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

elected to said officers severally, and
shall make and file with the Secretary of
the Territory an abstract, certified by
them, of the number OF votes cast in each
county.
Section Is provides for putting the
government into operation under the
Constitution, upon the admission Of the
Territory as State, and is as follows:
| Immediately upon the admission of
the Territory as State, the Governor Of
the Territory, or in case of his absence
or failure to act, the Secretary of the
Territory, or in case of his absence or
failure to act, the President OF this Con-
vention shall issue proclamation, which
shall be published and a copy thereof
mailed to the Chairman of the Board of
County commissioners of each county,
calling for an election by the people, Of
all State, district, county township and
other officers created and made elective
by this Constitution, and fixing day
for such election, which shall not be less
than forty days after the date of such
proclamation nor more than ninety days|
after the admission of the Territory as a
State.
The Canvassing Boards of the several
counties shall issue certificates Of elect
ion to the several persons found by them
to have been electe to the several county
and township offices.
All officers elected at such election
shall, within thirty days after they have
been declared elected, take the oath re-
quired by this constitution, and give the
same bond required by the law Of the
Territory, to be given in ca of like Off
GERS of the Territory. district or county,
and shall thereupon enter upon the du-
ties of their respective offices; but the
Legislative Assembly may require by law
all such officers TO give other or further
bonds as condition of their continuance
in Office.
All officers elected at such election
shall hold their offices until the Legisla-
tive Assembly shall provide by law III
accordance with this constitution for the
election of their successors, and until
such successors shall be elected and
qualified.
The Governor-elect OF the State. i'm
mediately upon his qualifying and en-
| tering upon the duties Of his office, shall
issue his proclamation conven,ng the
Legislative Assembly of the State at the
seat of government, on a day to be
named in said proclamation, and which
shall not be less than thirty, nor more
than sixty days after the date of such
proclamation.
The file as amended, was adopted,
and went to the Committee on Engross-
ment.
Mills offered a resolution to the effect
that duplicate rolls be made out contain
ing the names of ali members of the con-
vention, and the number of days each
has attended, one of these rolls to be
placed in the hands of the Territorial
Auditor and the other to he left with the
Territorial Secretary. Adopted.
A resolution was offered by Burleigll
thanking Mr.. S. T. Harser for the excur-
sion to Wickes, and for the manner in
which the convention was entertained
Adopted.
The convention ther took recess
until 7 o'clock, but no evening session
was held, it being found there was not s
quorum present when the roll wal
called.
Mccormick, from Committee of tn,
Whole, reported General File No. IA, OF
miscellaneous subjects, recommending it
adoption as amended. Two sections hat
been added, touching ON water and wate
rights.
After several attempts to amend o
substitute, and a great amount of talk
the two sections concerning water ant
water rights were sticken out, and tn
file adopted and referred to the Commit
tee ON ENDORSEMENT.
Toole, in behalf of the special commit
tee, appointed Tuesday to report on sec
ton rs of General File No. 20, submitte'
1.-The section as follows, with a recommen
dation that it be adopted:
Section I6.-The word property, a
used in this article, is hereby detlare'
to include monies, credits, stocks, fran
chises, and all matters and things (rea
personal and mixedJ capable of privat
ownership. But this shall not be con
strued so as to authorize the taxation {
the stocks of any somDany orcOrporatio
when the property of such company Q
corporation represented by such stock
has been taxed.
The report Of the committee was adop
ed, and the whole of General File NJ
% referred to the Committee on EngrOs!
ment.
lPemberton, from the Committee of tn
z Whole, reported General File No. 10 bac
:, to the convention, recommending II
: adoption as amended. Adopted and n
t ferred to the Committee on EngrOs
ment.
f On motion, all engrossed bills were n
;, ferred to the Committee on Revision
: and Hedges and Mccormick. were sdde
: TO that committee.
!. Hedges, Langhorne, Mills. MeCormic
and Collins were appointed committt
on rules for the manner II eonsiderin
/. the engrossed bills of the convention.
! Toole was appointed committee
n the distribution of tina eO,0OO address,
- which are to be printed
Callaway offered resolution to Il
- effect that committee offve be appoin!
:, ed to submit design for the great se
: of Montana. Rejected.
:. Hunt offered resolution fixing Frida
y February s, as the day of final adjour
= ment Rejected.
- Proctor, as Chairman of the Commltt
on Ordinance, made report, which W
J. placed on file.
:. Mills, from Special Committee on ru
D. reported as follows:
After file has been reported back