The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-12-07
ENACTIIENTS.


opsis below, have passed and been ap-
proved by the Governor An act to au-
thorize the county commissioners OF
Missoula county to levy a special tax for
the purpose ofconstructing bridges over
the He'll Gate and Bitter Root rivers,
provides that they may for this purpose
levy a special tax for three years, not to
exceed five mills in any one year, on all
property in MissOula county subject to
taxation. An act relating to fires and
for the protection of timber and grasses,
makes it a misdemeanor, punishable
with S25 to So. 600 fine, and also impris-
onment for from cne to FIVE years, for
any person to wantonly or careIessly set
fire to any timber or grasses, or to fail
to extinguish camp or other necessary
fires before Abandoning them. An act
to amend the act relating to the discov-
cry of quartz leads and the manner of
their location, provides that Btiee of
discovery and Pre-emption shall be filed
in the County Recorders Office in the
county wherein the lead is located with
in fifteen days of the date of discovery
or pre-emption, and the claimants shall
make oath before proper official that
the pre-emptors are bona fide residents
of Montana; a specimen from the lead,
labeled properly. must also be deposited
with the Recorder, TO be preserved. All
oaths of residence heretofore made be-
fore duly authorized officer are de-
clared valid, provided they do not inter
fere with any contested right of occu-
pancy now existing. Sections nine and
ten of An act concerning limitations" Z"
are repealed. Section II of An act
concerning crimes and punishments,
passed at the first session, is amended
to read that, every person who shall
wilfully and maliciously cut, break, in
jure or destroy, any bridge, mill-dam,
canal, fume, acqueduct, reservoir, or
other structure, erected to create hy-
draulic rower, or to conduct water for
miuing, manufacturing, agricultural or
other useful or lawful purpose, or any
embankment necessary to the same, or
either of them, or shall wilfully or ma
liciously make or cause 10 be made, any
aperture" in any of them, with intent to
injure or destroy the same, shall, on
conviction, be punished with fine and
Imprisonment. An act concerning
weights and measures, authorizes Coun-
ty Commissioners to adopt a temporary
standard until the Territorial Treasurer
has been furnished with the United
States standard by the Government. An
act concerning jurors, provides that the
County Commissioners shall, at least
twenty days before term of court, Sc
lect the names of one hundred persons
from the assessors books, from which
eighteen trial jurors shall be chosen by
lot, and the same shall be summoned by
the Sheriff at least five days before the
term of court, the residue of names to be
retained under lock until ascertained if
required upon the jury" ANY white
male person, of lawful age, citizen of
the United States, a tax payer and bona
fde resident of the county, shall be COM
petent to serve as a juror" Ministers,
lawyers, physicians, officers of the law,
editors, idiots, insane persons, and regu-
larly enrolled iremen, are exempted.
$50. An act concerning descents and
provides the manner in
which inheritances of intestate persons
shall be distributed, legitimacy, etc. An
act to provide for the funding of the
debt of Montana, provides that the
Treasurer shall, on or before June 1st,
1868, issue interest bearing bonds for
all Territorial warrants outstanding and
unpaid Nov. 1st, 1867. For this purpose
he is authorized to issue, on the credit
of the Territory, coupon bonds not to
exceed 100000, or so much thereof as
shall be required, redeemable at the
pleasure of the Territory after two years,
and becoming due at five years from
date. The bonds to be Of the denomi-I
nation of $50 and 500, bearing 10 per
cent interest in greenbacks, payable
at the office of the Terri
torial Treasurer, or the principal and in
terest shall be payable at a designated
bank in New York City, if the holders
shall so elect and give notice to the
Treasurer. Holders of warrants are an
to fund their warrants in such