The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1865-04-01
Virginia, MONTANA TERRITORY. SATURDAY Appu 1oes

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with costs of suit, to be collected from de
| fendant. Five dollars of said DAMAGE
shall be paid to the collector, and fiftee,
dollars to be paid to the prosecuting attor.
ney prosecuting the suit.
3 l5.--Upon the trial of any criminal &C
ton unde- this act, the defendant shall b.
deemed guilty unless he produces his IL
cense, or proof that he had obtained it. bu
ne may prove in bar Of criminal action, 8
Judgment obtained against him, and paic
IN civil case, for the proper license money
damages and costs. The money collected
for license proceeded for in this and the
preceding section shall be paid into the
county treasury, sixty per cent. for the use
OF the county and forty per cent. for the
use of the Territory. all proper order
drawn on the Territorial or County Trea.
surer, shall be receivable for said license.
He shall appoint deputy and be respon.
slble Tor his acts, shall give certified copies
OF papers and record, which shall be testi-
mony in courts of justice. His fees shall
be paid in advance. He shall hold his Of
ice for two years, and give bonds to the
Treasurer in sum not less than five thou
sand dollars, with two sureties. County
commissioners shall meet az the county seat
on the first Monday in May, August, No
vember and February, and at other necessa-
ry times. They shall make disposition of
county property, settle accounts, build and
repair county buildings, levy taxes, make
and name townships, and appoint elections
therein, license ferries, make and unmake
roads. The chairman shall administer
oaths and sign all county orders, which
shall also be signed by the clerk, and speci-
fy for what given. They shall furnish
suitable blank lists and assessment rolls,
proper books and stationery, and deposits
for the same, keep aiist Of orders issued
and also cancelled.
The Auditor of the Territory shall fur
nish collectors with necessary blanks. Ii
censes and tax receipts, also notify the
county clerks before the second Monday in
July If any changes are made in the asses
ment and rates of Territorial tax.
The Treasurer shall proceed to collect all
taxes on the tax list and return to the Ter
ritorial Treasurer's Office before October lst.
Territorial or county warrants are receiva-
BILE or all taxes except school tax. Warrants
exceeding the amount due from any indi-
vidual shall be received by the Treasurer,
and his certificate given for balance due.
All persons are required TO appear at the
Treasurer Is Office by the 18th day of August
and pay their tax. If neglected until Sep
tember 18th, the Treasurer will collect by
distraint. Poll tax shall be three dollars,
oRe-third of which shall be appropriated
to territorial, and two thirds to county pur-
poses. The Treasurer shall receive all
monies belonging to the county, and other
money by law directed to be paid to him
pay all money belonging to the county on
the order Of the county commissioners, ex-
cept when special provision is otherwise
made by law; keep record of all money,
subject to inspection by county and terri
torial officers; exhibit his books and ac-
counts to commissioners for settlement. and
shall be collector of licenses and taxes.
The County Clerk shall be Clerk of the
County Commissioners, ex.offcio county
auditor and recorder of deeds, &c., shall
keep full and perfect indexes and perfect
date of record and fees received, and shall
keep plats of towns and their description,
and also of the names of proprietors.
Collectors are authorized to receive gold
dust for licenses or taxes at current rates,
but the fast growing equality of gold dust
and treasury notes should be a caution to
collectors, as the dust only, can be depre-
ciated in their hands.
The above compilation has been made
with some difficulty, because of the inac-
cessibility Of the laws, and probably is not
accurate, yet sufficiently SO to
give a general idea of the duties of all
parties in regard to schedule of the rates
of licenses and taxes for which it is prin-
cipally designed. JOHN S. LOTT,
Auditor of the Territory of Montana.