The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-11-01

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cspnat me- Srnn, tben, Ne ,liscrct I'm which
nertains r., ,h,, ,sHorc;ss nf ali ;nd;ciai fnnc'
lions
The rovvsrs mud dpt;as .o lao rarfor,,ad
nv the 6nard as also tba rarsons counriN
sing n are defued Inv sectinn MA of Tie
hfth division Of the revised statntes ~
Montana. and is ns follows.
after the fifteenth dny nfter the the elosa
of any election held nnder the nrovisinns ~
this chauter. or sooner n ali tbe returns
shall be received the chairman of the hoard
of county commissioners. or i'm his absence
any other member of the board. shall taL-
inc 90 his assistance the probate iudce or n
Justice of the peace. and one other officer
of the comfy. or nny connty officer. nro-
coed TO omen the returns and make abstracts
Of the votes. Such abstracts of votes for
delegate 10 congress shnll be ON one sheet.
the abstract for votes for members OF the
legislative assembly shall be ON another
sheet. and the abstract of votes for terrific.
rial and district officers shall Inc ON nnother
sheet. and the abstract az votes far countv
and township officers seall be ON another
sheet ;,
Earo !, will raaailv he saen 10 nothins
which nartakes i'm The SLIGHTEST decree. ~
tba axarc;sa ~ ;pdical or discretinnal
antbor;,v Tho o,,iy nowar conferrad Is to
..a,,a,, H., ratnrns All n,ake ahs,ract. sf
,hdP va,as". % ana xha, ,b;s ,aaons e. c,aari,,
,na,;gss, fran, tha Snocaa5;n,, cisnsa ~ ~,
sactian which 5,roc,s ,La, ,hs ais,racts Co.
delsoates IN conaress Car r,s,,hars ~ ,ha
-; '" - e.. - i;.,i.
"f3oars and g. cau,,t,, o,,5 ,',Y,sh;u -
c. shall ali Lo 80, s,,,or,,,,, ehaa,s ~ ~,
,er r'''''N ~
No,h;no oo,,ia ha ,la;rar ,ha, ,yho, u,os
h..ra ;ntan1aJ ssas Pa, ,ba haar5 80 ,",, ""'
vassers shonIa snr,,nar;1a ar add mn 1ba
',',s a,,,rS''' ILL., ra,'r - "o ra ~, 'Iv
-, Is .I' ~ Wy .''a'' ~ ps
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d au,e .ue,u .h; w. w an'a' ar m.ao, .''s ".,s
onI N.,ia NIL u's, "a .not poS w "as , .. a,'
80 1871 .,' 20 ai S,',u ~ ~ So
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WV ieSaii.y VI 'lie s"liioWne, Vi WV tepuihs
% ~ W. % io.i,ii,s ~
w .'ie ~ "a ny W my y. "ii .is
vi aU'IS einut'ouu . = ~ .,'e ie'u'hs heso auu
az ni"iyu q"'9'iears q1 Ia uie 1nv e'Vo''on
rei' W o.hei l ,;au u,u'fent uspullalS, nlu .o
ah en.iieiS i uln'ieill III ipiin vi lioo,uuIe 70
VIVA. ~ eulle.leu On ,nis pohru' inat tll,s
is' Wy ..i W i"e, "plil.tauie W uo"ius
I ,"ne.it"'eu . my oui eieetI"ii o"ii' 'as'lliS
ponlu % ~ Se'.is9 py , huniel1us, IL nilHnt III
noS. M w naiu iiiiuinels'ie h,,ni Nv, au,noillieS.
