Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-08-22

Following are the Ordinances Adopted by the
Constitutional Convention Relative to Elec-
tion Of County Officers and the Taxa
tion Of u. s. Lands.

Throughout the sta ATE Oi Montana ON
the first Tuesday of Oct ober, 1889.
for the rat iticat ion or rejection of the
constitution framed and adopted u,
this convent ION.
second. Al said election Il hc const
tuition framed and adopted 10y This
convent ion shall bc submitted tn th,
people oi the territory ior heir rat iii
cation ar REJECTION, and all person.
who are then qualified electors under
the laws Oi tins territory shall b"
qualified to- vote for the rat atification
or rejection theroi.
Third. Said elections shall be held
nj the several places ia the several
wards AMI preTilwts throughout the
territory appointed for the holding oi
elections under the laws Oi this terri
tory, and shall le conducted IN th"
manner prescribed bS the laws of ihI,
territory regulating election The
boards Oi county commissioners OF
the several counties Of this territory
shall appoint Judges and clerks of
election in each of said wards ami
precincts in he same manner rs h.
now required by law for the appoint
ment oi Judges aud clerks oi genera
elections IN ihs territory.
Fourth Each rlc,ior vot ing at said
elect ion shall have written or printed
upon he ticket lir may deposit in TIA,
ballot box the words for the cOnsti
tuition, against he const tuition.
Fifth. The votes east at sad eec
ion ior the adoption or rejection Oi
said constitution shall be canvassed
not later than fifteen days after SAID
elect ION, or earlier, if the ret urns from
all nj the precincts shall have been
received, and in the manner prescribed
10y the laws Of the territory OF Mon
tana fOr canvassing the votes at gen
eral elections in SAID territory, and
the returns OF said election shall b,
made to the secretary OF the terrii ory
who, with the governor and the chief
Just ice Of the erritOry, or majority
Of them, shall constitute q board OF
canvassers, who shall meet ut the
office of the secretary of the ierrit DRY
ON 6r before the lhirtieth day aitei
the election, and canvass the votes 81
east and declare I he result.
Sixth. That on The first Tuesday H.
Oct Olcr. lSS3, there shall he clc,teo
by the qualified electors oi Montana
II governor, u lieutenant governor, u
secretary Oi state. an att orney general
| u state treasurer, Il state auditor. II
state superintendent oi public in>tric
ton, one chief Justice and two asSo-
ciate Justices oi the supreme court, Al
Judge iOr each oi the judicial dist rict :
established 10y this constitution, u
4 .l..s.E nj ..l..rl
Of the district court in and ior each
county Oi the state.
seventh That moi zee of he elect ion
Tor state, county and township oilicers
shall he gwen by he several boards o.
county commissioners III the sam,
manner as not ices oi general elections
oi delegates To congress aud county
officers under the now existing laws oi
the territory, and such election shall
b~ con,luct-i and held and the vote rs
for state eoiliccrsranvasscl in h. sam,
manner as provided IN ordinance five
herein, and The votes ior county and
township officers shall bc canNa~>ed ~
the same manner a. 10y law prov iied
for count Y and township officers: and
all state. count V and township officers
except county ir,qisurers, shall qualify
AMI enter upon the di~charg" oi then
duties on the first Monday of Jan
uary following such election, except
| county rca>tirrr~, who shall enter
upon the duil.~ of their offices In,
first Monday in March alter Siri
election.
Eighth. That perfect liberation %
religious >"nt imeni shall be secured
AMI that no inhabi,aii al the stat,
of Mont ana shall ever he molesied II
person or property, ON account of hi'
or her mode oi religious worship.
Ninth. That the people inhabii IN,
sand state of Montana do agree an,
declare Il hat they forever disclalm al
right and title to the inappropriate, e,
public lands lying within the bounda
rics thereof and 10 all lands lyin,
within said limits, owned or leld h,
tany Indian or Indian tribes, aud tina
uni il the tie thereto shall have b"ri
lcxtine,,ishcd by the United States, h,
same shall he and remain subject /,
the disposition oi the United States
and said Indian land, shall remain
under the absolute jurisdiction an'
control oi the congress Oi the nite'
States, that the lands belonging Il
I'll ilens oi the United States rcsidin
Wit hOut the SAID state of Mont ana
shall never he taxed at higher rat
than the lands hclOngin. to resident
|, thereof; that no taxes shall he I'M
posed 10y the said state OF Montan
; on lands or prOpert y herein belongin
10 or whnh may hereafter he pm
CHASED by the United States or +,
. served Tor its use. But nothing herei
contained shall preclude he said ST nj
OF Montana from taxing as othe
: lands are taxed any lands owned o
held by any Indian who has severe
his tribal relations and has obtaine
from the United States or from an
person u title thereto 10y patent q
other grant, save and except size
I, lands as have been or may be arante
: to any Indian or Indians under an
act OF congress containing a provisio
; exempting the lands thus granite
from taxation, but said last name
! lands shall be exempted from tax;
tiOn by said state OF Montana so Ion
and to such extent as such act oi coi
grsss may prescribe.
Il Tenth. That the debts and liabil
ties oi said terrii iory oi Montan
. shall he assumed and paid 10y sai
state OF Montana.
: Eleventh. That provision shall |
made for the establishment and mail
tenance OF systems Of public school
which shall be open to all the childr,
Oi said state Of Montana, and fr,
from sectarian control.
Twelfth. That ordinances number,
eighth. ninth, tenth, eleventh. tweili
u and thirteenth herein shall he lrrry'
= cable without the consent of II
= United States and the people of >a
/. state of Montana.
> Thirt teenth. There shall he elect,
y at he first general election, tn he he
= on the first Tuesday in oei ohrr. | -
/! 10y the qualified electors oi rl'
= county in this state, the folloNil
! county and township officers
u.