Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-07-31
THE CAPITAL Id ".
IN ACT 70 change the scat of Govern
,ment Of the Territory Of Montana

IN ACT 70 change the scat of Govern
meat Of the Territory Of Montana
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assem-
bly, Of tie Territory Of Montana.
Section 1. That the scat Of Govern
mcnt Of the Territory OF Montana b
and the same is hereby changed iron
the city OF Virginia, in the county O
Madison, to the town Of Helena, iii TIL
county Of Lewis and Clarke, upon tn
approval hereinafter provided.
III Section 2. That this act shall b.
known as the "Capital Law and a
the general election in this Tcrrft0r,
to BIZ held in the year one thOnsant
eight hundred and seventy four, i
shall he submitted to the qualiffet
electors Of the Territory of Montana
p. who are duly qualified to vote therea'
in the manner and form herein pre-
scribed.
Section 3. Any elcctor desiring tc
vote thereon shall write or print OF
sanse to be written or printed upon the
ballot which he shall cast at said cleo
ten the words "Capital Law ap:
proved, or "Capital law disapprOved,'
and if upon the. return and final count
If the votes it shall appear that a
greater number of votes were cast
reading capital Law approved than
were cast reading ':Capital Law dis
approved then and in that case it
shall he taken, deemed; and held that
Ibis law has been duly approved, and
that the seat Of government Of the
Territory of Montana has been ilr due
form CT law removed to the said town
If Helena, and the Governor shall
make public proclamation thereof; but
If more votes shall have been cast
reading "Capital Law disapproved y
than were cast reading ''Capital Law
approved then and in that case it
shall he taken, deemed and held that
section l Of this act has been disap-
proved, and that the seat Of govern
mcnt of the Territory Of Montana has
not been removed from said city Of
Virginia. -
Section 4. Every qualified elector Of
! the Territory OF Montana shall be ca
titled to Vote upon the approval or
disapproval of the "Capital Law in
The form aforesaid, but he shall: cast
bat one ballot at such election, and if
8 he shall desire to vote for any caIdi-
date or any candidates and upon the
sail CAPITAL law or any other question
in dpc form submitted to him for his
suffrage or any Of them, his said bal
lot shall contain q complete list Of
what he desires to vote for, or he shall
he precln'lcd from further voting at
such election.
Section ). That the votes cast for
The approval Or disapproval Of this
law Shall he cast, counted canvassed
and rct',iNzl in the same manner and
10y the same persons and officers and
in the same form and way as shall the
votes for Delegate in Congress.
= Section 6. Ii in the manner afore.
raid this act shall be approved, and
the capital be so ISsIuv c,l to rs;d tew,.
Of Helena, then in that case it shall
be the duty OF the Governor and Ex-
ecutive officers to canse the various
Executive offices and pebble archives
of the Territory to be removed to said
itoWn.of Helena. tt.
Section :. No person shall he pre-
.c!u,lcd from voting upon the question
Of the approval or disapproval hereof
who is qualified elector of the Terri
tory by reason of the fact that lie may
offer to vote at some precinct other
than that where lie may reside, who
will take an oath before one or more
Of tho Judges Of election that he is
such elcctor, ana has not voted there
Oh at said election.
Section 8. This act is hereby de-
clared 4 public ACT, and its passage
and publication in one newspaper in
the Territory, Of general circulation
therein, before the LIST day of July in
the year one Thousand eight hundred
and seventy fo,w, shall be a sufficient
notice to the electors Of said Territory
that they will be called upon to vote
thereon shall be deemed invalid for
want of further notice, but in addition
thereto it shall be the duty of the re-
spcctive county officers charged with
issuing election notices and posting
the same, to include therein, in addi-
ton to what is now required by law, a
/. notice that at said election they will
also he called upon to vote for the ap-
proval or disaiproyal Of the Capital
Law.
Section 8. All acts and parts of acts
in conflict With this act are hereby re.
pealed.
Section 10. This act shall take effect
and be III force from and after it's pas.
sage.
- in. ROGERS.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
G. W. STAPLETON.
- s President of the Council.
Approved February Ii, A. u. 1874.
W.. B. F. POTTS, Governor.
TrRnIroRy OF MONTANA, CO
SEGRxrAEY's OFFICE. 3D. .-.l+i
!, James E. Galloway, Secretary OF
the Territory Of Montana, do hereby
certify that the above is a true and
correct copy Of House Bill No. Is,
IAN act to change the scat of govern
ment Of the Territory of Montana as
passed by the Eighth Assembly, and
approved by the Governor, as appears
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