Graham guardian., 1917-04-20
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

| oArrOnbs Ehhi6oENH,
April 2. 1917.
The board Of supervisors met in
regular session at 900 o'clock a.
m. the following members being
present:
Frank A. Webster, Chairman:
James Quinn, Member; J. X. Welker,
Member; Martin Layton, Clerk; W
r. Chambers. County Attorney.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing held March 5, 1917. were read
and approved, after which the board
proceeded with the regular routine
of business.
The notary bonds of Bessie Wind
ham and Cleveland Curtis, in the
penal sum of $1,OO0.0O each, were
approved by the chairman of the
board.
Francisco Rameiz, Juan TrujilIa
and Wanna Martinez appeared be
fore the board and requested that
they be- allowed an INDECENT allow
ance. The board, after duly con
sidering the same, by motion. duiy
put and carried, granted them an
allowance Of $500 each, the same
to be paid monthly and to be effec
tive from date.
w. W. Pace appeared before the
board and requested that they in
crease the INDECENT allowance of
Miguel Gonzales. The board. after
duly considering the said request.
by motion, duly put and carried.
increased the said allowance from
$3.50 to $1,000 per month.
On information had by the board,
and on motion, duly put and car.
ried, the INDECENT allowance of Mrs.
H. C. Waddell was discontinued,
the same to take effect on the lst
day of May. 1917.
By motion. dulv put and carried,
the board increased the monthly al
lowance of Roland Ruiz, from 81 so
to $40 90 per month, on account of
the former allowance of $3.50 being
insufficient to support the said
Roland Ruiz.
In pursuance of and in compi.
ance with the official opinions of
Attorney General Wiley E Jones
and County Attorney w, R
Chambers. in regard to the arrang.
ing of the salaries of the county Of
ficials of Graham County, the board,
by motion, duly put and carried,
adopted the following resolution:
Be IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF GRAHAM COUNTY,
ARIZONA, In regular session this I'd
day of April. A. d 1917, that,
whereas, it appears that the Consti-
tuition of the State Of Arizona, Sec
tion 3. of Article IL thereof, creates
among others, the following Offices.
to-wit:
Recorder, Treasurer. School Su.
perintendent, County Attorney, AS
SCISSOR. and three Supervisors, and
that, whereas, the Supreme Court
of the State of Arizona has recent
ly declared the County Cassifica.
ton Law of 1912 unconstitutional
and that the salaries of said officers
may not now be fixed by law:
THEREFORE, Be 1T RESOLVED, That
the salaries Of said officers he and
they are hereby fixed by this Board
of Supervisors until such time as
the county classification and salary
law of 1917 shall certainly go into
effect, as to all officers, as follows,
to-wit:
The recorder shall receive salary
of 81 10000 per annum and shall he
allowed deputy. who shall be paid
salary of SC 100 per annum.
The treasurer and ex officio tax
collector shall be allowed salary
Of 81 500 90 per annum.
The county attorney shall be al
lowed salary of $1,000 90 per
annum, necessary expenses provided
by law and $43 33 per month for
stenographer.
The county superintendent of
schools shall be allowed a salary of
81 10000 per annum and $500 90
per annum for necessary travelling
expenses.
The County Assessor shall be al
lowed a salary of S1.5OO.OO per
annum. and $4,000 for necessary
travelling expenses. and such de.
puties as the board may from time
to time allow.
The chairman of the board of
supervisors shall be allowed a salary
of 5000 90 per annum.
Members of the board of super
visors shall each be allowed a salary
of 500. 90 per annum.
The clerk of the board of super
visors shall be allowed a salary of
$l25 90 per month under the 1917
County Classification Law.
The salary of the road overseer,
by and with the consent
of the board of supervisors, shall be
So so per day for each day actually
employed in work on the county
roads.
The adoption of the above resolu-
ton was moved by Supervisor James
Quinn, seconded by Supervisor j
r Walker and corr;od tb;, oJ Ioy