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Rh  That it shall be lawful for the Arizona Historical Society to provide itself with a seal, the device of which the same shall determine, and at its pleasure may alter, change, or renew as it may think proper, and have and exercise all the rights and privileges necessary for the corporation hereby constituted, as herein specified.

That said society shall have power to form a constitution and adopt by-laws for its own government: Provided, they do not conflict with the second section of this act, or the constitution and laws of the United States or of this Territory.

This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. November 7, 1864.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona:—

That there be and is hereby appropriated and donated to the mission school of and at San Xavier del Bac, for the purpose of purchasing books of instruction, stationery, and furniture, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars; and such sum shall be paid into the hands of the person who shall be in pastoral charge of said mission,—he giving his receipt for such money to the board of county commissioners.

There is hereby appropriated for the benefit of a public school in the towns of Prescott, La Paz, and Mojave, to each of said towns the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars; but said appropriation shall be void and of no effect unless said towns, by taxation, appropriation, or individual enterprise, furnish an equal sum for the aid of such school.

There is hereby appropriated for the benefit of a public school in the town of Tucson, in which the English language shall form a part of the daily instruction, the sum of five hundred dollars; said appropriation to be void unless said town, by taxation, appropriation, or individual enterprise, furnish a like sum of five hundred dollars to the support of such school.

The appropriations made by and in this act shall be paid to the board of county commissioners, to be paid out by them to such public schools and for their benefit, on the compliance with the provisions of this act.

The treasurers of the different counties or the judicial districts are hereby authorized and directed to set aside and pay over to the order of the board of county commissioners all moneys in their hands that may have accrued from town licenses, and not otherwise appropriated. And said moneys shall be used by such county commissioners as a fund for the benefit of such public schools.

The said board of county commissioners shall be trustees of