The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-29
FOR The CAPITAL
How the Permanent Seat Of State
Government Is to Be Is
Located.
The Law. on the Subject as
Adopted by the Legislative
Assembly.
Republican Candidates In Lewis and
Clarke County C%n,tivatIng tho +.
Acquaintance Of Delegates.

So far the only towns which have sent
certificates of nomination to the secretary
Of state are Deer Lodge and Boulder.
Secretary Hotwitt has finished his
compilation Of the election laws of the
state in accordance with the provisions of
IN act pnsaed Mt the second reRulnr session
of the legislative assembly. In it ia the act
providing for tho submission of tho ques-
ton of the permanent location Of the sent
OF government" After providing for tho
nominations Of towns or cities. it says:
Sec. 3. Immediately after the closing of
nominations, the secretary of state shall
prepare n list Of all towns or cities 80 placed
in nomination., with a statement Of tho
facts that they are the towns and cities
nominated for the place of location OF the
pe'manent seat of government in Montann.
together with an announcement of the day
and date on which the election shall be
held. and no shall cause the same to be
published in ench respective county. in at
lenst one newspaper Of general circulation
published therein; and the said secretary
shall also prepare and have printed ballots
which shall be in foem us follows. to-wit:
For place of location Of the permanent
capitol of the state of Montana, and lmme-
diately Hereunder shall follow, in conseou-
tive alphabetical order, a list OF the towns
nominated therefor. the name Of each town
being given a separate line. which said bal
lots shall he distributed as official ballots.
in sufficient quantities. to the county clerks
of the respective counties of the state. to he
by them distributed to the various election
precincts in like quantities as they shall
distribute the official election ballots for
state u count officers. and which shall
be stamped with the same stamp, and deliv-
cred to tue electors, voted, returned and
counted in the same manner and at the
same tins az the said general official bal
lots.
SEQ. 4. Each ~elector shall be entitled to
vote for but one town uron the said list,
md he shall indicate his preference by
placing IN a space opposite and to the right
OF the name OF the town for which he in
tends to vote. a cross. thus: y. in the same
manner as upon the official ballot, and he
shall prepare his ballot for the place Of
location of the permanent seat Of govern.
msnt. return 1t, and vote in the same man
ner. and at the same time as the general
election ballot; and the said ballots shall
be counted, returned, reported nd can
vassed In the same manner as the ballots
and votes for state officers at the said Ren-
erai election; and every act or acts now b.
law made punishable as a crime when COM
United at the general election, with refer
ence to the general election ballots or the
general election itself, or any of the details
connected Herewith, shall equally be
deemed a crime. and punished in the man.
ner when committed with reference to the
ballots or voting or returns of election
herein provided for asto the location of the
permanent seat of government, and all
provisions Of the general election law not
inconsistent with the purposes of this act
shall be deemed applicable hereto.
Sec. 5. A majority of all the votes cast
upon the question of the permanent loca-
ton of the seat of government in favor of
some single town shall be necessary to de-
termine a choice of such location, and in
the event any single town or city shall re-
ceive u a majority of all tho votes cast
1t shall thereafter be- the place of POI man
ent location Of the seat OF government; but
in case there shall be no choice of location
as hereinbefore provided at the said election
in the year 1892, then the question of
choice shall be again and in like manner
submitted to the qualified electors st the
next general election thereafter: Provided,
That the only towns or cities to be balloted
for at said second election shall be the two
receiving the highest number of votes at
the first general election.