The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-03-08
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state the time of holding said election, til
different voting places, and for officers 70
which votes shall or may be cast, and
more precincts are necessary to accommo
date the citizens of said county. the count,
commissioners arc empowered to establisl
the same.
SEC. T. Upon receiving a certificate 0
election from the commissioners mentOnel
the person so elected or receiving said Ger
tificate, shall, without delay. qualify in tn,
manner required by law, and enter on th'
discharge of their duties of the severa
offices to which they may be respectively
elected, and nothing herein shall be con
strued as depriving any candidate voted fol
at said election from contesting the right
of office i'll the method prescribed by law
SIC. s. The county commissioners OF
Yellowstone county, shall, at their first
| regular meeting, after the passage of this
act, and after being elected and qualifyin
decide upon and levy the rate of taxation
in said county, for the year 1883, which
levy shall be in conformity with the gen.
eral laws relating to the manner and
amount of taxes authorized to be levied,
said commissioners shall also have power
and authority to contract for trrnscribing
such part of the public records of Custer
county as they may deem useful and neces-
sary to the County of Yellowstone and its
inhabitants, and for this purpose shall
have suitable access to the records of Gus
ter county; said records when completed
shall be carefully compared with the origi-
mails by the county clerk of Custer county,
and if correct he shall certify to there cor
rectness under his official seal, and there
after the copies of said records, so trans
crbed and certified to, shall be admitted
and received in evidence in all courts of law
III this Territory, and shall be in all other
respects entitled to like faith and credit as
said original records. The county clerk of
Custer county shall receive for his services
in comparing and certifying the correct
ness of the copy of said records, 5000 per
diem while engaged in said labor, which
amount shall be paid by the County of
Yellowstone on the completion thereof.
Sec. 8. All township and precinct Offices
road supervisors, offices of school districts
and other offices of every kind within the
County of Yellowstone, whose election is
not herein provided for, shall or may con-
tinue to hold said office and exercise the
duties pertaining thereto until the expira-
ton of the term for which said officers
were respectively elected or appointed.
Whenever district courts are appointed for
said county, the clerk or deputy, as the
case may be, shall, from the time he enters
on his duties, be paid for his public services
to be rendered said county and the
offices thereof, an annual salary of
$500, payable in quarterly payments,
by warrants drawn Oh the contingent fund
Of said county, and in addition to said sal
lry, be entitled to the fees prescribed in
III act to provide compensation for the
clerks of the district courts, approved July
I'D, 1879 The county clerk and recorder |
IF said county shall receive for his services |
IS defined in section one Of an act in rcla- |
ion to fees of county clerks approved July !
I'D, 1879, salary at the rat c of seven hum |
lred dollars per annum, payable quarterly |
BY warrants drawn OH the general fund of
said county and payable as other warrants |
ire paid. Said officer shall also be entitled |
% the fees prescribed by law for recording
leeds and other instruments, and for all
,ther services rendered by him. The fees
md emoluments of all officers of said
county shall be as prescribed by law, when
lot otherwise provided for in this act.
SEC 10. The County of Yellowstone and
Ill persons in its name are hereby prohibit
d from contracting any Indebtedness
whereby said county shall become bound
n any sum which shall at the time of con-
racting the same exceed two and one-half
,er cent. of the assessed value Of the tax
bile property of said county, taking the
ast previous assessment thereof as the
tandard of valuation, and no cause of ac-
contracted in its name above
he limitation mentioned, however the
anne may be evidenced; but nothing here
IL contained shall deprive the holder of
ny Indebtedness contracted in the name of
r on the behalf of said county from a right
# action against the person Or persons
vhO actually contracted the same OF
eccived consideration therefor.
SEC. II. This act shall take effect from
nd after its passage; but the County Of
Yellowstone shall remain united to the
'ounty Of Custer for judicial purposes un-
il the lst day of May, A. ID. 1888, and the
flicers of Custer County shall act as officers
f Yellowstone county until the date above
ancd, except as otherwise provided in (
his act.
SEC II. The county boundaries of the ;
ounties of Gallatin and Custer are hereby
ltered to conform to the county boMl-
aries of Yellowstone county as establish
Il in this act.
Approved February &c, 1888.
Indian Matters.
Delegate Maginnis is cndeayOring +: