the territory of Arizona where it is deemed expedient, is hereby authorized to appoint, by and with the approval of the Board of Supervisors of such County, one or more deputy sheriffs, to be known as “Ranger Deputies,” Ranger Deputies shall be commissioned in the same manner, and take the same oath of office, as other deputy sheriffs, provided all commissions shall be countersigned by the chairman of the Board of Supervisors wherein the commission is issued. They shall have the same powers and authority in all respects as other deputy sheriffs, but shall receive no compensation for services rendered other than as hereinafter provided, and they shall be especially charged with the duty of enforcing the law and preserving the peace in remote and outlying sections of their respective counties.
Section 2. Any Deputy Ranger may be removed by the Board of Supervisors at any time, on their own motion, or upon recommendation of the sheriff, and any Ranger Deputy who shall act in collusion with any other deputy sheriff to give him the benefit of fees on account of arrests made, or process served by any such Ranger Deputy, shall be summarily removed from office. Every Deputy Ranger appointed under the provisions of this Act shall provide and keep at his own expense, one or more saddle horses and equipment to be used by him in the discharge of his official duties, and shall receive as compensation in full for his services, and expenses as such Ranger Deputy, such salary as may be prescribed by the Board of Supervisors, not exceeding the sum of $125.00 per month, to be paid in the same manner as salaries of other county officers are paid, provided that not more than four Deputy Rangers may be employed in any county at any one time; provided, further that the Board of Supervisors may allow any Deputy Ranger who shall make an arrest the actual expenses incurred in transporting the prisoner so arrested.
