The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-13
LAWS OF MONTANA.
ENACTED BY THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
House Bill No. 1870.

AL act concerning iccnses ##
Be 1t enacted by the Legislative assembly Of the state Of Montana.
Section l. All keepers of livery and feed stables shall pay a license Of fifteen
red red o' m ms p All o mda and nd e aua. p 'tha a'a as' nm m tm Nv hhs y na m n ANU
city or town Off more than five hundred inhabitants drawnb by N horse, shall pay
two dol". M fifty cents per quarter, and for each additional horse used there
license of twenty-five dollars per Quarter. P ~
Section ?. EVER merchant person, firms or corporation having a permanent
y saohshea pace Q, business Tor inc sale Of goods, wares or merchandise shall
pay aicensc for conducting said business in proportion to the moun o such sales
month, shall pay a license Of forty dollars per quarter; those whose sale. are
twenty dollars per quarter; those whose sales "a IRE W thousand and m under five
thousand dollars per month shall pay a ncense Of fifteen dollars per quarter; those
whose sales are n thousand and under two thousand dollars prm month shall pay
license of ten dollars per- quarter; those whose sales are under IN Thousand dollars
per month shallpa a license of five dollars per- quarter. Every person, firm or COZ
porahon not having any permanent or established place OF business as above de-
fined ad nt being a travelling merchant, hawker or peher, as defined in section
very county in which such goods, wares or MERCHANDISE is IS oaaN Or e exnosed for
sale. In addition to the license above required from those not having perma
nent and established place of business, the owner or person in possession OF the
goods wares, o merchandise. shall pay a tax thereon at the crate fixed and pre-
scrbcd by the last preceding levy: Provided, said goods and merchandise shall
be only oncea sesseda and taxed during any n year, shall be tn duty of the
county treasurer of the respective counties, before issuing a license to any person.
firm or corporation offering or proposes to offer, or expose for sale any goods,
to notify the county assessora and the assessor shall proceed without delay to as
sesv he same and make return hereof 70 the treasurer am the treasure before
issuing a license shall collect the tax due upon the goods and merchandise SO as
sessed. Nothing herein conaineds shall &c taken o. construed as requiring o. m
posing a license Tor the sale of any goods alta church fair or festival or when sold
for any charitable or benevolent purpose.
Sections 4. Every auchoneer before doing business as such shall procure aicense
and pay therefor as follows: In every city or town of five thousand inhabitants, or
upwards, he shall pay a license of me hundred dollars per quarter; and in all
dollars per quarter. But n o license hanbe required of any sheriff OF other public
officer, selling any property at public auction pursuant to execution, decree Or my
Section 4. For the purpose of enforcing The provisions If this act d to pre-
trades occupations o professions for Which au my lis is required by the e p po is on
of this act shall be liable for said license and said license is hereby made a lien o
all such property, which lien shall have precedence o any other lien, claim or
other demanda ndfany persono OF personss shall fail Or refuse to procure the license
required by tisa ctb before the transaction of the business specified it shall be the
duty Of he treasurer of the county to seize any of the property upon which a lien
is hereby created or any other property belonging to such person o. persons and
sen.t The same in the manner provided frs hrifs on execution to satisfy said license
and costs and for which said treasurer shall receive alike fee as shenfs fol- service
ofnotce and sale on execution, orsaidtr treasurer my sue for and collect said licenses
and costs by attachments, gamshment or otherwise: Provided, that such lien
shall be void as against creditors and purchasers in good faith afer ten days from
the i'm such license shall become due, and the county treasurer and his bonds
me shall thenaterb become personally liable for the amount Of such license re.
naming unpaid din his county.
Section S. Sections 13a @r33 and 1914 of the sh Division Montana Compiled
titled an act to amend ar act entitled an act concerning licenses md all other acts
Dr. parts of actsc conflicting with this ACT be and the same aeh hereby repealed.
Approved March 9TH, 1891.
STATE O MONTANA a
SECRETARYs OFFICE 80"
l. L. RotMht secretary of state of Montana, do hereby certify that the above is,
with the exception of corrections in photography and punctuation and insertion of
omssionso or substitute word in brackets, a true IN correct copy O. ar act IN
titled, can Act Concerning Licenses" enacted by the Second session of the legs-
laive assembly o. the state of Montana and approved by Jos. X. Tooe, governor
of said state OF thu: 9TH day of March, 1891.
In testimony whereof have hereunto sd my hand and affixed the great seal of
said state.
Done at the city of Helena, the capital of said state this 1ah day of March, A.
D, 1891.
SEAL L. RoTwIrT,
Secretary of State.
House Bill No. o.
An act entitled can act to provide al index to district court records and pro.
vihng for keeping the same"
Be it enacted by the legislative assembly of the state of Montana:
Section l.. That hereafter reach clerk of court in leach county of the respective