The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-08
THEY WILL HAVE TO WAIT
Claimants for State Bounties Who
Will Not Be Paid Until
1895.
The Legislative Assembly is to
Blame for This State OF
Affairs. q.
IA Hoard Will Present tho DELAYED
Claims to tho Next Legislature
for Payment.

Through Secretary Of State Rotwitt tha
state board of examiners has issued the
following circular to all persons who hnva
claims against the state for bountiss during
1892: Bir-RepeAted demands upon this
department for information concerning thu
disposition made of the claims presented
thereto for the payment Of bountiss fol
the killing OF certain stock destroying ami.
malls for the year 1892, has compelled % ia
prepare a statement of tho facts for the in
formation Of interested parties.
The second legislative assembly made nm
appropriation OF $40 0 for the fiscal yenl
ending Dec. l. 1892, for tho payment Of
hounties for the killing OF stock destroying
animals. which appropriation was exhausted
In April, 1882.
The records in this department show that
this board, prior TO April IL. 1899. audited
and allowed claims for tho killing of stock
destroying animals to the amount of S12,-
OOO. and that warrants were drawn there
for, which exhausted tho appropriation for
said year, md that between A, rl 16 and
December !. 1892. like claims to the amount
of $25, 900. SO were filed with this depart
mont, but owing to the appropriation
U6luk CAutuSt6u bAO ahl WOAG AAAc0i ~ nSN
cordance with the provisions of section 8
Of nm act entitled IAN act to prescribe the
duties of the state toard Of examinors,"
approved Feb. II. 1891, which said section
reads as follows:
"Seotion 8. II no app, opriation has been
made for the payment OF any claim Pc
scented TO the board. tho settlement OF
which il provided for by law. or II any ap-
piopriation mndo has been exhausted. the
board shall audit the same. and II APP
proved. the chairman Of the board shall
transmit the same to the legislative assem-
bly, with a statement of the boards sp-
prevail"
foregoing section. this board transmitted
the said claims, youtC being included in tho
list, to the Third legislative assembly with
: statement of the boards approval there
on.
i. On Feb. % the legislature passed. and on
March 10 the governor approved = blll IN
the sum of 5000 only to pay the deficiency
on bountios on stock destroying animals
for the year 1892, whilo the deficiency
amounted to 1925 290.5 0 ns above noted.
Prior to the passage of this act the leRia.
lature had paaged and the governor had
approved appropriation bills mounting IN
the aggregate to $75s, 954.67, which said
sum is $3.50. 600 in excess of the revenue for
the year 1898.
I In section 2, article ID, of tho constitu-
zion. it ia provided that the Legislative as
sembly shall not in any manner create any
debt or liability which shall singly OF in the
aggregate with any existing debt or liabil-
lily, exceed the sum of 100000
From the foregoing you will observe that
tho bill appropriating $2.079 to pay the de-
6ciency of bountios on stock destroying
animals. was not passed or approved until
after the Legislature had by appropriation
bills exceeded the constitutional limitation;
therefore this board cannot allow any of
bounty claims or any part thereof, bat will
again transmit to tho Fourth legislative
assembly, which meets in 1895, all Of such
claims. yours included. No warrant can tie
drawn therefor.