Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-03-28
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a PROCLAMATION,
By the Governor Of Montana Territory
for Conyening the Legislative AS
sembiy In Extraordinary Session or,
Monday Aurii I4fh, 1879.

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#I WHEREAs, The Act Of Congress, transf +
8 ring the control of certain Territorial pen:.
tcntiaries u the Several Territories ii, which
the same We locate approved j. uary 9th
tS75s transfers the care and custody of the
United States penisentiary at Deer Lodge
i City, and fle personal .property stherewitl
connected.tp this Territory and requires the
Territory ~ keep and MAINTAIN Iii said peni-
tentiarys aN Rersons so1ayiclea iii MontaIap
'i'ss-si of ssassaius of the laws Of the
United States and sentenced to imprisonment
therefor, and all persons held to answer for
alleged violations of the laws OF the United
States in said Territory; and
+ WHEREAS, There IS no provision made by
the laws Of this Territory whereby the Terri
tory can keep aud maintain in said penitcn-
tiary the persons required to be kept and
maintained by said Act Of Congress. nor is
there any authority to confinc or maintain
therein, persons convicted of violations OF
the laws Of this Territory and sentenced to
confinement in the pententiary. Nineteen
persons are now undergoing confinement for
violations Of the laws of this Territory; and
WHEREAS, The statute relating to q as
sscsmentsof property for revenue purposes,
und that relating to. the rate of interest Oh
the county bonds and warrants, and that e
lating to the number Of persons required to
constitute grand jury, and many other laws
are so uncertain and contradictory that they
Cannot be enforced without judicial interpre-
tation, obtained at great cost to the people,
and it Is doubtful question whether courts
can harmonic the contradictions at all; and
WHEREAS, The fees, percentage, and
salaries collected by District Attorneys,
Clerks OF the District Courts and county Of
ficsrs are so exorbitaft as to amount to
denial of justice to the poor, and are daily
devouring the substance of the people; and
WHEREAS. The courts of the Ter itorY have
no authority 70 render judgment against par
ties litigant for the fees of jurors in the trial
of causes, but the seme are taxed to aud paid
by the counties, thereby adding largely to
the enormous burden the people are SO des |
rons to lessen,
Now, therefore, |. Benjamin f. Potts,
Governor of the Territory of Montana, by |
fialuo VI t'iC dutllVIItl ScSbeu Ill mt Uy LILY /
organic act Of said Territory, do order that
the Legislative "A ssembly of the Territory of
Montana convene iii extraordinary session at |
Virginia City, the Capital of said Territory, /
on Monday, the 14th day Of April a. d. 1873.
at u o'clock, the meridian of said day, to
consider such subjects of legislation as VIII I
be submitted bg the Executive, or slIch as
Ire demanded by the public interests. The
duration of the session shall net exceed fit
een days. In testimony whereof | have
lereuilto set my hand and caused the great
seal of the Territory OF Montana to be here
into affixed. Done at Virginia City. the
Capital OF said Territory, this seventeenth
day of March, Anno Donsin; 1873, and of
the Independence OF the United States the
97th.4 at
B. F. POTTS, Governor.
j. E. CALLAwAY, Secretary Of Mon. Ter. +
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