The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-18
HOUSE BILL NO. g.

Of.
BE IL enacted by the Legislative Assen.bl,
Of the Territory Of Montana:
SECTION |. That all that portion of thu
County of Deer Lodge, Montana Territory
lying and situate South and East of the fol
lowing line, to wit: Beginning at the point
where the first standard parallel north of tho
base line, according to the government sur
yey of the public lands for Montana Terri
tory, crosses the eastern boundary Of said
Deer Lodge County, thence west along said
first standard parallel north of said base
line, TO the point where said parallel inter.
sects the Deer Lodge Guide meridian accord.
ing TO said government survey, thence south
six miles, more or less, to the south-eas,
corner of Township north of Range .lC
west of the principal base and meridian foi
Montana Territory; thence west to the
western boundary of said Deer Lodge Coun-
ty, be and the same is hereby erected into o
new County, which shall be known and called
Silver Bow County. That the town OF
Butte situate within the boundaries south
of the line mentioned shall be the county
seat of the County of Silver Bow. All laws
Of general nature, applicable to the sever
al Counties of this Territory and the officers
thereof, are hereby made applicable to the
County of Silver Bow and the officers who
may hereby be elected or appointed therein,
except as otherwise provided in this act.
SEC. 2. That the Indebtedness of the
County of Deer Lodge, as the same shall ex-
list on the first day of March, A. ID. 1881
shall be apportioned between said County
and the County Of Silver Bow, by first de-
Quoting from said Indebtedness all money
on hand in the Treasury of said Deer Lodge
County, and all moneys belonging to said
County in the possession or under the con-
troll of the County Treasurer; also deduct
ing the cost of the County Jail as shown by
the books of the County Commissioners
the remainder of the Indebtedness shall be
divided between said Counties in proportion
as the taxable property in each County bears
to the entire taxable property of the pres
ent County of Deer Lodge, taking as the
standard thereof the assessment for the
year 1880.
SEC. 8. The County Commissioners Of
Deer Lodge and Silver Bow Counties shall
meet at the court house in the town of Deer
Lodge, on the first Monday in March, A. ID.
1881, to adjust the Indebtedness between
said Counties upon the basis named In Sec
ton of this Act. When adjusted, if the
County of Silver Bow shall be liable for any
part thereof, 1t Is hereby made the duty OF
the County Commissioners of said last
named County, to cause TO be issued to the
County Commissioners of Deer Lodge
County a warrant or warrants therefor,
which In the aggregate shall equal the
amount of said Indebtedness for which the
County of Silver Bow shall, under the adj
justment, be liable; and said warrant or
warrants, ii not paid on presentation TO the
Treasurer of Silver Bow County, shall be by
said Treasurer endorsed "not paid for want
of funds in the Treasury" and shall there
after bear like interest as other County war
tants, endorsed in like manner, issued prior
to March @, 1881. III the County of Sill
yer Bow. upon said adjustment, shall be en-
titled to any portion of the funds on hand IN
the County of Deer Lodge, 1t shall be the
duty of the County Commissioners Of the
latter County to cause to be issued like war
rants for the amount thereof, to the County
Commissioners of Silver Bow County, which
warrant or warrants, If not paid on presenta-
ton TO the Treasurer of Deer Lodge County,
shall be endorsed by said Treasurer i'm like
manner as in the former case, and after said
endorsement shall bear like rate of interest.
Sec. 4. An election shall be held In the
county of Silver Bow on the first Monday in
April, 1881, at the different precincts and vo-
ting places appointed at the last general cleo
ton for the election of the following officers,
to-wit: One sheriff, one probate judge, one
county clerk, one assessor, one county
treasurer, one county surveyor, one coroner,
one county superintendent of schools, and
three county commissioners. The persons
severally elected to said Offices, except the
county commissioners, shall hold Office until
the next general election in the year 1885,, and
until their successors are elected and quail
fed. The county commissioner receiving
1S1DArhighest number of votes at said election
bntinue insoffice until the general lsc-
ton In 1886; the one receiving the next
highest, until the general election in 1881,
and the one receiving the next highest num-
Der until the general election i'm 1882.
Said several commissioners shall continue I'm
Office until their several successors are elect
ed and qualified. If two or more persons
voted for as commissioners at said election
receive an equal number of votes, the term
of Office Of the commissioners between whom
suobAe exists shall be determined by lot
under the direction of the commissioners
mentioned in the next section. ssss.
Sec. 5. That Lee w. Foster, William M.
Jack and j. X. Clark are hereby appointed
commissioners of Silver Bow county, with
like powers and duties as by law are con-
ferred upon county commissioners in other
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fore entering upon their duties shall seve-
rally give the bond and take the oath re-
quired of county commissioners. Said bonds
shall be filed with the Territorial auditor,
and thereafter said persons named shall en-
ter on their duties rs commissioners and
shall continue In Office until their successors
are elected and qualified as provided in sec
ton of this act.
SEC. 9. That in addition to the duties re-
quired under the general law relating to the
manner of conducting elections the county
commissioners named shall for at least one
month prior to the time of holding said cleo
ton give notice of the same I'm some news
paper published within the limits of Silver
Bow county; said notice shall state the time
of holding said election, the different voting
places and the Offices for which votes shall
or may be cast. j
SEC. Z. Upon receiving q certificate of
election from the commissioners mentioned,
the persons so elected or receiving said GER
tificates shall, without delay, qualify in the
manner required by law and enter upon the
discharge Of their duties of the several Of
fees to which they may be respectively elect
ed; but nothing herein shall be construed as
depriying any candidate voted for at said
election from contesting the right of office
III Lnc uctuou pTcSCfiuSu ny law.
Sec. 8. The county commissioners of Sill
yer Bow county shall, at their first regular
meeting after the passage of this act, and af-
ter being elected and qualifying, decide upon
and levy the rate of taxat ion In said county
for the year 1881, which levy shall be in con-
formity with the general law relating to the
manner and amounts of taxes authorized to
be levied. Said commissioners shall also
have power and authority to contract for
transcribing such parts of the public records
Of Deer Lodge county as they may deem
useful and necessary to the county Of Silver
Bow and its inhabitants, and for this purpose
shall have suitable access to the records Of
Deer Lodge county. Said records when
completed shall be carefully compared with
the originals by the county clerk of Deer
Lodge county, and If correct he shall certify
to their cOrrectuess under hts official seal and
thereafter the copies Of said records so tran-
scribed and certified to shall be admitted and
received In evidence In all courts of law I'll
this Territory, and shall be in all other re-
spects entitled to like faith and credit as said
original records. The County Clerk of Deer
Lodge county shall receive for his services In
comparing and certifying the correctness Of
the copy Of said records, six dollars per diem
while engaged in said labor, which amount
shall be paid by the county OF Silver Bow on
the completion thereof.
Sec 0. All township and precinct officers
road st1uerviSOrs officers of sch0Ol distrffts