Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1884-02-16

| County Court therein until tie SAID
court shall have prmurcd Il prop r
seal.
SIC. TO- The terms Probate
Court" or Probate Judge whenever
occurring in the Statutes al Montana
Territory, shall. after this Constitution
goes into effect. br held Ia apply To the
County Court or County judge.
SIC. IL. All Territorial. county aud
precinct officers who may 10. IN office
AT the time this Constitution takes
effect, whether holding their offices
under the authority OF the United
states or of the Territory, shall hold
and exerisx their respective offices,
and perform the duties thereof, as
prescribed in this Constitution, until
successors shall lie elected and quail
fled, In accordance with the provi-
siohs of this constitution. and official
| bonds Of NIL such Officers shall con-
iinue in full force and effect. as though
this Constitution had not been
adapted; AMI such officer tor their
! terms Of service, under this tonstitu-
tim, shall receive the same salaries
and compensation as is by this Con,ti-
tuition or by the laws Of the Territory
provided for likroflicers.
SEC. l.. This Constitution -hall take
effect and be in full force Immediately
upon the admission Of the Territory
a. "A state.
80. IL. Immediately upon the all
mission of the territory ~ "A state, the
Governor of the Territory, ar In ease
of his absriirc or failure Ia act, the
Secretary of the Territory. or ease of
his absence or failure Ia act, the Pres
idcnt of this Convention, shall issue "a
Proclamation, which shall he publish
cd, and "a cepy thereof mailed Ia the
Chairman ~ the Boar.i of County
Commissioners Of each county, calling
for an election by the people, OF all
state, district. county, township and
other officers created aud made cleo
tive 10y this Constitution, aud fixing a
day for such election. which shall not
he less than forty days after the date of
such Proclamation, nor more than
ninety days after the admission of the
Territory as State.
SEC. II. The Board Of Commission
ers at the several counties shall there
upon order such election tor said day,
and shall cause notice thereof to he
given IN the manner and for the
length of time provided by the laws
of the Territory IN eases OF general
elections for lie cgatcs Ia Congress and
county and other officers. Every
qualified elc,iOr of the Territory, at
the date of said election, shall be en-
titled Ia vote tliereat. said election
>hall he cond, ct-l in all respects IN
the same manner as provided by the
laws fthe Territory Tor general cleo
tioHs, and the returns thereof shall be
made and canyasse,i II. the same man
ner and by the same authority as pro-
vided IN eases Of such general election;
tut returns for all state and district
officers. including State Senai ors, shall
lie made to The canvassing board here
matter provided for.
$50. II. The Governor, Secretary,
Auditor and Attorney General Of the
Territory and tn. President of this
Convention. or "A majority Of them,
shall constitute "A Board Of Canvassers
Ia canvass the vote ut such elections
Tor all state and District officers, in
Guiding State SENATORS. The said
bari Shall assemble nj the seat of
Government of m. Territory ON the
lhirti.th day of such election (or on
,h,. fplIowiny ,lny If su,h dny fall ON
sunday, and prceed Ia canvass the
vote. fnr ali Stat. and district Officers
in IA. manner nroyided bv the laws
of the Territory for CONTRASTING IN.
y,t. for D.l.vn,. Ia congress- and
they .hall issue certificate. of election
,n lin, nerson. fund \, n. elected IN
said Office. .ry.rnliy. and shall make
and tilr with IN. Secretary of the Ter
ri,ory am al,.trn., certified nv them. or
nm. humber or yot,.. e,st far each per-
son for ,,ch eff said offices and of the
roinI numb.r of votes east i'm each
.,lntv.
SrC' Ia. Tn. ,,uyussinv hoard. of
the several counti., shall jssu. certitj.
cafes of .I,,Iinn Ia m. memb.r.
elected to tI,r Hons. of Reurcsent..
,iva. aud IN IN. several n,r.n,,s 6ound
hy Them to huv. b...n elected 10 the
several ro,,nty and townshin of,irps
SrC ~ All officer. elected m such
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