Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-12
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the members of this board are allowed
compensation
Special qualifications are required Of
some of the cabinet members. Neither
the commissioner of commerce nor any
director in his department can be the
owner or financially interested, d.
rectly or indirectly, in any banking OF
insurance corporation; the commission
er of commerce must at least have had
five years experience in banking, or
served for like period in the banking
department Of another state. The di-
rector of insurance must have had ex-
perience in the insurance business the
same length Of time. Neither the COM
missioner nor any other executive or
administrative officer in the depart
ment of law enforcement can hold Ii
cense or certificate to exercise or prac-
tice any of the professions, trades or
occupations regulated or licensed by
the department. The commissioner of
public investments must have had ut
least five years practical experience in
the banking or investment business
The public health adviser must hold a
certificate to practice medicine and
surgery. The director Of highways must
be .civil engineer of at least five
years experience in road building. The
director of water resources must be a
hydraulic engineer with not less than
five years. experience in the. practice
of irrigation engineering. All are re-
quired to furnish bond. They must
make their headquarters at the states
capital.
COOPERATE AND COORDINATE.
1.-The governor shall devise a practi-
cal and working basis for corporation
and coordination of work, eliminating
duplication and overlapping functions"
says section % Of the law. "All de-
partments shall, SO far as practicable.
cooperate with each other in the en-
ployment of services and the use of
quarters and equipment. The commits
sioner of any department may empow-
err or require as employee of another de-
partment, subject to the consent of the
superior officer of the employee, to per-
form any duty which he might re-
quire of his own subordinates."
The present powers and duties of ex-
listing boards and departments shall
be vested in, and shall be exercised by
the department" to which they are
transferred.
The powers and duties OF the nine
cabinet departments as summarized
from the act are as follows:
POWERS AND DUTIES.
Department Of agriculture-Powers
and duties vested in the state board
of agriculture, director Of farm mar
kets. board of horticultural inspection,
horticultural inspector, bee inspector.
state livestock sanitary board and vet
erinarian, recorder of brands. sealer
of weights and measures. In addition
1t is empowered to promote the interest
of agriculture to collect any public
statistics, to maintain an exhibit at the
state capitol, to promote the organiza-
ton of farmers institutes, horticultural
societies, fairs, ETC., to establish STAN
dards for farm produce and it's dis
tribution, to maintain market news
service, to cooperate with the federal
government and extension department,
to help improve country life, to make
for the success of homeseekers. to in
vestigate fraud In connection with false
vestigate advertisements relating there
to, to receive applications for farm
help, to destroy crop pests. to inspect
all orchards. to prevent spreading Of
contagious, diseases among bees. and
livestock.
Department Of commerce and indus
try-To exercise the rights, duties and
powers Of the banking department and
bank commissioner. the state insurance
department and insurance manager and
commissioner. the board of appeals, to
execute the laws relating to banks and
banking. to administer the state indus
trial insurance fund.
Department of finance-To exercise
the rights and duties of the state ex-
aminer. and his deputies. state deposit
tory board. to prescribe forms for
vouchers. for financial statements Of
departments and to examine their ac-
counts, to prescribe and install q uni
form system Of accounting. bookkeep-
ing, inspect securities. to keep an in
ventory of all chattel property, to in
vestigate at least every SIX months all
bonds and securities. to fix the maxi
mum depository limit Of each state de-
pository. to supervise the deposit Of