The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-05-16
NEW Laws.
Three Acts of Interest, Passed by The
Last Legislature.

an dCt " AtUN Tue IOHtHtHouttOf
Of Justices of the Peace and Con-
stables.
Be it enacted by the Legislative
Assembly CT the 4 rritcry of Mon
tana:
SECTION l. That the maximum
amount that shall b. allowed to any
Justice of the Peace or Constable, in
any county in this Territory, Icy the
County Commissioners thereof, shall
not exceed the sum of six hundred
dollars per year, and any County
Commissioned or Commissioners,
who shall allow to any Justice of the
Pace or Constable, for official SER
vices, a sum in excess of six hundred
dollars in any n year, shall be
liable, personally, to the county from
which such amount shall be dawn,
for the excess allowed over and above
such amount, to be collected by civil
action in the name Of the county,
against such Commissioner O Com
missi0ners, who may be sued jointly
or severally. Provided. no Commits
siOner shall be liable as herein pro-
vided if be shall vote against SUCH
allowance, and shall cause to be en-
tered upon the journal of proceedings
of the County Commissioners. at the
time of such allowance, his vote and
protest against such allowance, and
it is made the duty of the clerk Of the
board to so note such protest, when
so requested by any Commissioner.
Sec. 2. Nothing in Section l of
this act, shall he construed to permit
any Board Of County Commissioners
to allow any Justice of the Peace OF
Constable, any greater or other COM
pensation than that provided by law,
but if the fees and compensation OF
any Justice If the Peace or Ccnstable
allowed by law aud TO, which, the
county is cilargsable or responsible,
shall exceed the sam SIX hundred
dOllats,then such. compensation shall
BIZ limited t, X hundred doiia:a,an0
in 40 case shall exceed such SUM.
An Act to amend Section $50. LhuD-
ter -, Of The FIFTH Die. sion, Re
rised Statutes Of the TERRITORY Of
Montana.
Be it enacted by the Legislative
Assembly of the Territory Of Mon
tana:
SECTION |. That section 576 of the
above recited act he so amended as to
read as follows: Section $50 - For the
transportation of persons convicted
Of a violation Of the laws of this Ter
and sentenced to confinement
in the penitentiary, the Sheriff, or
other person appointed by the Court
for the purpose, shall, for said SER
vice, receive a per deim Of SIS for the
time necessarily employed, and his
or their actual, reasonable and neces-
sary expenses. The said Sheriff or
other person shall file a detailed
statement, under oath, showing the
amount actually paid as such x
penses, the time employed in such
service, the name of the pris-
oner transported, the county Jail
from whence the prisoner or prison
ers were transported, and the dis
lance necess arily travelled, and shall
accompany his account with vouch-
ers for all sums paid cut oy him for
stage or railroad fare or team, at the
usual rates. for himself, his prisoner
Or prisonersand guard or guards.
who are actually and necessarily en-
by him. The pay OF such
guard shall not exceed So per day.
and ordinary travelling EXPENSES,
which the Sheriff shall include in
bis account. The Sheriff NAV, if
necessary, employ one guard for
every two prisoners Transports by
him at the same time from any
jail to the penitentiary, a,
provided IN this act and the Terri
5orial Auditor shall examine sai,i ac-
count Of the Sheriff, and if he be
satisfied that the same is correct and
the amount of money charged
Was actually paid, he may draw his
warrant on the Territorial Treasury
or the same.
an Act to amend Section II of Chan.
ter 8 Of the "C,inainol Practice
dot" of the Re2fseE .SJut,,too Of