.
 Sec. 2. On and after the passage of this Act the governor and auditor of the Territory and one citizen who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Council, and who shall hold his office for four years and shall be ex-officio secretary, shall constitute a Board ot Control who shall have full charge of
 
 all charitable, penal and reformatory institutions that now exist in the Ter ritory or that may hereafter be created. Not more than two members of said Board shall belong to the same polit- ical party except the person so ap- pointed by the governor under the provisions os this Act other than the auditor shall be allowed to serve the full term for which he is appointed.
 Sec. 3. Said Board shall formu- late rules for the governing of sad institutions and sGah purchase all supplies for the same, and all pur. chases exceeding one hundred dollars in amount shall be advertised for and let to the lowest responsible bidder, provided that in cases of emergency private purchases may be made not exceeding in amount one hundred dol f'
 lars for any one institution.
 Sec. 4. The governor shall be all lowed no compensation for any ser- vices rendered as a member of the Board of Control except mileage and other necessary travelling expenses in cured in the discharge of his duty as member of said Board. The other member of said Board provided for in this Act shall receive a salary of two thousand dollars per annum and neceS sary travelling expenses incurred In the discharge of his duties, to be paid quarterly out of the treasury, and he shall devote his whole time to the discharge of the duties devolved upon him by this Act. All bilIs fol salary, clerk-hire and expenses shal be paid quarterly, and it is hereby made the duty of the auditor to audi said claims and draw a warrant on th, treasury for the same.
 Sec. 5. The auditor shall hereafteI receive a salary of two thousand dol lars per annum and necessary travel ing expenses while in the discharge o his duties, which shall be in full fol his services as auditor and member o the Board of Control.
 Sec. 6. Said Board shall be pro vided with an office at the capital O the Territory and shall hold therea regular meetings at least once in eacl month tor the transaction of business and shall be furnished with all neces- sary furniture and stationery, and al necessary blank books for the prope discharge of their duties. Said BoarC shall make full and detailed repor the expenses of each separate institu tion to the Governor, on or before tn 3lst day of December in each year who shall lay the sane before the legislature at its next session, together with an approximate estimate of tn cost of maintaining each SC Jarat t institution for the then ensuing tw years, Said Board shall also have tn power to expend a sum not exceedin one thousand dollars per annum fo clerk hire and stationery.
 Sec. z, All accounts for clerk hire , salary and disbursements, provide for in this Act, shall be rendered unde oath, and audited and allowed by tn Board, and paid on an order Of th Auditor, drawn on the Treasurer 8 the end of each quarter.
 Sec. 8. All powers and duties no devolved on any of the various Board for the government of the Insan Asylum, Territorial Prison and Reforl School, or required to be performed b them under existing laws, is hereb conferred upon the Board of Contr, : created by this Act, and tits hereb s made the duty of the Board of 'Gontr created by this Act, to perform a e dntIes required of said Boards l