many vi i'eln hIe culla'eu py MeoIeaIy III
~ ~nls WolA o, eieo,i'ne III SECTIONS 20 ~
nei., Mneie ,ne lule anu .uv "utuo.i,leS III
suppoI. 9l II can pe reauly lounu' put
space ahu scanty .lule III when 70 prepare
tnis opiiiion prevents nlihu'" reierrhce 70
'hsn. -. -. ,
~ n proper, hu"eNer' to reler !" ue-
cislon ol our own supreme court III Wnleh
~ enunoln'es 'iiu, u,e sdne prIholp,e' III hh
suaSe nius. cieai anu ennPa,c, III .ne case
oI ohuniasero w. foitsi Soht.' zio, speak
~ .hs on .ne Neiy quesS.on Vi uue power vi
tnese cahsassihR poatos, ana IN proceed
ing IN nanuanius me tnis' the COURT py
'uugs hhoWies, says
4. lniS - ques.ion that 'iie oahVassers Oh
VII. I..uin VI tne hpSt,ao,s vi une so'es ma
no.nihg 10 uo WIN. ~ was no part Oh thsir
uuN W ue'eii M, VIVA, was ,lie true ah1 ie-
bai vote ons.' Nnnt ,ney were required 10
~ ~ "as W ue.e,niine ~ Mnat .ne aps'tac's oi
Wy Wy so,ee .e'uineu W tnein snoweu upon
vi, ~. hs onoN nv nv Iikn' w ~
uoniiiu .nose apS.lao,s, .ney hhVe no rlgnt
70 aSs,Rn. as Ieasoii ior ilot calvnsSiiig ihe
s sIue aua.Iao,s, ',ia, .hste was aii iliegal ana
ira9auieht s.Ia % soie pehlnu mem.
~, spon ,h, an ,ssus was ai,Vneu w oe iaiseu
mne" az my iIen.1" i'.i, MaH' "ne'hei an eiec-
, ~, n'' euV.i"i'
.s.uihs, e'efs sint' "he vi .neii' uo"u to
ihe Juuges Oh elec.ioil, hiRht ralse the same
% .ssu1, anu ,.ien1 anei1 Will oe 10Y upon our
H,, Tnoi1 Po,..io"t PIo,,' sssvci, ~ oneeisi WHOSE
w! y nr ~ 49, ~ . t,Vuinn' hhse no
o.nel ieH"I uu,'es .il'sn tiisse 70 perlorhi'
any az as !. ,i "ouiu nv. w Wl'iln lue provinces
~ ~ .ne pi"oeouihEs IN li"iiuaInus ~ 70 S1inpei
tn.ni " ~ oe,'inu i pne ie.u.hn "Iu ueter-
mint tne uo'uni .esa' ,o.e oast' Sp theN can
no' SoV up aN Mn. III Id" uoes not concern
the"i "S vinUetH' ar u'iehne Wh'll ihey
are Iepulreu 20 uo "nht uoes concern tiienl'
Ms ohcers, uhuet the PROVISIONS oi law
Language more APT ana pertinent To Tie
case now uhuer eoislueiatloh coulu not DE
nsea. cannot huu 10 lts force or nope 20
ihItate lts teTNness anu precision. Inc
sounuless oi the legal prlIielple u states ~
equaileu py lne cleaIness nilu precision WIN
NlIch lhe pllhoipie, ~ ~ stateu' nul, tnefe
were no ueoiHloiin, ellnel VI our own OF olher
courts ON tnls question: the persons COM
posing OF VINO may uhaeI our statute, COM
pose a Silivahsiilg poaIu, SHOWS ! thlnk con
clusiVely, that IL was never the intention Ot
the Legislature to confer upon them any
power but the PLAN ana simple one oi count
ing the votes AS shown by the returns, and
making Abstracts thereoi' ne Doaid itself
IL noatlng ana trahsltory' ana may be COM
posed oi tniee out OF any number OF county
oihcerS' Inc cnalrihah OF tne boaru Oh
county commissioners, or Ill hlS absence,
any member OF tne DoaTd OF county COM
ihlssloners' calling 10 ms ass'sthnce the pro-
pate Judge or any Justice OF the peace OF
the county, ana one other county oiiicer
constitutes TINS board. The selection OF
tne board may deyolye on any one Of the
.nree men VINO are ht the time county COM