Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-08-27


laws in any of the following enumera
ted cases, that is to say
Granting divorces.
Changing the names of persons or
places.
Laying out, opening, altering and
working roads or highways.
Vacating roads, .town-plats, streets
alleys and public grounds.
Locating or changing county seats.
Regulating county and township
affairs.
Regulating the practice in courts of
justice.
Regulating the jurisdiction and duties
of justices of the peace, police magis-
trates, and constables.
Providing for changes Of venue in
civil and criminal cases.
Incorporating cities, towns, or villages,
or changing or amending the charter OF
any town, city, or village.
For the punishment of crimes or mis-
demeanors.
For the assessment and collection of
taxes for territorial, county, township.
or road purposes.
Summoning and impaneling grand or
petit jurors.
Providing for the management of
common 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 be-
longing to minors or others under disa-
bility.
The pi rejection of game or fish.
Chartering or licensing ferries or toll
bridges.
Remitting fines, penalties, or forfeit
lures.
Creating, increasing, or decreasing
fees, percentage, or allowances of public
officers, during the term for which said
officers are elected or appointed.
Changing the law of descent.
Granting to any corporation, assocla-
ton, or individual the right to lay down
railroad tracks, or amending existing
charters for such purpose.
Granting to any corporation, associa-
ton, or individual any special or exciu-
siye privilege, immunity, or franchise
whatever.
In all other cases where a general
law can be made applicable, no special
law shall be enacted in any of the terri
tories of the United States by the terri
torial legislature thereof.
Sec. 2. That no territory of the
United States now or hereafter to be
organized, or any political or municipal
corporation or sub. division of any such
territory, shall hereafter make any sub
scription to the capital stock of any
corporated company, or company or
association having corporate powers OF
in any manner loan its credit to or use
it for the benefit of any such company
or association or borrow any money foI
the use Of any such company or associa-
ton.
Sec. 8. That no law of any territorial
legislature shall authorize any debt to
be contracted by or on behalf of such
territory, except in the following cases:
TO meet casual deficit in the revenues
to pay the interest upon the territorial
debt, to suppress instructions, or tc
: provide for the public defense, except
that in addition to any Indebtedness
created for such purposes, the legisla
ture may authorize loan for the erection
of penal, charitable or educational in
stitutions for such territory, if the tota
Indebtedness of the territory is thereb,
made to exceed l per centum upon thu
assessed value of the taxable propert,
in such territory as shown by the las
general assessment for taxation. Ant
nothing in this act shall be construed
to prohibit the refunding of any exist
ing indebtedness of such territory, or 0
any political or municipal corporation
county or other subdivision therein.
SEC 4. That no political municipal cor
poration, county, or other subdivision
in any of the territories of the Unite'
States shall ever become indebted il
any manner or for any purpose to an
amount in the aggregate, including ex
listing Indebtedness, exceeding four pc
centum on the value of the taxabl
property within such corporation
county, or subdivision, to be ascei
tanned by the last assessment for terrific
rial and county taxes previous 10 th
mourning of such Indebtedness; exces
of such amount given by such corpora
ton shall be void that nothing in TIL
act contained shall be so construed 8
to affect the validity of any act of an