The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1886-05-27

the terms OF Ofhce oil the COMMISSIONERS !
between whom such tie exists shall be
determined by lot
SUBDIVISION or CONTEMPORARIES OF |
JUSTICES, coNsT,BLEs AND SUPERVISORS.
SEC. 3. That at their first meeting the
commissioners of said Fergus county are
empowered To subdivde said county into
municipal townships and establish road
districts; and they are hereby authorized to
appoint two justices of the peace and two
constables for each municipal township,
and one road supervisor for each road dis
trict, who shall hold their respective offices
until the general election in lsss, and until
their SUCCESSORS are elected and qualified.
DUTIES OF MEAGHER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
SEC. 6. That, in addition to the duties
required under the general law regulating
the manner of conducting elections, the
commissioners of Meagher county shall,
for at least one month prior to the time of
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 ior
which votes shall or may be cast, and ii more
precincts are necessary to accommodate the
citizens OF said county. the said commits
sioners are empowered to establish the
same.
COUNTY OFFICERS
SIC. !. Upon receiving certificate of
election from the commissioners mentioned,
the persons so elected, on receiving said GER
tilicates, shall. without delay, qualify in
the manner prescribed 10y 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 eontesting the rights
of office in the method prescribed by law.
| TRANscRIBrNG MEAGHER COUNTY RECORDS.
SEC The county of Fergus shall bave
/ full power and authority to contract for
transcribing such part of the public records
of Meagher county "a 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
Meaghcr county. Said records, when com
pleted. shall be carefully compared with
! the originals hy the county clerk of MeagheT
county, ai,i ii correct, he shall certify =
their correct ,ess under his official seal, and
thereafter the copies of said records. 50
transcrbe, aud certified to, shall be admit
ted and received in evidence in all courts o
law in this territory, and shall be in all
other respects entitled tn like faith and
credit as said original records. The county
clerk of Meagher county shall receive fol
his services in comparing and certifying tn,
correctness of the copy of said records tiv'
dollars per diem while actually engaged il
said labor. which amount shall be paid ll
the county of Fergus, on the completion
thereof, By warrants Oh the general fund.
TENURE or AUTHORIZATIONS.
sEc. o. All township and precinct . I'll
Gers, road supervisors, officers of schoo
districts and other officers of every kin,
: within the County of Fergus whose elec
tion or appointment is not herein provide
fpr, shall or may continue to hold oiiic
aud exercise the duties pertaining ticret'
until the expiration of the term for whicl
said officers were respectively elected or az
pointed. Whenever district court, are AZ
pointed for said county. the CLERK or drput
as the case may be, shall. from the time h
elter- upon his duties, be paid for hi iDih
lie service, to he rendered said county an
+ thr officers thereof an annual salary .
hree hundred dollars. payable ia 4ulrtrrl
payments, by warrants drawn On the ca3
, tingent fund of said county, aud in add
tian to said salary be entitled t. the fes
prescribed in 'An act to provide conpsi-f
= tiou for clerk. of the district court. a.
proved July 81, 1873. The county c.er
aud recorder OF said county shall recei,
for his services as defined IN section /,
An act In relation to ices of county clerks,
p approved July 22l ls1o, salary al Ii
d, rate OF six hundred dollar. pr anlud
payable quarterly, by warrants drawn q
the general funds of sal. epIi. =, and 'al
). able Us other warrants are pail; said Ollie
;, shall also be- entitled - the fees pre-ctiaa
i. 10y law tor recording deed ami other iusfr'
! mcIits, and forail other services ron tered d
him. The fees anI enlolunleu;s o. ali "a
8, GERS OF said county shall be a, prescribe
by laW when not othcrNise provided ior
this net.
LIN TArtoN OF INHEfTluSr.s.
SIC. 10. The County ot Fer 'is, aii "a
- per,ons ia it- name, are hereby prohibit,
from contracting any indebtedness Wn r
: hy ,aii county shall be bpuuI ia any ga
> which shall at the time of contracting t.
same, exceed two per cent. Of tae a-~e~,'
: value Of the taNabir property ni said count
> taking the last previou, ;.,~--@ Hrnt there
; as the standard of valuation. aaI no .raft
# action shall lie against -lil count f.
any iudebt cdne., CONTRACTED in IL nIA
= above the Limitation nltlrl. apEey % 2.
same may be evidenced, hut nothing here
. contained shall deprive the holder pi ai
ildebtednes~ conlrdcted in the nauie of