The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-01-31
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE.

TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Fourteenth Regular
Session.
COUNCIL.
THURSDAY, 22ND.
Buck introduced bill to provide for
the payment of one fourth of the license
taxes collected in county where there is
an incorporated city into the city treasury
for the use of said city. Read twice and
referred to committee on ways and means.
Several house bills we're read and referred.
Committee on towns md counties report
ed favorably on the bill to incorporate the
Billings fire department. The joint reso-
luton passed by the house opposing the
national cattle trail was passed. The bill
to amend the charter of the city of Helena
was passed. Greene gave notice of bill
to tax telegraph lines. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, 23RD.
The bill regulating attachments on real
estate was passed. The bill prescribing a
new oath of Office for members of the
Legislature and a new mode of taking such
oath was passed. The former law provid-
ed that oaths of Office for members of the
Legislature be administered only by a
judge of the supreme court and prescribes
an iron-clad oath relative to the buying or
selling Of votes and using money in rolit-
ical campaigns. The new bill prescribes
that the presiding officer of each branch
of the Legislature may take the oath before
any officer qualified to administer oaths
and that all other members may make
oath before such presiding officer; it also
repeals the iron-clad oath. Greene intro
duced his bill for the taxation of telegraph
lines. It provides telegraph companies in
shall make annual reports of the
mileage of their lines to the respective
counties and that tax of 25 cents shall
be imposed on each mile of wire in lieu
Of all other taxes. This tax shall be di-
vided among the several counties in pro
portion to the mileage in those counties.
The bill restricting reservations in North
ern Pacific land deeds was committed
for amendment The house bill for the
relief of Fisk Bros. was passed. Ad
journed.
SATURDAY, OATH.
A bill was introduced creating the Office
Of county attorney and providing that the
salaries of such officers be 81 500 per an
mum in Custer, Gallatin, Lewis and Clarke
and Silver Bow counties and $1,000 per
annum IN all other counties. The bill
would not take effect during the terms
Of the present district attorneys who
would hold office TIL the expiration of
their terms. Cotant introduced bill
providing for assignments for the benefit
Of creditors. Adjourned.
MONDAY, 26TH.
President Armstrong absent and A. H.
Mitchell elected temporary president.
Buck gave notice of bill to amend the
charter of the city of Fort Benton and
Kennedy bill to abolish the office Of
district attorney and elect county attorneys
instead. The bill to amend the criminal
practice act (requiring complainants to
give detailed information under oath be-
ore warrant is issued) was amended by
committee of the whole and was after
ward passed. A bill was introduced to
lmend the act relating to chattel mort
cages. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, 9th.
Bills were introduced to amend the law
elating to the duties of county commits
toner's and to abolish the office of district
ttorney and create the office of county
ttorney. House bill to relieve G. H.
'nell was read twice and referred. Coun-
ii bill to amend the laws relating to fish
nd fur-bearing and game animals was re-
committed for amendment. The bill re-
ating to the taxation of telegraph lines
vas withdrawn for amendment. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, 28TH.
Bills were noticed as follows: to amend
hapter 4 of the statutes of Montana; to
elieve G.. P Reeves & Co.; to regulate
ees of county clerks; to establish text
'ooks in public schools. Bills were IN
reduced as follows: providing for posting
stray notices; to amend the act relating
. chattel mortgages. A resolution was
cad and adopted for the appointment of a
oint committee of ways and means and
Or joint committee to visit the peniten-
larry and insane asylum. Recommended
hat the bill for the relief of Chas. H.
nell do not pass. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
THURSDAY, 22ND.
A majority of the committee on towns
nd counties reported favorably on the
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