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

Section l.. 4 Burea, of Industrial Re
sources, 10 he located at the capital of
the state, shall be established, which
shall he under the management of COM
missioner. who shall be elected at the
first general election, and hold his Office
for the term of four years, except as
otherwise provided in this constitution.
Section .. The commissioner of indus
trial resources shall perform such duties
and receive such compensation as may
be prescribed by law, and it shall he the
duty of the legislature at its first session
to prescribe sl,cl, duties and compensa-
ton and to pass such laws as may be
necessary for the government, regulation
and support Of such bureau.
The substitute was accepted, and the
File was referred to the committee on
engrOssmcnts.
The convention then went into COM
nittee of the whole for further consider
alton of General File No. Is, beginning
with section 10.
Galloway offered the following substi-
tnte: Strike ont section 10 and substitute
as follows:
The first Legislative assembly that shall
be held under this constitution shall pro-
vide for the election of one state attorney
for each organized county of this state,
except a county shall be attached to
another for judicial purposes. He shall
have salary fixed by law which shall
not be increased or diminished during
his term of office. and shall receive n"
other compensation whatever for his
services;
Pyori,Ietl. !onc-haIf OF said salary shall
be pald by the state. and the other half
by the county or counties in which such
attorney may be elected. The states at
torney shall possess all the qualifications
required for judges of the district courts,
except he need not he more than twenty
one years of age, and the term OF such
once Silali Dc TWO years.
The substitute offered by Galloway was
then voted upon and adopted.
Section 90, on county courts, was next
taken up, and adopted. This section
reads as follows:
There slaIl,be elected i'll each orginize'l
county county judge, whoshall be judge
of the county court of said county, whose
term of Office shall he two years, except
as otherwise provided in this constitu:
ton, shall he as provided by law; but
nothing in this constitution shall be con
| strued to prevent the legislature from
fixing different salary of county Judges
| for the several counties of the state.
|. Section II, as read is as follows: There
shall be a clerk of the county court il
each county, whose election Tor appoint
ment) and compensation shall be pr"
vided for by law.
| Pemberton moved to strike ont tlh
words, "orappontment." Carried. The
section after short debate, was tle'
adopted as amended.
Settion -, which defines the jurisdic
ton of the county courts. was disc''sse'
for short time, but the committee ares
without any action.
The discussion of section - WAS re
s,mcd, and after adopting an amendmen
to the same making the limit of lnriS'iIr
ton one thousand dollars instead OF 1iv,
! hundred, the section was adopted.
Section %, rs adopted, provides tina
the legislature shall divide the r"untir
into townships. II also provides 70
iustices of the peace, for their election
term of Office, and their jurisdiction.
Section ii. as adopted, prohibits til:
county and Justices courts from lavin
jurisdiction in certain cases.
Section 25 was adopted rs read, and
as follows:
County and ljustit els courts shall alway
be OF en- for the transaction of business
except Oh legal holidays and non-iudici:
days.
Section &c was adopted after bein
amended to read Us follows:
Appeals shall he allowed from count
and Justices courts, in all cases to tn
district courts, in such a manner us til
Legislature may prescribe by law.
C,..:.,> n. &, .ln,,tnI ,riy-or IA I api
lature the privilege of providing for p'
lice and municipal courts.
Sections from 2S to p: inclusive wei
adopted substantially as read, and are ;
follows:
Section 2S.-The supreme, district al
county courts shall be courts of record
Section 29.-Until otherwise provide
by law, the judges of the supreme al
district courts shall fix the time Of hol
ing the terms of their respective cour
Section 80 provides that all laws I
lating to courts shall be general and
uniform operation throughout the Stat
Section 3l.-Thc style of all process
shall be .'rhe State Of Montana" and ;
prosecutions shall be conducted Ill Il
name and by the authority Of the san
Section 32-There shall be but o
= form of civil actions, and laws and equi
may he administered i'll the same actio
Section :ss,.-The Legislative Assem|
may provide for the election of all jn'
cial at a time different from the electi
of other officers.
J. Section "a was adopted as read, a
leaves the salaries Of the judges of
different courts to he fixed by law, q
= sis.tcnt with the constitution, and p
yilcs that NO Judge shall receive a
other cinolulnentS or perqulsites, til
his salary. except i'll the ease OF
Judges Of the County Courts, who II
receive fees underline laws of the tni
States.
> Section 3,5.-No judge Of the Supre
District, or County Courts shall act