The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-02

judges hold their Office for six yea
e and are elected by the people. d
Il trict Courts are prOvid
with substantially the sal
! Jurisdiction as they NJ
> have in our Territory. Four distril
are provided, but the Legislature b
: power to increase the number
meet the necessities of the peOp
County Courts are substituted for t
present Prabate Courts, with g
larged Jurisdiction. Justices Of Il
, Pence or provided for, and the rig
to create Police and Municipal Cour
vested in the legislature. ALI iudg
are required to have resided in Il
State or Territory at least two yea
prior to their election. This we sui
NIT as a wholesome provision. Mo
crate salaries have been provided fl
judicial officers, and yet it is gene
ally conceded that IT, amounts al
sufficient to secure a high order
talent. The salaries, however, whic
have been provided are subject I
legislative control, except that the
are not to be increased or dimln,she
during the term of any officer. A
Judicial officers, except Justices of tn
Peace, are prohibited from receivin
any compensation except by salary
The great abuses of the fee system
ought not to be permitted to gail
any foothold in a judiciary system
and legislature is properly denie,
the power to change this.
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In addition to the usual qualiica
ton OF age, a voter must either be ,
citizen OF the United States or bay,
declared his intention to becom,
such not less than four months be
fore he offers to vote. This foul
months qualification Is a judicious
safe guard against the pernicious
system of manufacturing citizens on
election day. The Legislature is also
required to pass all needful laws fol
the preservation of the sauctit ' ofthe
ballot. Suffrage is likewise extend.
ed to women, so tar as relates to
school district elections, and women
may hold school offices, provided the
Legislature shall enact laws to that
effect.
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Educational, retormatory and
penal institutions are andy pro-
vlded for, as were those for the bene-
tit of the insane, blind, deaf and
mute. In order that the seat of gov
r rment may be permanently located
pro vision is made for submitting that
question to the electors of the State at
the general election next ensuing
after the first session OF the State
Legislature. The Legislature is pro-
hibited from making any %appronria-
ton for capital buildings or grounds.
until after the seat of government
shall have been permanently located.
and no approximation for such pur>
pose is authorized before the wear
1900, unless the proposed appropria-
ton shall have been first submitted
to the electors of the State and the
approval of a majority thereof OBJ
tanned. A fair distribution of public
buildings is secured by providing that
no more than n of such buildings
shall be located in any one county.
EDUCATION.
No State Constitution has made
better educational provisions than the
one we present for your candid con-
sideration The experience of man
kind has demonstrated that the han,
prosperity and permanencv of
a country is measured by the lntelli-
gence of its people. No surer or bet
ter means for the dissemination of
knowledge among all class 9 of So
ciety he's ever been devised than the
one here presented. This Constitu-
ton commits the State fully and un-
equ:vocally to the perpetual mainte.
nance of pnblic free schools: e
school doors unconoitionaliv to
The admission of all between the
ages Of five and twenty-one wears.
Three months school il the
allowed to any school
district in the State. Our
n%anigfcent dowry of school lands
s most carefully provided for, the
grand object being to secure the ut
most, both for principal and interest,
With a full guarantee by the State
'gainst loss or diversion OF anv mart !
hereof; but that liberal endowment
If public lands made to aid cur pubs
ic schools, and to which Montana
will fall heir at the death of our
PRESENT system of Territorial govern
nent, is yet under the control of the
government, and cannot he
Utilized to our benefit until Montana
'uts on the habilaments of statehood. |
t can in no way be- used or leased. !
r even protected for the benefit of
ur schools. A wise and economic
lse of the grant will ensure meal
ulable benefits to the sons and
.aughters of Montana, and pour a
ich endowment into our school fund:
ut in our present condition the lib
raj act that provided US such a leg
cy Is practically a dead letter.
No stronger guarantees could have
cen devised than are contained in
bis constitution to prevent our
,hoOls of every grade from falling
ito the hands or under theinfuence
any sect or creed or political party.
Continued from Tuesdays Duily.i
REVENUE AND TAXATION,
1t is fair to lay that no provision of
le Constitution received more consid
alton than the m relating to the
Inject of revenue and taxation, and
'peciaily that portion providing for
'rtain exemptions; and, although
'nsiderabie diversity Of opinion
ose regarding it, yet it was appar-
It from the beginning that a ma
of the Convention favored the
opposed plan. 1t was claimed by ]
me that, under this provision, j
ines would be exempted from taxa
N, or at least would not contribute |
cir just portion to the revenue of
State. By it the value of surface {
'provements and other property I
d the net proceeds derived
IN operating the mine, are
oper subjects of taxation, the t
ne itself being alone exempt. 1t j..
s confidently asserted and plaus- l
Y maintained that there is no Z
'thod known by which the actual {