The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-11
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State Constitution of Montana
COUNTY OFFICERS


missioners, and who with the county
Judge shall hold sessions for the tran
saction of county business, as provided by
law, any three of whom shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of business.
The county Judge shall be chairman of
the board OF county commissioners, and
shall possess such qualification and have
such Jurisdiction as is in this Constitution
elscwere provided.
Sec. 8. The county Judge shall hold
his Office for the term of two years, and
the County Commissioners for the term of
four years, and until their successors are
elected and qualified. Any vacancy from
any cause IN the board of county commits
sioners shall be filed by the governor by
appointment. ss
Sec. 10. The Legislative Assembly shall
provide by law for the election OF the fol-
lowing officers: one county clerk, who
shall be clerk of the board of county COM
missioners and ex x-otficio recorder of deeds;
one sheriff; one treasurer, (who shall be
collector of taxes); one county superinten
dent of schools; one county surveyor; one
assessor; one coroner; one puclic admins
traitor. Persons elected to the different
offices named in this section shall hold
the respective Offices for the term of two
years. except as in this Constitution other
wise provided, and until their successors
are elected and qualified. In case
vacancy occurs in any county office, save
and except the board of county commits
sioners, the same shall be filed by the
board ofcounty commissioners by appoint
ment. The person SO appointed shall
hold his office until the next general elec-
tion, and until his successor is elected and
qualified.
Sec. II. No person shall he eligible
to any county unless he be a qualified
elector, nor unless he shall have resided in
the county one year next preceding his
election.
Sec. 1s. The Legislative Assembly shall
provide for the election Or appointment of
such other county, township, precinct and
officers as public convenience
may require, and their terms of office shall
be as prescribed by law, not in any case
to exceed two years, except as in this
Constitution otherwise provided.
Sec. Is. The compensation of all
county and precinct officers, except as in
this Constitution elsewhere provided, shall
be as provided by law.
OFFICERS
Sec. 1. No railroad or other transport
alton company, and no agent, officer or
employe thereof, shall issue, Or give, or
offer, either directly ar indirectly. to any
member of the Legislative Assembly, or
to any executive, judicial or ministerial
officer of this State, or of any county, dis
trict, township, municipality or any other
division thereof, any gratuitous transport
alton over or upon, Or any pass or free
ticket for passage over or upon any route
Or line, or palt thereof, OF such company,
,r make or consent to, or direct, anv
contract or arrangement by which such
officers, or any of them, shall be trans
ported or conveyed over, or allowed to
travel upon such route or line, or any
part thereof at any less rate or for anv
ess compensation, than is charged the
,ublic generally; and no member of the
legislative Assembly. and no such officer
5 above mentioned, shall accept, or receive
r use, while he is a candidate for office,
r while he continues in Office, or within
hrec months after he ceases to be in Of
ce, any pass or free ticket from any rail
Dad or transportation company, or make
r consent to any contract or arrangement
y which he or his family or employees
lall be transported or conveyed by such
ompany gratuitously, or at any different
/ lower rate than is required Of the pub
9 generally
That any railroad or other transporta-
on, corporation or company, violating
ny provision hereof, shall forfeit to the
tate one thousand dollars for each and
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