Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-03-16
HELENA AND BENroN RAILROAD LAW.

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q railroad from the head of navigation on
the Missouri river, at or near Fort Benton,
to the city of Helena, are hereby authorized.
and upon the petition of fifty qualified vo-
tiers of any such county, are required to sub
nit to the legal voters of their respective
county, the proposition to issue county
bonds OF such county to aid in the construc-
tion of such railroad not to exceed twenty
rer cent. of the amount of assessed value of
taxable property in such county, to be de-
ternined by the Assessors returns made
the year previous to submitting such propo-
sitions ;'Drovideti, that the whole amount OF
bonds to be issued to such company or cor
~poratiOn shall not exceed the sum Of seven
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, nor shall
any greater amount of bonds be issued To
any such company than any responsible
company or corporation will offer to accept
in consideration Of constructing such rail
road.
Sec. 2. The mode of submitting such
question to the voters of such counties shall
be as follows: The County Commissioners
of any county submittil : such propositions,
shall cause to be published in a newspaper
published in such county, tor at least four
weeks before such question shall be submit
ted to vote or, iii case there shall be no
newspaper published in such county, they
shall cause to be posted in a conspicuous
place in each electiol-precinct in such coun-
ty a notice to the voters Of such county,
which notice shall set forth the amount Of
bonds proposed to be issued, the amount of
interest thereon, the time when the same
shall become payable, the company Or cor
poration to which the same is to be issued,
the time when the same are proposed to be
delivered to such company or corporation,
i'll what amounts and under what ~restric-
lions with reference to the state of advance
ment or completion Of such railroad, and in
case d majority of the legal voters Of such
county shall vote in favor of issuing such
bonds, then it shall be the duty of such Board
of County Commissioners to cause to be is
sued to such railroad company Or corpora
ton the amount of county bonds and in the
manner and at the time or times mentioned
in such notice, and in no other manner pro-
vided, that in case any two or more counties
shall by such vote authorize the issuing of
more bonds in the aggregate than any re-
sponsible company or corporation shall Of
fer to accept and build such road for, or in
case more than seven hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars in bonds in the aggregate shall
be authorized to be issued, then such County
Commissioners of each county shall only is
sue the amount of bonds pro rata as is au-
thorized by section one Of this act,
Sec. 8. The question as to the issuing Of
county bonds as above provided may be sub
mitted as aforesaid to the electors of any such
county at any general election to be hereaf-
ter held.
Sec. 4. Whenever the Board of County
Commissioners of any such county shall sub
NIT to a vote of the electors thereof, the
question of giving county bonds in aid of
any such railroad, there shall be separate
ballot-boxes and separate %poll-books for re-
ceiving and entering the votes cast on such
question, and such ballots or votes shall con-
tain the words. "Railroad Subsidy, Yes
or, " Railroad Subsidy, Mo-" and no person
shall vote on said subject except an actual
resident of such county, and the same rules,
regulations, and liabilities and penalties pre-
scribed by law for the conduct of general
elections, and liabilities of officers and cleo
tors therefor shall be enforced and observed
at such election herein provided for. And
the judges of such election shall truly GER
tlfy and forward the result of such election