The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-11
,;OvNTY CERTIFICATES.
None Can he Paid Until After the Lesi
ture Meets in 1898.

Nome Ga" be Paid Until After the Legi>-
ture Meets in 1895.
As there has been considerable anxi-
ETY. AS to the payment of bounties on
cayotes. wolves. etc. Secretary OF State
Rotwitt. under direction of the state
board Of examiners, has issued the fol
lowing circular by which it will be seen
that no bounty certificates issued during
the year 1892 will be paid until provided
for by the next legislatures:
Sir Repeated demands upon this 9e-
partment for informrtiOn concerning the
disposition made of the claims presented
thereto for the payment of bOunties for
the killing Ct certain stock destroying
animals for the year 1892. has compelled
us to prepare a statement Of the facts
for the information of interested parties.
The second legislative assembly made
an appropriation of sl2.OOO for the fiscal
wear ending December |, lS.r,. for the
payment of bounties for the killing of
certain stock destroying animals, which
appropriation was exhausted in April,
1892.
The records in this department show
that this board. prior to April, ls.2, au-
of certain stock destroying animals to
the amount of $4,000. and that warrants
were drawn therefore, which exhausted
the Appropriation for said year. and that
between April II and December !. like
claims to the amount Of S21.GW.'D were
filed with this department. but owing to
the appropriation being exhausted the
same we're filed in accordance with the
provisions of section 9 of an act entitled
AN act to prescribe the duties OF the
state board of examiners approved
Feb. L., 1891, which said section reads
as follows:
Section 9-If no appropriation has
been made for the payment OF any
claims presented to the board. the set
tlement of which is provided by law. OF
If any appropriation made has been ex
hausted the board shall audit the same
and If approved the chairman OF the
board shall transmit the same to tn.
legislative assembly with statement o
the boards approval
! the foregoing section, this board trans
> mitted the said claims. yours being in
cluded in the list. to the Third legisla
tive assembly with q statement OF tn
boards approval thereon.
On Feb q the legislature passed. an
;" on March 10 the governor approved
!. bill in the sum Of 5000 only to pay tn
deficiency on bounties on stock destro.
:. ing animals for the year 1892. while tn
Il deficiency amounted to e2o.4N5O
r. above noted.
i Prior to the passage OF this act tn
legislature had passed and the governt
y had approved appropriation bills amour
At ing in the aggregate to e75S,.O4.1
RS which said sum is e2iOOOO in excess I
the revenue for the year 1888
In section ., article Ii. Of the cOnst
tuition. it is provided that the legislati
assembly shall not in any manner crea
any debt or liability which shall sing
. or in the aggregate with any existiI
,ts debt or liability, exceed the sum
Us 100000.
From the foregoing you will Obser
= than the bill appropriating e2O79 to ?
in the deficiency Of bounties on stock d
troying animals. was not passed or .
m proved until after the legislature had
appropriation bills exceeded the cons
tutional limitation; therefore this bos
I'D cannot allow any Of bounty claims
'o' any part thereof. but will again transr
to the Fourth Legislative assemt
= which meets in 1895. all Of such clair
mic yours included. No warrant can
drawn therefor.