The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-18
SYNOPSIS OF Laws ENACTED
by ths Twelfth Session, Montana Leg
islature.


codify the general laws Of the Territory OF
Montana In force at the end Of the Eleventh
Regular Session, February q, 1879, became
law Jan. %, 1881. The Comfy Codifca-
ton as published was adopted without
amendment or alteration, except clerical and
typographical errors. This renders the
printed volumes now extant convenient for
general reference. No acts passed subse-
quent to February 81, 1879, are effected by
the codification. All acts therefore Of the
Extra Session Of 1879, or the Twelfth Session
Of 1881, are to have effect rs subsequent stat
utes when they vary from or are in conflict
with any provision In the Revision.
II. b. No. 2, providing for the issuance Of
duplicate county warrants In certain cases,
approved February 4th, authorizes County
Commissioners, where satisfactory proof Is
made to them that any original bond, war
rant or coupon of their respective counties
has been lost or destroyed, to issue dupli-
cate thereof which shall take the place ofthe
original. The person to whom it Is issued
shall, as condition precedent, give bond In
twice the sum to indemnify the county.
H.B. No. 8, to establish the rate of inter-
est on Territorial and County Warrants, ap-
proved February 7th, provides that all Terri
torial warrants issued after March l, 1881,
shall bear six per cent. interest per annum
| from after the date of presentation until paid;
| and all County warrants issued after that
| nor
interest from date of presentation until paid.
The former rate of interest allowed was ten
DER cent per annum for both Territorial and
| County warrants. Missoula county Is ex-
cepted from the provisions of the new act.
H.B. No. 8, approved January 2sth, au-
thorizes Madison county to refund its out
standing bonded indebtedness at seven per
cent.
III. B. No. o, concerning cruelty to domes-
tic animals, approved February It'll, amends
section 172, Fourth Division Of the Revised
Statutes, so as to make cruelty to horse OF
other domestic animal, by overlooking, over
drawing, overworking, cruelty beating, tor
turing, tormenting or mutilating,or by work
ing any old, manned, infirm, sick or disabled
domestic animal, or knowingly allowing the
same to be done, or unnecessarily failing to
provide any of said animals In his charge or
custody, as owner or otherwise, with food or
shelter, or by carrying or driving, or causing
to be carried, driven or kept any Of said AMI
mails In an unnecessarily cruel manner, shall
upon conviction, be punished by fine not
exceeding 500, or by Imprisonment In the
county jail not exceeding six months, or BY
both fine and imprisonment.
II. b. 10, in relation to the Helena Fire
Department increases the tax levy for Its
maintenance from two mills to three mills.
C.B. No. 8, prescribing the fees Of jurors
and witnesses In the Probate and Justice
Courts, approved February 4th, reduces then
fees to $3.50 per day for attendance and ser
vice, and 20 cents per mile mileage, excep'
that no mileage shall be allowed for any dis
lance less than one mile.
III. B. No. 5, defining the qualifications Of
jurors, approved February 9th, strikes the
word "white out of section $50, Fifth ID.
vision, Revised Statutes.
! H.B. No. 7, regulating the fees OF Sherifis
for board of prisoners, approved February
10th, reduced the maximum compensation
to be allowed Sherifis for boarding or dieting
prisoners from 81 per day to sl.25 per da,
and giving the County Commissioners dis
cretionary power below that amount.
H.B. No. 80, concerning the official term:
, of Justices and Constables, approved Febru
: airy 0, 1881, amends section 462, Fifth Divis
ion, Revised Statutes, provides that at thu
next annual election and biennially thereaf
ter, these shall be elected In each township
: two Justices of the Peace and two Consta
bles, who shall be elected for two years
. (The old law contemplated annual elections
one Justice and one Constable being electe'
/ each year,
} c. b. 16, an act concerning small estates
. approved February 9th, requires the admin
. istrator of all estates not exceeding in valu'
: $500 shall make final settlement within si'
!, | months from the date OF order of the Probat
!, Judge, unless further time Is granted by thu
Probate Judge therefor.
LIB. Is, concerning insurance companie
and agents, approved February IA, 1881
amends section 723 of Fifth Division, Revis
ed Statutes, 80 as to include life insurance
companies; also 726 Is amended so that eacl
fire or life insurance company in each count
containing more than 1900 inhabitants shall
! pay license of s12.50 per quarter or $40 pc
: annum, and In each county containing 400
= inhabitants or less ST per quarter OF $50 pc
! annum; and relieving them from fling tn
documents rs required by the act concern
l; Ing foreign interpretations" approved Jul
0 %, 1879; also changing section 724 50 as
! change the time for filing the annual state
= ment by q company organized under tn
laws Of any State from January LIST to Marc
! 1st, and giving any foreign company unit
. May LIST 10 file the same.
4 House Bill IL, requiring persons keepin
n saloons or gaming houses to prohibit boy
d from stopping therein. approved Februar
. I4th, makes 1t . misdemeanor for such PEI
y sons TO permit minor to resort to or stop !
,. their places, and fixes . penalty Of not les
= than $40 nor more than 500, or imprisor
nent for from one to thirty days; proride
1t shall not apply to any minor employed
. clerk in such places. and provided furthe
that the parents or guardians shall have prt
: viously given written notice TO the owne
or keepers Of such places to not allow the
boys or wards TO resort to and remain Their
q in. The fines to 20 TO the school fund.
h CD. 20, approved Feb. IA, provides TIL
Of all that part Of the Grow reservation, inclu
d ed in the treaty now pending before Coz
. gress, shall, upon its ratification, be attacht
!. to and become . part of Gallatin county.
- G. B. II, approved Feb. l4th, repeats u
) requirement that Assayen shall pay
"a cense.
n c. B. IS, appro we'd Feb. IA, repeats the :
H. Of July, 1879, authorizing the Governor
"a empower U. s. Deputy Mineral Surveyors
mt perform certain acts and duties.
- Personal.