Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-07-23

Montana.
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~! TGrtrry ~ -No"'",".
SECTION L. That the scat OF Government
of ,hr Territory rt Montana hr and the same
i hereby changed from tn" city "t Virginia.
i'm the county Of Madison. to th" town of
Helena. in the county "t Lewis and Clarke.
upon til. approval hereof a> is hereinafter
provided.
SECTION >. Tia; this "a: shall I've known
a. the "Capital Law. anil Al the general
election i'm this Territory I" hc held III the
year one thousand ci.ht hundred and seventy
four. II shall be submitted I" the qualified
electors ot the Territory Of Montana. who
are duly qualified ~ vote thrrca' in ':..c man
ncr and form herein prescribed.
SrrrroS 3 Any clcc,or desiring I" vote
thereon shall write or rrin. "r cause to be
written ur printed upon u" ballot which
he shall east ~ said election the words.
"Napi,al Law approved. or "Captal Law
di~appro, and if upon the return ami
final count Of the votes il Shall appear that
rrrucr nu,Nl,cr Of votcs We're east rCa:ling
.Capi,al law approved than were cast
reading 'Carial Law di-arpr"N,h, then
and in that case i, Shall hc taken. deemed AMI
held ,hl, this l,w has been duly approved.
and that The SEA, of rovcrnm"n, of the Ter
,itpry uf Montana has been in due form OF
law removed IT, the said town Of Helena. and
In" Governor shall make public proclamation
thereof: hut il more votes shall have been
cast r,a,li.,., "Capital Law disappro>cd
than were cast reading "Capital Law ap-
proved" then and in that case it shall bc
taken. deemed and held that section "f this
act has hrcn d>appr"vcd. and that the seat ot
government, of the Territory OF Montana has
not been removed from said city Of Virginia.
ts,,Nx al, fhA
Territory Of Montana shall I've entitled to
vote upon the approval or dsapproval Of the
"C.pital Law in the form aforesaid. but he
shall cast hut one ballot at such election. and
il he shall desire to vote for any candidate
or candidates and upon the said Capital law
ar any other question in due form submitted
tn him for his suffrage or any OF them
his said ballot shall contain Il complete list OF
what hc desires I" vote for. Or he slal! be
prccu,lrd from further voting at such
election.
Srcr,o> ). That the votes cast for the ap
prov;l ar dsapproval of this law shall bc
cast. counted. canyassed and returned in the
same manner and hy the same persons and
officers and in the same form and way as
shall the votes for Delegate in Congress.
SECTION e. lf In the manner aforesaid this
act shall bc approved. anil the Capital be 5"
removed IL said town of Helena, then and in
that case it shall nc the duty "f the Governor
and Executive officers tO cause the various
Executive offices and public archives OF the
Territory to hr removed I" said town or
Helena.
SECTION no person shall I've prccludcd
from voting upon the question Of the approval
or disapproval hereof who is qualified clcctOr
of the Territory hy reason of the fact that he
NAV offe, tu vote at some precinct other than
that where he may reside. who will take IN
oath before one Or more ut the Judges OF
election that he is S.,Ch rlcCtOr. and has not
before voted thereon at said election.
SrCr,oN = This act is hereby declared Il
public act and its passage and publication III
one new >rarcr in the Territory. vt general CIR
cula,inn therein. ctorcthr LIST day ut July nthc
wear one thousand cigh, hundred and seventy
four. shall hc sltliccn, notice to the electors
of said Territory ,ha, they will he called upon
t. vote for the approval or disaprro,al there
of. and No election or vote thereon shall bC
deemed invalid for want of further notice.
hu, in addition thereto it shall I've the duty at
the respective ro,rity officers charged Will.
issuing election notices and posting the same,
,o include therein. in addition I" what is now
required hy law. notice that III said election
they will also bc called upon I" vote tor the
approval or ,iisap2'oval "f the Capital law.
SFcr,oS9 All acts and parts Of acts in
conilic, with this act are hereby repealed.
SECun,N ~. This act shall take effect Mni
fore" from and af,c: lis passage.
J. H. ROGERS.
speaker II the House of Representatives.
g. W. STAPLETON.
President Of the Council
Approved February II. \. -. 1874.
B. +. POTTS, Governor.
TERRITORY or MoNTANA.l S
SECRET ARN's OFFICE
!, James +. Galloway. Secretary III the
Territory VI Montana. do hereby certify that
the above is a true and correct copy Of House
Bill No. Is. IAN act to change the seat Of
government of the Territory 1t MOn,Ana,' "
~ passed by the Eighth Assembly. an( ap.