The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-31

the permission OF the county commissioners.
nor shat any magazine constructed within one
m c Of the limits OF any city, town or VI lage,
De constructed within 100 feet Of any buildings
Owned by any other person.
section .. Every stOrehouse or magazine
construct ed a. provided ia the foregoing SC
Ton, ia which shan be stored. deposited or kept
any powder. gun powder. giant or Hercu Is
powder, giant caps, or o her Highly explosive
substance. shall at ali times have posted above
the entrance thereof a SIgnbOard on which snail
DE pa nted N conspicuous letters. not ess than
Tour inches IN length. the words. Explosives
dangerous. Every draw wagon, FIRE ght ear. or
other vehicle in which SHAH be- transported,
transferred. or delivered any OF The said eXp.o-
slves. shall bear on each SIDE thereof a simI ar
sign with conspicuous .etters, not less than two
inches in length.
sec. ion G. II snlll be unlawful to carry or
place upon any passenger or EXPRESS train.
stage coach. street ear or other public convey
ance any giant or Hercules powder, giant caps.
or other nighl' explosive substance in any
section :. Every person who shall recklessly
or malclously use, handle or have in his or her
culeS powder. Giant caps or other highly eN To-
sYe substance, whereby any human being IS In
Inundated. terrified, or endangered, shall he
guilty OF msdemeanor.
Section s. Any person, or association of per-
sons, violating any Of The provisions OF this act.
shall be pun Shed by Imprisonment in the pcnl-
t,ntary not exceeding five years, or by fine no.
exceeding $500, or by both such fine and i'm
prisOnment.
Section Q. When the death of any person is
caused by the explosion OF any powder, gun
powder. giant or Hercules powder. giant caps,
or other highly explosive substance that has
been stored pit, handed or transported con
trary TO the provisions of the foregoing sections.
the person o, persons VINO have so unlawfully
stored. kept, handled or transported such ex-
plosiyes. or who have knowingly or negligently
permitted their agents, servants or employees,
10 so unlawfully store, keep, handle or trans
port .he same. sh al be gully Of manslaughter.
and on conviction shall he punished by impris-
nRnifpnftlTV
not exceeding 10 years.
Section 10. See ions l, 2. I, 3. c and of an act
OF the Third Regular session of the legislative
assemb y OF the state of Montana, approved
March 5, 1893, EMIT ed IAN act TO amend an act
entitled An act concerning the storage of gun
powder and other high eXplo ,iyes' etc, and
sections 442 ana 443 OF the penal code are hereby
repealed.
The chamber of commerce, through its
officers to-day also sent the following Pc
tItion to Montana's representatives in
congress:
To the Honorable, the Senate Of the United
States.
We your memorialsts, the chamber OF COM
merce of Butte City, Mont. representing one OF
the leading mining com nunities of America,
and solci-ous OF the future welfare OF the m.n-
ing industry in this state and ma ion, respect
fully present to you the following facts ami petit
ton:
tirst-The terms of the grant OF land to the
Northern Pacific railroad expressly excep; all
mineral lands except coal and iron.
lousy rlch gift OF agricultural and other Ian Is
received under this grant this corpo at on has
for many years SOUGHT To acquire lille % min
eTal lands in the state of Montana and her
western states, 20 whlcl ii has no shadow OF
right and coul acquire no title We're the true
character OF the land only Investigated.
Third U ndrr tle Tu,eS prevailing In the
united sta IS land department, all that IS
requisite to establish the non-mineral charac-
ter OF land Is for an agent Of the railroad COM
pany TO make AFFIDAVIT that he has eau ed the
lands TO be examined b. agents an employees
or the company. and that to tne best of his
knowledge and belief, none OF the same are
mineral andS
Fourth-Under these rules the Northern Pa
cihc railroad company has recently received
patents for more than 10000 acres in the state
OF Mont ma, most OF when your memorasts
are Informed and believe is mineral land and
there are applications pending for over 1.OO0o0J
acres more OF lie same character The railroad
company has cunninIly chosen two mon lis in
the dead of winter IN wlich 10 advertise lis APP
p icatiOns. knowing that il is impOsS bic for pri-
waite parties TO make any investigation of the
lands in question az this time of the year.
Ffth-As an evidence Of the bad faith of the
railroad company may be instanced the fact
that, while the rules of the land department al
low no application within six miles of mineral
location or claim. and there is not such spot
in silver Bow county. yet. as shown by the ad-
VertlSement hereto attached. now running in
the columns of the Butte Miner. several applica-
tons are pending for lands in silver Bow
county, and at least one section of these lands,
(to-wlt, section 81, township north. range
ives IS within two miles aniia half of the neart
of Butte city,and is not only surrounded but COW
cred with mineral loratiOns
Your memOraists respectfully submit TO
your honorable body that ne present rules of
the land department 10 not sufficiently protect
the interests OF the United States and he citi-
ZenS thereof in and to these lands. and that
their nonmlneral character should be deier-
mined, not by agents or employees OF the rail-
road company, but by dlSn crested Judges or
commissioners appointed bv the United ates.
To this end we respectfully pet ton YOU that
the bill introduced 10y Hon Charles y Hart
man OF Montana and known as house bill 1916
SENATE bill No. 43i), which provides for the APP
polntment OF such commissioners, may be
speedily enacted into a law. Any legislation
that protects the nations rights to these lands
must be promptly gwen. for the Northern Pa
citic Railroad company is actively prosecuting
its application for patents to these lands.
Signed by order of the Butte Chamber OF
Commerce this 30 h day of January, Is D.
HENRY MUELLER. Acting President.
j. a. BAKER, Secretary.