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and officers of the State at least once a year, and to inspect buildings 

 and equipment of institutions. The board examines and approves every 

 claim against the State before such claim goes to the comptroller; counts, 

 the money in the State treasury once a month; invests certain specified 

 sums; and in general supervises the financial policy of the State. It 

 has a department of accounting and strictly enforces a uniform system of 

 accounting for all State officials. The members of the board shall not 

 engage in any private business requiring their personal attention between 

 the hours of nine o'clock a.m. and five p.m. of each day, excepting holi- 

 days, during their term of office. Each member receives a salary of 

 $4,000, and holds office at the pleasure of the governor. — Statutes, 1911,, 

 Ch. 349, p. 590. 



A board of six persons, styled State Board of Charities, investigates 

 and examines charitable, penal, and correctional institutions of the State^ 

 counties, and towns, and public officials responsible for public funds for 

 charitable purposes. It must approve all plans for buildings and rmist 

 investigate all charitable institutions receiving State aid, and makes a 

 biennial report to the legislature. Women may be appointed to the board. 

 Members receive no compensation. — Statutes, 1911, p. 1334. 



An ex officio board of five persons consisting of the general super- 

 intendent of State hospitals, secretary of State board of health, and three 

 members of the State board of examiners, styled State Commission in 

 Lunacy, has administrative supervision of the insane institutions of the 

 State, and examines all public and private institutions receiving insane 

 and other incompetent persons. It meets with the heads of institutions 

 for a State conference at its discretion. It has fiscal supervision of the 

 State hospitals, but each institution still has a separate board of man- 

 agers or trustees. — Statutes, 1909, p. 56. 



California has also a prison commission of five members which 

 appoints officers, fixes salaries, contracts for supplies, and awards to the 

 lowest bidder. It is styled a State Board but it is really a board of trus- 

 tees having charge of the State prison. — Statutes, 1907, p. 585. 



Colorado. Colorado now belongs to the dual system. Prior to 1915 

 the chief State board was the State Board of Charities and Corrections,, 

 a supervisory board, which investigated the whole system of public chari- 

 ties and corrections, examined the condition and management of all 

 prisons, jails, reformatories, public and private retreats and asylums for 

 insane which derived their support wholly or in part from State, county, 

 or municipal appropriations; and could inquire into complaints regarding 

 the conduct and management of private eleemosynary associations, soci- 

 eties, and corporations operating and existing within the State, and it 

 had power to issue and revoke licenses for such institutions. The mem- 

 bers of the board serve for six years without compensation. 



There is also in each county a board of six persons, three of them 

 women, who constitute a board of county visitors to inspect all charitable 

 and correctional institutions supported by county or municipality, and 

 private asylums in the county. 



In 1915 there was created the Colorado Board of Corrections to have 

 full control, management, and supervision of the Insane Asylum, State 



