The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-02-01

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with Waterbury In the chair.
scctiohi, providing that The oiucationa
reformatory aud penal institutions. an
those for the benefit of the in.ane. him.
deaf and mute, and such other iu,,,tu,ianS A
the public good may require, shall, b. s.tal
lished and supported by the State. in such
manner as may be prescribed by law. wa
adopted without amendment
Section was also adopted without amend
ment. 1t is as follows: The Legislator
shall have no power to change or to locat
the seat of government of the State. but shall
at its first session, after the adoption of thi
Constitution, provide by law for submittin nj
the question of the permanent location o
the seat OF government to the qualified cleo
tors Of the State, at the general election ne :
ensuing; and majority of all votes upo
said question cast at said election, shall b
necessary to determine the location thereoi
Said Legislature shall also provide that 1,
case there shall be no choice at sand election
the question of choice between the tw,
places for which the highest number of yo te
shall have been cast, shall be submitted in
like manner to the qualified electors of tn,
State, at the next general election. Provided
That until the seat of govern ment shall hav,
been permanently located, as herein proyid
ed, the temporary location thereof shall re.
main at the city of Helena
Section three was amended TO read AZ fol.
lows and was adopted in that form:
When the seat of government shall havt
been located, a. herein provided, the location
thereof shall not thereafter be changed. ex.
eept by a vote of majority Of all the ouali
fed electors of the State voting on that q ues
ton at general election, at which the dues
ton of the location of the seat of governm ent
shall have been submitted by the Lepislati We
Assembly, but no proposition shah be sub
mitted to the people oftener than once in
four years.
Section 4, in relation to the Legislatu re
making an appropriation for constructing
capitol buildings and purchasing grounds,
was debated at length.
The original section was finally, on motion
of Galloway, amended to real as follows;
The Legislature shall make no appropria-
tions or expenditures for capitol buildings
or grounds until the seat of government shall
have been permanently located as herein
provided, and no such Appropriation shall
be made prior 10 the year 100, unless such
proposed appropriation shall have first been
submitted at a general election to the quail.
fed electors of the State, and their approval
thereof be given by Il majority of all electors
voting at such election.
The next section, in relation to q State
University, State Asylum, AID State Peni-
Tertiary, was amended so that the Legisla-
ture shall make provision for establishing
the same IL soon rs PRACTICABLE; that no more
than one of the aforesaid institutions shall
be located in any one county of the State,
and none of them in the county in which the
capital shall be located
The last section was adopted as a whole,
without debate. 1t reads ~ follows: The
respective counties of the State shall bro.
vide, as may BE prescribed By law, for those
Inhabitants who. by reason OF age, infirmity,
or other misfortune, may haze claims upon
the sympathy and aid of society.
General File No. 3, IN relation to the State
militia Of Montana, was adopted without al
teratiou. 1t reads A. follows:
The militia of the State OF Montana shall
consist of all the able-bodiel male citizens
between the age of eighteen Isl and forty
five 40 years, except such persons as may
be exempted by the laws of the State or of
the United States.
The Legislature shall provide by law for
the organization, equipment and discipline
Of the militia. The organization shall con-
form, as nearly rs practicable, to the regula-
lions for the government of the armies of the
United States; also for maintaining the mill
tia by appropriations from the treasury of
The State; also for the safe keeping of the
public arms. military records, relies and ban
ners OF the State.
The Governor shall be COMMANDMENT Chief
Of the militia forces of the State, except when
these forces are in the actual service of the
United States, and shall have power to call
out any part of the whole of said forces to
hid In the execution of the laws, TO suppress
or TO repel invasion.
The above was referred to the Committee
IN Engrossmcnt.
Adjourned until 10 a. IN. SATURDAY.