The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-03
THE BILL AS PASSED.
ACT PUTTING ALL STATE INSTI-
TUTIONS UNDER THE BOARD.
Sweeping Changes Made in the Gov
eminent of State INSTITUTIONAL
Measure Which Effects a Radical
Movement in All the State Insti-
tutions.

The following is the text of the board
bill introduced by Senator Smoot,
which passed the senate yesterday:
The government and control of the
Agricultural College of Utah, the Utah
school for the blind, the Utah state
school for the deaf and dumb, the Des-
eret Agricultural and Manufacturing
society, the state industrial school,
the state insane asylum, the state
prison and the University of Utah is
hereby vested in the board of control
of state institutions. The board shall
consist of nine members, not more
than five of whom shall belong to the
same political party. and the governor
shall be ex-officio member of the board.
As soon as practicable after the ap-
prevail of this act, the governor. by and
with the consent of the senate, shall
appoint the other eight members of the
board, two of whom shall be appointed
from Utah county, two from Salt Lake
county, two from Weber county and
two from Cache county. Four mem
bers shall be appointed to serve for
two years, and four members for four
years, as may be designated by the
SONcIilOI DIT the lliile Oh tn6lT appoint
ments. At the expiration of the terms
of the members first appointed, their
successors shall be appointed for the
term of four years.
The members of the board shall
qualify by taking the official oath of
office, and by giving bonds with suf-
ficient sureties to the state of Utah in
the penal sum of $500 each, condi-
toned for the faithful performance of
n I-
must be approved by and delivered to
the secretary of state.
A vacancy in the board may occur
by the expiration of a term, by DEATH
by lawful removal from office, by the
permanent departure of a member
thereof from the state, by his inca
pacity to act, or by his resignation.
Such vacancy, other than by the ex-
piration of a term, shall be filled by
the governor for the remainder of the
term, with the advice and consent of
the senate, if in session. If the senate
is not in session, the appointment
shall be made and shall continue until
the next regular session of the senate
Each member of the board shall hold
until his successor shall be appointed
and shall have qualified.
Each member of the board shall re-
ceive 81 a day and his or her actual
and necessary expenses while actually
in the performance of his
duties; the account for which shall be
verified by the oath of the member and
audited and approved by the state
board of examiners, and shall be paid
by the state treasurer on the warrant
Of the state auditor out of money in
the treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated.
The board shall appoint one of it's
secretary of the board, and
shall cause to be kept an accurate rec
ord of its proceedings and transactions 4
Which shall be open to inspection at /
he office of the board at all reasonable /
lines.
The board may adopt bylaws for its 4
government, and. from time to time, /
repeal or amend them; and it may
herein provide for general and spec /
al meetings of the board, and for the [
of its business to COM |
nittees. A quorum of the board shall |
consist of i've members. Between (
Meetings of the board, its full powers I
nay be exercised as to the ordinary
business of any state institution by an
Executive committee, which may be
appointed by the board for that pur-
)oSe. The board may make rules and
regulations for the government and
of each of the state in
titutions.
The board shall have charge of the
General interests of the state institu-
ions ard of the property. thereof, and
nay sue and be sued and contract and
e contracted with in behalf of any
tate institution. Where it is pro-
ided by law that a state institution
nay sue and be sued and contract and
e contracted with, in its corporate
anne, the board shall maintain actions
nd make contracts fer the benefit of
UGH institutions in it's corporate name.
The board shall have power to ap-
ONT and remove all officers and en-
loyees of any state institution, to
rescribe their duties and determine
heir compensation. The board shall
aquire a good and sufficient bond from
he treasurer of each institution. and
lay also require a bond from any
Their officer or employee of any state
lstitution, for the faithful perform
nee of his duties, which bonds shall
e filed with the secretary of state.
nd no officer or employee of any state
lstitution shall be appointed as a J
lember of said board.
This act shall take effect upon ap-
roval