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expenses.

Contingent his office at a rent not to exceed seventy-five dollars per month, and may provide a suitable safe and furniture therefor; he may also provide stationary, fuel, printing, and other conveniences necessary for the transaction of the business of his office. All expenditures authorized in this section must be audited by the Board of Examiners, and paid in the same manner as the salary of the Commissioner.

Location of office.

Official bond.

Stats. 1868, p. 12.

SEC. 631. The Commissioner must keep his office in the City of San Francisco.

SEC. 632. The Commissioner must execute an official bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars.

NOTE.-Other provisions relating to the business of insurance will be found under the Title of "Insurance Corporations," and "Insurance," in the Civil Code.

ARTICLE XVII.

General duties of.

No compensation.

FISH COMMISSIONERS.

SECTION 642. General duties of.

643. No compensation.

644. Expenses, how paid.

SEC. 642. It is the duty of the Fish Commissioners: 1. To establish fish breederies for stocking the waters of this State with foreign and native fish;

2. To purchase and import the spawn or ova of fish suitable for food;

3. To stock with such spawn the waters of this State; 4. To employ persons skilled in fish breeding to assist them in their duties;

5. To furnish plans for and direct and compel the construction and repair of fish ladders and ways upon dams and obstructions;

6. To report biennially to the Governor a statement of all their transactions and disbursements.

SEC. 643. The Commissioners receive no compensation.

SEC. 644. The expenses incidental to the performance Expenses, how paid. of their duties, not to exceed five thousand dollars, must be paid out of the State Treasury.

NOTE.-Founded upon Act of 1870, (Stats. 1870, p. 664.) The penal clause has been transferred to the Penal Code.

ARTICLE XVIII.

BOARD OF EXAMINERS.

SECTION 654. Chairman.

655. Meetings.

656. Records.

657. Rules and regulations.

658. Witnesses.

659. Depositions.

660. Presentation of and action on claims for which appro-
priations have been made.

661. Same.

662. Same.

663. Same, as to claims provided for, but for which there is

no appropriation.

664. Same, as to unsettled claims.

665. Time of meeting for action on claims referred to in last

section.

666. Proof and examination of such claims.

667. Report on such claims.

668. Disqualifications.

669. Treasurer to act in place of disqualified members.

670. Restrictions on power of Board.

671. Appeals.

672. Restrictions on power of Legislature.

673. Certain claims exempted.

674. Board may prevent payment of Controller's warrants,

when.

675. Must examine books of Controller and Treasurer.

676. Must count money in Treasury.

677. Must make affidavit thereof.

678. Controller and Treasurer must permit examination and

counting.

679. Printing Expert.

680. Conversion of School Fund into bonds.

681. Same.

682. Same.

683. Purchase of State bonds.

684. Salary of members.

685. Salary of Clerk.

Chairman.

Meetings.

Records.

Rules and regulations.

Witnesses.

Depositions.

Presenta

tion of and action on claims for which appropri

SEC. 654. The Governor, and in his absence the Secretary of State, is Chairman of the Board of Examiners.

SEC. 655. The semi-monthly meetings of the Board must be held at the State Capitol on the first and third Mondays in each month.

SEC. 656. The Board must keep a record of all their proceedings, and any member may cause his dissent to the action of the majority upon any matter to be entered upon such record.

SEC. 657. The Board may, in writing, establish rules and regulations not inconsistent with law for its govern

ment.

Stats. 1858, p. 213, Sec. 13.

SEC. 658. The Chairman may issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses before the Board or any member thereof in the same manner that any Court in this State may; and whenever the testimony of any witness against a demand pending before them is material, the Chairman must cause the attendance of the witness before the Board, or a member thereof, to testify concerning the demand, and the Board may make a reasonable allowance therefor, not exceeding the fees of witnesses in civil cases, which must be paid from the Contingent Fund allowed the Board; but in no instance can an allowance be made in favor of a witness who appeared in behalf of the claimant.

Stats. 1858, p. 212.

SEC. 659. Each member of the Board may take depositions to be used before it.

Stats. 1858, p. 213, Sec. 13.

SEC. 660. Any person having a claim against the State for which an appropriation has been made, may present the same to the Board in the form of an account or petiations have tion, and the Clerk of the Board must date, number, and file such claim, and the Board must allow or reject the same in the order of its presentation. The Board may

been made.

for cause postpone action upon a claim for not exceeding one month.

sum of

Stats. 1863, p. 255.

SEC. 661. If the Board approve such claim they must Same. indorse thereon, over their signatures, "Approved for the dollars," and transmit the same to the office of the Controller of State; and the Controller must draw his warrant for the amount so approved in favor of the claimant or his assigns in the order in which the same was approved.

SEC. 662. If the Board disapprove such claim they Same. must cause the same to be filed with the records of the Board with a statement showing such disapproval, and the reasons therefor.

Same, as to vided for,

claims pro

but for which there is no appro

SEC. 663. If no appropriation has been made for the payment of any claim presented to the Board the settlement of which is provided for by law, or if an appropriation made has been exhausted, the Board must audit priation. the same, and if they approve it, must transmit it to the Legislature with a statement of their approval.

SEC. 664. Any person having a claim against the State the settlement of which is not otherwise provided for by law, must present the same to the Board of Examiners at least four months before the meeting of the Legislature, accompanied by a statement showing the facts constituting the claim, verified in the same manner as complaints

in civil actions.

Stats. 1870, p. 544.

SEC. 665. On the first Monday of September preceding the meeting of each Legislature the Board must hold a session at the State Capitol for the purpose of examining the class of claims referred to in the preceding section, and may adjourn from time to time until their work is completed. Prior thereto they must cause a list and brief abstract of all claims filed with them to be made and published in some newspaper at Sacramento City for such time as they may prescribe. The list must be

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claims.

accompanied by a general notice of the order in which and of the time when the Board will proceed to examine the claims.

SEC. 666. The Board must at the time designated protion of such ceed to examine and adjust all such claims. They may hear evidence in support of or against them, and report to the Legislature such facts and recommendations concerning them as they may think proper. In making their recommendations they may state and use any official or personal knowledge which any member of the Board may have touching such claims.

Report on such claims.

Dis qualifications.

Treasurer to act in

piace of disqualified members.

Restrictions on power of Board.

Appeals.

SEC. 667. The Board must make up their report and recommendations at least thirty days before the meeting of the Legislature. A brief abstract of their report, showing the claims rejected, and those or the amounts thereof allowed, must be published in a newspaper published at Sacramento City for such time as the Board may prescribe before the meeting of the Legislature.

SEC. 668. No member of the Board must act upon any claim in which he is interested, or for expenditures incurred in his office, nor must he be present when the decision thereon is made.

SEC. 669. When any member of the Board is disqualified from acting upon any claim the State Treasurer must act in his stead.

SEC. 670. The Board cannot entertain for the second time a demand against the State once rejected by it or by the Legislature, unless such facts are presented to the Board as in suits between individuals would furnish sufficient ground for granting a new trial.

SEC. 671. Any person interested who is aggrieved by the disapproval of a claim by the Board may appeal from its decision to the Legislature of the State by filing with the Board a notice thereof, and upon the receipt of such notice the Board must transmit the demand and all the papers accompanying the same, with a statement of the evidence taken before it, to the Legislature.

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