BOARD  OF  ADMINISTRATION  (STATE).
By  act  of  the  General  Assembly,  passed  June  15,
1909,  the  Governor  was  authorized  to  appoint  a
State  Board  of  Administration,  with  power  to
assume  control  of  the  State  charitable  institutions
which  had  been  under  supervision  of  the  Board  of
Public  Charities  since  1869.  The  first  members  of
the  new  Board,  with  periods  for  which  they  were
appointed,  were:  L.  Y.  Sherman,  President
(1909-11);  Thomas  O'Connor  and  Benj.  R,  Bur-
roughs (1909-13);  James  L.  Greene  and  Frank  D.
Whipp  (1909-15),  their  successors  being  appointive
for  terms  of  six  years  each.  Members  of  the  Com-
mission are  required  to  give  all  their  time  to  the
duties  of  the  office,  receiving  a  salary  of  $6,000  per
annum,  with  traveling  expenses  while  on  duty,
and  are  authorized  to  exercise  executive  and  admin-


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