Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

until the general election III lSsS, ana uiitii
their successors are elected and qualified.
p,,rrrs or NE.GrIER COUNTY coNNIssIoNERs.
SEC. 6. That, in addition to the duties
required under the general law regulating
the manner of conducting elections, the
commissioners of Mcagher county shall,
for at least one month prior to the time oil
holding said election, give notice OF the
same in some newspaper published within
the limits Of Fergus county. Said notice
shall state the time of holding said election,
the different voting places, and the officers for
which votes shall or may he cast, ,andi II more
precincts are necessary to accommodate the
citizens of said county, the said conmis
sioners are empowered to establish the
same.
COUNTY OFFICERS
| SEC Z. Upon receiving certificate oil
| election from the commissioners mentioned,
the persons so elected, on receivins, said GER
tiiicates, shall. without delay, qualify IN
the manner prescribed by law and enter on
the discharge of the duties of the several
offices to which they may be respectively
elected; but nothing herein shall be con-
strued as depriving any candidate voted for
at said election from contesing the rights
of office in the method prescribed by law.
rnAxscRIsiSG MEAGnER COUNTY RECORDS.
SEC. 8 The county of Fergus shall have
7 full power and authority to contract Tor
, transcrbin, such part OF the public records
T of Measher county as they may deem useful
and necessary to the county of Fergus and
) | its inhabitants, and for this purpose shall
have suitable access to the records oi
Meagher county. Said records, when COM
,le,ed. shall be carefully compared with
r the originals by the county clerk of Meaghei
i county, and, if correct, he shall certify to
= their correctness under his official seal, anc
: thereafter the copies of said recoris, SC
: Transcribed and certified to, shall be admit
ted and received in evidence in all courts
law in this territory. and shall be Ill III
IL other respects entitled to like faith ah'
= credit as said original records. The count.
X clerk of Ncagher county shall receive to
y his services in comparing and certifying tn
'e correctness of the copy oi said records Nv
le dollars per diem while actually engaged
ie said labor, which amount shall he paid y
be the county of Fergus, on the compieuo
oi thereof by warrants on the general iui'u'
n TENURE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.
ell SEC o. All township and precinct Oh
lie GERS. road supervisors, officers oi scho
ar. districts, and other officers OF every XII
,s- within the County of Fergus, whose eis
he ton or appointment is not herein provid
.hc for, shall or may continue 10 hold ON
ed, and exercise the duties pertaining there
M until the expiration of the term for Win
all said officers were respectively elected or q
ol. pointed. Whenever district courts are
no pointed for said county, the clerk or depu
on as the ease may he, shall. from the uhie
As enters upon his duties, be paid for his p'
the lie services to bo rendered said county q
IN the officers thereof, an annual salary
ycr three hundred dollars, payable IA q'iar'e
pro payments, by warrants drawn on the c.
,hle tingent fund of said county, and IN al
i'm, ,ion to said salary be entitled TO the
led, prescribed in AN act I" proV'io co'ii,.'
tho tion for clerks of the district court.
inty proved July 2ll, 1879. The county CT
,,ro- and recorder of said county shall rec'
.aar for his services as defined in Section
the "An act in relation 10 fees OF county clcfl
yid approved July 22d. lsio' salary at
rate of six hundred dollars per ann
-, payable quarterly, by warrants drawn
the general funds of said county, and
oi able as other warrants are paid said Oh
e' NJ shall also be entitled to the fees prescr
'hss by law for recording deeds and other in'
'Jus' ments. and for all other services rendere
hn's him The fees and emolumenIs OF all
e'iis GERS OF said county shall be ~ preacr
fer- by law When not otherwise provided f
- - this act.
LIMITATION OF iNpEDrGDNEss.
mis- SEC. 10. The County of Fergus, an
# or persons IN its name are hereby prom
,,.,a,e from contracting any Indebtedness W
h,ed- by said county shall be bound IN any
hall which shall at the time o! contracting
i,bla. same, exceed two per cent. oil the as
id on value of the taxable property OF sad co
er.,u, taking the last previous assessment III
orsa1 rs the standard IF valuation, and no
t,oas. of action shall lie against said count
terY,t any indebtedness contracted ia ~
abnye the Limitation named, hnweV'
same may Ice evidenced, but nothing !
'N' contained shall deprive the holder q
N the Indebtedness contracted in tic name
lay ia on the behalf of said county, froi
'f,iccrs right OF action against the person %
gus by sons who actually contracted the sal
iunty, yno received a consideration thcreiJr
o. one wnES ~ TAXI ErrE1r.
slc. II. This act shall take effect
county and after the lst day of December
lie all ls,G, but that portion Of Fergus ,
i.siun- Iyius in Neagher County shall
% snch united to said squuly OF Measl!er i"'
;, sllalr c,ial purposes until the 1T day ofDec
.lection lsstj.andthc C officers OF Meas hcr count
,rs are act as Officers ol said part of Fergus
persons until the date above named, except a
Jtes for wise provided in this act.
e o!lioe EorSuAEI4s.
u i9'' Size f.. Tile county hpuniar
- N,'s Meagler aud Cl.,iraa counties are
'ih 'he altered to conform to the oouaty b.
Il i'''' ies of Fergus county "a established
ontinue act.
,lrs are Approved Iasc! i2'h, l-Nj.
ore per- -
at said Donl tlss lie rrolIh
4 votes,