The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-13

Adopted as read.
Section 36 makes it the duty of the SUI
preme Court to appoint one reporter OF
its decisions. His compensation shall be
provided for by faw, alJd he shall hold
his Office for four years. The Legislative
Assembly shall provide for the speedy
publication of all decisions and opinions
of the Supreme Court. Adopted in full.
Sections 81, 3S, 80, 10 and II were
adopted as follows:
Section 37.-Judges ofthe Supreme and
district courts shall receive such salaries,
payable quarterly by the State, as may
he prescribed by law; county ju'lgesshall
receive such salary, payable by the sew
eral counties, as may be eprovi'led by law.
But no salary of any judicial officer shall
he increased or diminished, during his
continuance in his Office. Until other
wise provided by law, the annual salaries
Of said judges shall be as follows The
| judges of the Supreme court, thirty six
hundred dollars each; the judges Of the
district court thirty hundred dollars each;
| the county judges OF Madison, Beaver
head, Missoula, Choteau, Meagher, Vel
lowstone, Dawson and Jefferson coun-
ties, twelve hundred dollars each; Deer
Lodge and Custer, fourteen hundred dol
lars each; Lewis and Clarke, Silver Bow
and tiallatin counties, eighteen hundred
| dollars each.
Section :5S-All officers provided for
in this article excepting Judges of the
Supreme court, who shall reside within
the State) shall respectively reside dlirin.
their term of office, in the district, tnrln-
ty, township, precinct, city or town, for
which they may be elected or appointed.
Section - provides for the filling of
vacancies in the different court offices.
Section 40-No supreme. district, or
county Judge shall hold any other Office
than the one to which he shall have been
elected or appointed, except as provided
in this constitution.
Section IA cause in the district
court may be tried by judge pro tenn
pore, who must be member Of the bar,
agreed upon in writing by the parties
| litigant. or their attorneys of record, APP
proved by the court, and sworn t" try
the cause; and in such case, any order,
Judgment, or decree, made or rendered
therein by such Judge pro tempore, shall
have the same force and eilest as if made
or rendered by the conr!, with the regli-
lar Judge presiding.
Section 33.-No Judge OF the Supreme
Court, district or county courts shall act
or practice as an attorney OF counsellora at
law in any of the courts OF this State
during his continuance. in office; nor
shall the clerk Of any of these COURTS
during his term Of office, be retained or
employed as an attorney in the court OF
! which he is clerk.
Sections !, ., 3 and ! were adopted
without debate and are as follows:
Section 1.-That no inconvenience may
arise from Il change of Territorial govern
ment to permanent State government,
| it is declared that all writs, actions, pro-
srct,tions, claims, and rights of indivilu-
| ais and of bodies corporate, shall con-
time as if no change of government had
taken place and all processes which
may, before the organization of the judi
cial department under this Constitution,
be issued under the authority of the
Territory of Montana, shall be as valid as
if issued in the name of the State.
Section All laws now in force i'll
the Territory of Montana, which are not
repllgnant to this Constitution, shall re-
main I'M force until they expire by their
own limitations. or be altered or repeal
ed by the Legislature.
Section 3-All fines penalties, forfeit
ureg and esrhr:lts arrruing to the Terri
tory of Montana shall accrue t" the use
of the State.
Section An recognizances, bonds,
obligations, or other undertakings here
tofore taken, OF which may be taken be-
fore the organization of the judicial de-
partment under this constitution, shall
remain valid, and shall pass over to. and
may prosecuted in the name Of the state;
all bonds, obligations, or other under
takin.s executed to this Territory. or to
any officer in his official capacity, shall
lass over to the proper State authority,
and To their SUCCESSORS in office, for the
uses herein respectively expressed, and
may be sued for the recovered according
lv: all criminal prosecutions and penal
actions which have arisen or may arise
before the organization Of the judicial
.leuartment under this constitution, and
which shall then be pending, may by
prosecuted to judgment and execution in
the name of the State.
General File No. 70 ''articlenn revenue
!, and taxation. was next taken up.
Section as adopted provides that
; the Legislative Assembly shall pro-
vide such revenue as may he nccdfi'i by
; lcvving and collecting tax by valuation
so that every person or corporation shat
pay tax in proportion to the actua
valne of his, her, or its property except
, as otherwise provided inthe constitution
also the Legislature may impose license
taxes both upon individuals and upol
, corporations (other than municipal dolns
, business in this State.
Section > gives the Legislature powel
: to tax other subjects than those men
: toned, provided it is done in manne
consistent with the principles of taxation
found in the constitution. Adopted a
$ read.
Sec 3.-The property of the -Unlte'
States, the ; tate. counties, cities. towns
and other municipal corporations, AM
|, public libraries shall be exempt iron
Il taxaticn.-Adopted
+ Section ) as amended and adopted is a
;. follows:
= Section,. All laws cxempting fron
# taxation property other than is exempt
2, ed in this constitution shall be void.
IS Section provides that the legislator
Il shall not impose taxes for any city
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