Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-01-23

brands of animals slaughtered by them.
The bill was drawn at the instance OF Mr..
Ross Deegan. of Helena, who has been en-
gagged in stock-growing a number OF years
on the Prickly Pear valley. As shown by
his letter in the Herald of the 9Th, a law for
the better protection against '~absorption,"
as he terms it, is OF vital Importance. The
bill as drawn would be good enough for
Helena and Butte, but for other smaller
towns 1T would be insufficient, since the Of
fee of recorder of brands would not pay any
one for the pains-taking that would be nee
essary to carry it out. We are aware of the
necessity of some law on this subject, and
with the able representative stock-growers
that now compose the two houses of the
legislature we have no doubt but that a law
suited to the wants of all will be passed.
Too much attention cannot be given to the
stock-growing interests, but we trust that
in framing such laws as may pass particular
care will be given that no laws be enacted
except such as will be enforced
DISEASED
Harrington's bill, which repeats the law
relative to diseased animals will probably
pass without any opposition, but it is evil
dent from appearances that another OF a
milder form will pass. The committees on
grazing and stock-growing are holding joint
sessions and will doubtless hit upon some
p1op TOW tho r,rotaot;o,, oroinct lisooead M.
imals. We trust, however, that they will
in no way abridge the interests of stock
growing. 1t is men with herds and 1ocks
that we want in Montana-not v%agabonds
and bummers. Let all have an eye single
to this and in no way retard our great in
terests by legislation. Better have no leg
~islature at all than have any act detrimental
TO the advance of stock interests.
RELIEF OF COUNTY.
House bill No. l, introduced by w. J.
Mccormick, proposes to empower the
County Commissioners to issue Z per cent.
bonds payable in not less than three years
and not more than twenty years. which
may be exchanged for the Is per cent. and
10 per cent. bonds, if holders are willing.
but if not then the Commissioners shall adj
vertise and sell enough Of said Z per cent.
bonds to pay the principal and interest of
all such bonds as may be due. The float
ing debt to the extent of $50, 1000 each year
may be bonded at par. Provision is made
for the following tax levy: For current
expenses, IL mills. A sum sufficient to pay
the interest on the bonded debt and on such
bonds as may be issued. To create a sink
ing fnnd, not less than Of a mill for each
$4,000 of bonds issued. For territorial
purposes, 3 mills for school purposes 4
mills; tor payment OF outstanding warrants
on contingent fund, not exceeding ] mill !;
for road and bridge fund, ] mill ; for poor
fund, mill for general fund; ] for repairs
on the Mullen road, / mill on the dollar and
no more; for the payment Of outstanding
warrants on the road fund, not to exceed ]
mill on the dollar. The sum of $1.18S 50
now in the floating bond interest fund of
said county shall be transferred to the in
terest fund created by this act. Also the
sum Of S ,853.25 in redemption fund shall
be transferred to the current fund. The
per capita tax and 60 per cent. of the IL
cense shall be placed to the credit of the
current expense fund. Any surplus In this
last fund at the end of the year may be
transferred either to the sinking or interest
fund. The county treasurer will be. re-
quired to give a bond equal to all the reye-
nue. in, the county for the preceding year.
The assessible property of Nj issoula coun-
ty for the year 1873 was $647 ,1s9 90. The
floating and bonded debt aggregates about
S140, 900. OF this debt $1l 600 is ia honas