The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-14
perform other duties as prescribed by
law.
His bond is fixed at $4,000; his salary
at $500
EXAMINING BOARD.

Senate bill No. rs, by Allison-To
carry into effect section IS of article s
of the constitution and providing for
the organization of the state board of
examiners, prescribing the duties and
powers of said board, the rules and
regulations under which its business
shall be transacted, fixing the times
and place of its meetings and provid-
ing for appeals from its decisions.
The bill provides that the governor,
the secretary of state and the attorney
general shall constitute the state board
of examiners, who shall have power to
examine all claims against the state
except salaries or compensation fixed
by law. The legislature shall mot pass
on any such claim unless it first be
considered by the board of examiners.
The board must meet on the third
Monday of each month, and at any
other time called by the president. The
governor shall be president and the
secretary Of state the secretary of the
board. The president may issue sub
poenas and compel the attendance of
witnesses. Claims against the state
must be filed with the board in order
of presentation. and the board shall al
low or reject the same, but shall not
postpone action over one month. The
reasons for rejecting claim must be
stated In writing and filed with the
records of the board. If no
appropriation has been made or
an appropriation has been exhausted,
the board may audit a claim and
transmit it to the Legislature. Claims
not provided for by law should be
filed two months before the legislature
meets Such claims must be consld-
cred at a meeting on the first Monday
in November preceding the conVentng
of the legislature and from time to
time until the work is completed.
No member of the board shall sit on
a claim in which he is interested
The state auditor must not draw his
warrant for any claim not approved by
the board. In case the auditor d1sre-
CARDS the action of the board, the lat
ter must notify the treasurer not to
pay the warrant. The treasurer shall
suspend action until further orders
from the board or the legislature.
The board shall as often as 1t may
deem necessary examine the books of
the state auditor and state treasurer
and count the money in the treasury
Once each month the board shall file
and publish in some newspaper at the
capital statement showing the
amount of money in the state treasury
The governor the secretary of state
and the attorney general are conSti-
tuted a state furnishing board who
shall contract for all supplies for all
departments of the state government,
hire all offices and furnish the same
and keep such in repair. An inVen-
tory of all supplies must be taken each
year. Before contract is let the
board must advertise in two daily
papers printed in the state, one of
which must be published at the CAPT
tai, for twenty days for sealed pro
posalS to furnish any and all supplies
All contracts must then be let to the
lowest responsible bidder Each bid
must be accompanied by a bond with
two or more sureties in a sum not less
than twice the amount of the value
of the articles to be supplied. All
contracts made by the board must be
approved by the governor and state
treasurer
AT least one month before the legis-
lature meets the board must advertise
for furnishing or repairing legislative
halls and report the result to the leg
islature, with an inventory of furniture
on hand. These halls and other offices
may be hired without advertising.
SETTLEMENT OF ESTATES.
Senate bill II, by Warrun1, an act to
provide for the settlement of estates
of deceased persons
The bill provides that wills must be
proved and letters testamentary or ad-
ministration granted in any county
of this state h
First-where at death decedent was
a resident.
Second-Where not being a resident
decedent leaves assets.
Third-Where dying outside the state
he leaves assets in the state
Fourth-Where dying outside the
state and leaving no property in the
state such property shall afterwards
come into the state.
Fifth-Where dying outside the state
he shall leave property in several coun-
ties the application made first shall be
granted.
Every custodian of will shall with
in thirty days after information of the
death of the maker deliver the same
to the clerk of the county where let
ters are to be granted
Any executor, deVisee or 1egatee, or
other person interested in the estate.
may at any time petition the court to
have the will proved, whether the same
be in his possession or not, is lost or
destroyed or beyond the jurisdiction
of the state.
Petitions filed shall show
The jurisdictional facts.
Consent or refusal of executor named
Names, ages and residence of heirs
and devisees as far as known.
Probate value and character of prop
erty.
Name of person to whom letters tes-
tamentary are prayed.
Any person failing to petition within
thirty days after receiving information
Of the death of testator whose will
he holds shall be deemed to have for
feited his rights and the public adj
shall have charge unless
good cause for delay is shown to the
of the court.
Citations may be issued TO compel
production of bills.
Contests shall be made by filing writ
ten statements and tried according to
he code of civil procedure and the tes-
.imony reduced to writing and filed
With the clerk.
When a will has been lost or de-
5troyed, the court must take proof of
is execution and validity, and no will
shall be established unless proof of its
existence at the time of death or its
fraudulent destruction In the lifetime
S made.
Nuncupatfve wills may be admitted If
'educed to writing within thirty days
after death.
Geographic wills may be proved in
he same manner as other writings.
No person is competent to serve as
executor who at the time the will is
is
Under q years.
Convicted of any infamous crime.
Adjudged incompetent by reason of
innprovidence, lack of un-
or want of integrity.
No married woman shall serve with