Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-08-21

"a LIZ ~ SAie 49, S'AN -
what is known as the territorial re-
solution bill, which congress passed
at its last session, and which is noW
the law Of the general governments
dependencies,
An act prohibiting the passage Of local
or special laws in the Territories OF
the United States, to limit Territor-
ial indebtedness, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the
United States Of America in Congress
assembled, that the legislatures Of
the territories of the United States
now or hereafter to be organized shall
not pass local or special laws IN any
Of the following enumerated cases,
that Is to say:
Granting divorces.
Changing the names OF persons OF places.
Iaging out, opening, altering, and working
roads and highways.
V~acating roads, town plats. streets, alleys and
public grounds.
/ Locating or changing county seats.
REGULATING county and towns!eip affairs.
Regulating the practice in counts Of justice.
Raafllatinr the 5urisdicticn and duties of JUS
tices of tie peace, police magistrates and con-
stables.
Providing for changes Of venue in civil and
.rininal cases.
incorporating cities, towns, or villages, OF
changing or AMENDING the chatter OF any town
city, OF village,
For the punishment of crimes or lnisde1nean-
OTIS,
For TIE assessment and collection Of taxes for
| territorial, county, township, Or road purposes.
| sutnmoning and impaneiing grand OF petit
| Jurors.
| Providing for the management Of onnon
schools.
Regulating the rate of Interest on money.
| The opening and conducting of any election
| or designating the place Of voting.
The sale or mortgage of real estate belonging
to minors or others uader disability.
The protection of game or fish.
Clartering or licensing ferries or toll bridges.
Remitting fines, penalties, or forfaituras.
Creating. increasing, or decreasing fees, per
cantage. or allowance of public officers during
the term for which said officers are appointed or
| elected.
Changing the law of descent.
Granting to any corporation. association or in
| d;yiduaI any special or exclusive privilege, lm-
munity, or franchise whatever.
Granting to any corporation, association, or
individual the right to lay down railroad tracks,
or amending existing charters fer such purpose.
In all ,ther cases where d general law can be
made applicable, no special law shall be enact
al in any Of the territories OF the United States
~ +io +,r-;t.r;af IarfsIa+nres tbaranf-
Sec. 2. That 10 territory of the United States
now or hereafter to be organized, OF any poiiti-
cal or municipal corporation or subdivision of
any such territory, shall hereafter make any sub
seriptian 20 the capital stock Of any iaeorpora-
ted company, or company or association having
corporate powers, or in any manner loan its
credit To or use it for the benefit OF any sueh
company or association, or borrow money for
the use Of any such company or association.
Sec. ). That no law Of any territorial legls-
1ature shall aathorize any debt to be contracted
by or on behalf OF such territory Except in the
following cases: To meet a casual dahcit III the
revenues. to pay the interest upon the territorial
debt, to suppress Instructions. or to provide Tor
public defence. Except that il addition to any
indebtedness created Tor such purposes, the
Iegisi ature may authorize q loan for the erection
Of penal, charitable or educational institutions
for such territory, il the total Indebtedness OF
the territory is not made toexceed one per cen
turn upon the assessed value OF the taxable
property in such t~errltor. as shown by the last
general assessment for taxation. AMI nothing
in this act shall be construed to prohibit the re-
funding os nay existing indebtedness OF such
territory. OF OF any political or municipal cor
p~oration, county, or other subdivision therein.
Sec. l.. That no political ormunieipal corpor-
alton, county, or subdivision in any Of the terri
tories of the United States shall ever become in
dabted in any manner Or for any purpose to any
amount in the aggregate, including existing IN
debtadnass. exceeding four per centuin on the
value of taxable property within such eorpor-
alton. county, or other subdivision, to be ascer-
tanned by the last assessment for territorial ana
county taxes previous to the mourning OF such
Indebtedness and all bonds or obligations in ex-
cess of such amount given by such corporations
shall be void: That nothing in thus act shall be
50 construed SO as to affect the validity. of any
act of any territorial Legislature heretofore en-.
acted, or of any obligations existing or contract.
ed tn ereunder, nor to preclude the issuing OF
bonds already contracted for in Pursuance of ex,
press provisions Of law, nor to prevent any terri
torial legislature from legalizing the acts ST am
county, municipal corporation, or subdivision
Of any territory as to any bonds heretofore issuee
or contracted TO be issued.
Sec. 5. That section eighteen Iundred anc
eishty-nine, title twenty-three, OF the Revised
Statutes OF the United States be amended to reae
as follows.
THE legislative assemblies of the severa
territories shall not grant private charters o.
special privileges, but they may, by general IN
corporation acts, permit persons to associate
themselves together as bodies corporate for min
ing, manufacturing, and other Industrial per
suits, and for conducting the business, Of insur
issue loan. trust, and garantee associations, ant
for the construction. or operation of railroads
wagon roads, irrigating bitches, and the coloni
cation and Improvement of lands IN aonneetaoI