275:. On June 23, 1856, Treasurer Clark was suspended by Governor Clark, since the State Constitution provided for the possible suspension of the treasurer but not the other state officers. Soon after, the treasurer answered the accusation in a letter to the Governor, arguing that the Canal Board had powers to supersede the state engineer, and that the treasurer could not be suspended for acts committed as an
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