Weekly journal-miner., 1921-02-16

to be retained, so as to eliminate al cx-officio members and provide for . small board appointed by the gov crnor, and (6) provide that the presi dent of the senate instead of the sec retary of state shall succeed the gov ernor ill office in case of the dis ability of the latter to hold office 1 The board of regents of the univer- sity may be retained as at present constituted, but should be taken out of the constitution, 1t will be neces- sary to set up two departments in addition to the eight departments es- abolished under the preceding plan. These will be:
 | l. Department of Law. | 2. Department of State. Briefly, the department of law will comprehend the work of the attorney 1 general, and the department of state | the work of the secretary of state minus the registration of motor ve- ] hicles The functions of the other constitutional officers and boards will be assigned to the other eight de partments, as will be explained later
 The accompanying chart, entitled Proposed Administrative Organiza- ton of the State of Arizona Requir5 ing Constitutional Changes" show, graphically the organization proposed under this plan.
 Department of Law
 The proposed department of law will include the work of the attorney generals office The head of this department will be the attorney gen eral appointed by the governor.
 Department of State
 The proposed department of state will exercise the powers and duties of the secretary of state as they re. late to elections, the keeping of rec ords and the custody of the state seal. It will not attend to the regis tration of motor vehicles.
 Bureau of the Treasury
 A bureau of the treasury will be added to the department of finance proposed under the other plan. Ii will have the custody and disbursc- ment of the states funds now vested in the office of the constitutional state treasurer. The head of this bureau will be the treasurer appoint ed by the governor or the director of finance, preferably by the latter.
 Bureau of Mines
 A bureau of mines will be added to the proposed department of labor and industry which will include tht 'work now performed .by the mine
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 Bureau of Public Utilities II A bureau of public utilities will also be added to the department ot labor and industry to take care ot the work of the corporation commis- sion, except the regulation of insur. anCe companies by the commission which will be under a separate bur. eau of the same department. The lcorporatlon commission, an elective board of three members, will be abolished.
 The Public Schools
 The administration of the public school system will be placed under 2 bureau in the department of educa- ton and registration The work O. this bureau will be directed by q com Ipetent and experienced superintcnd- ent appointed by the governor.
 If board of education is deemed necessary in connection with the pub | lie school administration, it should be composed of five or seven mem bers, appointed by the governor anC serving without compensation. This board would act in an advisory capacity.
 The constitutional board of clu~a- ton, composed partly of ex-or.; D members and partly of members ap- pointed by the governor, will be abolished.
 The state university may be either brought under the department of cd ucation and registration as bureau of that department or left outside the department as an independent entity of the state government just as 1t is at the present time. It would seem preferable, however, to have 1t definitely connected with the department of education and reg lstration. In any event, 1t should be placed under the control of a small board, the members of which are ap- pointed by the governor. The pres ent board of regents, being appoint ed by the governor with the consent of the senate, might be retained for this purpose.
 The Auditor
 It IS proposed to make thc auditor Independent of the governor and the administration by clecting him for the same term as that of the gover- nor, or by having him appointed by the legislature. While state auditors are as q general rule elected by the people, there are three statcs-Ncw Jersey, Tennessee and Virginia-in which they are chosen by the 1egis- laturc. Under either method of sc- lection the auditor would be in a position to act as an Independent check upon the collection and ex- penditure of money by the admins tration.
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