ment of a session.
The governor is given no pow
er of appointment even to fill a
vacancy in that office except
that when such vacancy occurs
when the legislature is not in
session, the governor and the
remaining two members of the
board of control shall, by a ma
jority of the three, appoint a
person to fill the vacancy, and
such appointee shall serve until
the person chosen by the legis
lature or elected by popular vote
is qualified.
Very extensive powers are
conferred upon the comptroller
by the terms of the bill. He is
to audit all claims against the
payment of claims against the
Territory and draw warrants for
payment of claims found to be
just and true. lie is to be regis
ter of vital statistics and dis
charge all duties now devolving
upon the Secretary of the Terri
tory in respect thereto, under
certain specified Territorial en
actments, and the secretary is
required to transfer the records
of his office as such registrar to
the office of the comptroller.
The comptroller is also to be re
quired to perform the duties now
devolving upon the secretary of
the Territory under laws of the
legislature relative to elections
and all records appertaining
thereto are transferred to the
comptroller. Various other du
ties now devolving upon the se
cretary of the Territory or the
Territory or the governor under
enactments of the legislature or
laws of Congress are transfer
red to the comptroller, includ
ing the appointment of notaries
public. The comptroller is to be
empowered to appoint members
of the board of children’s guard
ians, pharmacy board, board of
medical examiners, commission
er and assistant commissioner of
health, board of dental examin
ers, and perform all functions
now required of the governor re
specting these activities, and all
of the said boards are required
to report to the comptroller in
stead of the governor. A gener
al clause reads as follows:
“All duties or functions con
ferred upon either the governor
or the secretary of the Territory
by any statute enacted by the
legislature, and which have not
been c Ii:r i;e disposed of or
provided for by this net shall be
discharged by the Comptroller:
PROVIDED, however, That if
any such duties or functions
shall be incompatible with the
duties or functions herein spe
cifically enumerated as confer
red upon the Comptroller, they
shall be performed by the At
torney General.”
The bill also provides for the
appointment or election of a
treasurer in the manner provid
ed for the election of comptrol
ler, and any vacancy occurring
in the office is to be filled in the
same manner. He is to receive
and disburse upon warrants
drawn by the comptroller funds
belonging to the Territory, in
cluding money due the Territory
on account of sales of timber in
national forests, the latter to
be expended as provided by Fed
eral laws for the benefit of the
public schools and roads.
The bill also provides for elec
tion or appointment of an at
torney general of the Territory
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