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 THE RELIEF AND CARE OF DEPENDENTS l8l

unsalaried, continuous bodies, consisting of five, six, or nine mem- bers appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, and serving for long terms." The boards of Indiana, Ohio, Oregon, and Tennessee are bipartisan, and their appoint- ment is vested in the governor alone. In North Carolina the members are chosen by the general assembly. In Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, and Indiana the gov- ernor is ex officio a member and the chairman of the board. In Pennsylvania the secretary, and in New Hampshire the secretary of the State Board of Health, are ex-officio members of the boards of charities of their respective states.

The greater part of the work of the advisory boards is done by a paid secretary, who is appointed and usually has his salary fixed by the board. We find no provision for a paid secretary in Montana, North Carolina, and Tennessee. In a few instances his salary is fixed by statute, and is in such cases almost inva- riably low.'

The duties of the advisory state boards may be divided into those of visitation and inspection of state institutions, visitation and inspection of local institutions, visitation and inspection of private institutions, general investigations into the questions of pauperism, insanity, and crime, and reporting their action and recommendations to the governor or the legislature.

" All the advisory state boards are continuous bodies, the terms of only a part of the members expiring at a time. With the exception of New York's board, they are all unsalaried. The members of that board receive their expenses and Sio per day for the time spent in the performance of their duties.

The boards consist of three (appointed) members in Montana ; four in Michigan ; five in Connecticut, Illinois, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania; six in Colorado, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, and Tennessee ; nine in Massachusetts ; and of eleven in New York. They serve for three years in Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Tennessee; four years in Connecticut; five years in Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, NortJ Carolina, and Pennsylvania; six years in Colorado, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, and Oregon; and eight years in Michi- gan and New York.

'The salary of the secretary is fixed in the following states : Connecticut, ,81,500 ; Missouri, Sl.coo; Ohio, Si, 200; and Pennsylvania, S3.000.

The annual appropriation made for carrying on the work (including clerk hire, traveling expenses, stationery, etc.) in some of the states is as follows : Colorado, $3,000; Indiana, $4,000 ; Michigan, Minnesota, and Oregon, SS.ooo ; Missouri, Si, 500; and Montana, Si, 000.