The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-31
KEEP YOUR POWDER HID
There Will Soon Be a Law Governing
The Matter.
THE BILL IS NOW READY
In All the Commonwealth the Sem
timent Is Growing in Favor of
Plan That VIII Control the Peo-
pie Who Handle Explosives.

eua anu consult with legislators regard
ing needed legislation looking toward a
reduction of court expenses, jury fees,
and regarding regulation of the sale and
storage of high explosives, have drafted
the following report which will be sub
United at the next meeting of the cham
her for approval:
10 the Butte Chamber of Commerce:
We, your committee, appointed TO interview
the SILVER Bow county delegation in the legSla-
i've assembly with reference TO legislation
whereby the expenses OF Silver Bow county
might be reduced, herewith report as follows:
We nave visited the state capital We nave
gathered statistics showing the Iative court
expenses IN silver Bow and in Lewis and Clarke
county. We mud that the witness and justice
fees III one police court and five justices courts
In Lewis and Clarke cOun.y for the three
months ending Dec. 1. 1894, amounted 10 $500 so,
white from one police court ana five stices'
the same fees amount 10 $500, or over fourteen
times as much as IN Lewis and CLARKE. All the
justices in silver Bow county have not yet sent
IN Their reports for that quarter.
Ii Is no doubt true that The population of Sill
yer Bow IS greater tlan that OF Lewis and
Clarke. The census OF 1890 gives Silver Bow the
greater population by "A per cent. The vote on
the capital question last fal would Indicate that
The voting population of silver bow is larger by
81 per cent. than that of Lewis and Clarke
After making allowances for the larger number
OF unmarried men IN Silver Bow. il is safe to ~
that the population OF silver Bow IS not more
than as per cent greater than that OF Lewis and
Clarke. so the difference in populat ion wholly
fails to account for the fact that our JUSTICES
courts cost the county IL times as much as those
OF our nelghboring county.
Nor can this difference be explained on the
suppostion that the litigat.o of Lewis and
Clarke all goes to higher courts Lewis and
Clarke has two district courts. the same as Sill
Yer Bow The juror ana witness fees in the two
cour,s OF the former county for the year ending
Dec. !, lS9 amounted TO S12.67. 20 In Silver
Bow the Juror and witness fees IN Departments
]. and III. Tor the same period amounted 10
$3O,53 sum two and one-half times greater,
va nU Ina fhR re AfN liz boz
county were by no means IN continuous session,
and the expenses of the year were compare
lively light.
The Silver Bow delegation in the legislative
assembly gave us hearing. We found them
quite disposed to favor any legislation that the
lutte Chamber OF commerce might deem WISE
The new code cuts OFF all witness fees in coro-
ners inquests and in criminal cases in justices
courts. In civil cases in those courts the liti-
giants must pay witness as well as Juror fees.
We have found some difference OF opinion as'to
the wisdom OF compel ling lltigants 40 pay Juror
fees in CIVIL cases in the district court, some
holding that it would WORK hardship to the
poor man, and that the jury Is part OF the
machinery for the administration OF Justice
and should be paid by the county the same as
the judge. OF ers say that in many cases the
ntiganls are rich and abundanty able TO pay
juror fees $. other costs, ana that if litigant
Is unable 10 pay, by maKlng a proper showing
TO this effect, he could have these costs re-
mitted The prevailing sentiment was in favor
OF the payment of juror fees by litigants.
Concerning an amendment to the existing law
regulating the storage and sale of giant powder.
your committee have to say that we have eX-
amined the statutes of several states having
laws on that subject. which we find 10 be very
diverse and fragmentary. From them, how
over. we have obtained suggestions and have
drafted a bill which is herewith presented for
your consideration We have had to bear in
mind the necessities of Butte as a mining camp
and the fact that we cannot by legislation take
away the danger from the handling OF this very
necessary commodity. But we have endeayored
10 incorporate such proyis ons rs will provide
all reasonable safeguards We believe that
this bill. IL 1t should become a law VIII exclude
all traffic In giant powder, except in the small
est quantities. from The city limits 1t will COM
lel cOnsot lation OF the powder business at
some point outside the city.
Ths bill for amending the road law has not vet
been introduced, but committee OF civil en-
gineers have the matter in charge and are per.
iecting 1t. WILLIAM THOMPSON,
JOHN r. LLOYD,
l.. ID HOWELL.
The proposed bill referred TO, to regu-
late the sale and storage of explosives, is
as follows. and will be read with especial
interest al AIS time:
AN ACT REGULATING THE SALE AND STORAGE
OF HI II EXPLOSIVES.
BE IL enacted BY the Legislative assembly Of the
stat Of MOntInd:
section 1. That every person. company or
corporation manufacturing. storing. selling
transferring. dealing IN, or In any manner dis
posing Off any powder gunpowdsr. giant or Her
CUES powder, giant caps. or other highly eNpIo-
siYe substan e. shall keep in a book for that
purpose an accurate record of all transactions,
win the date eTeof relative to the receiving
and disposing of the same, which record shall
snow the amount of each such explosive re-
ceIved. of whom received. by whom transported
or conveyed, and each and every SAFE or other
disposition made OF such explosive, with the |
amount thereof and the name of the person TO |
whom delivery of the same was made. who shall /
be required To receipt therefor. Such record |
shall at all times be open To the inspection of |
the state inspector of mines rany peace officer.
Section 2. No person. company or corpora |
ton. shall store, deposit or keep in any mine a |
greater quantity than two hundred and fifty |
600 pounds Of blasting powder. giant or Here :
les powder or other highly explosive substance. !
On any one level of sue mine. nor shall the |
aggregate quantity OF such explosives stored de-
posted or kept IN any one mine belonging 10 /
any one person company or corporation. at any /
one time exceed 5000 pounds. No explosive |
named In this sec ion shall be stored deposited
or kept in any quantity within one hundred fee. |
OF the working shaft OF any mine, nor in any |
level, drift or other working of such mine that /
is in active use, nor in any place where its acct
dental explosion would cut oil ,he escape ofthe
miners working In such mine.
Section 3. No person, company or corpora /
ton, shall store, deposit or keep, within one |
mile OF the i'm Is OF any city. village or town,
any powder. gunpowder, giant or Hercules
powd r. or other highly explosive substance, in
greater quantities than 100 pounds, or more
than 100 giant CAPS ar one time, nor shall such
explosives be stored. deposited or kept In
any quantities whatever within one mile or such |
city, town or village except in magazine con
structed as hereinafter described. PTOUid,d
that this section shall not be construed TO pre-
vent any person, company or corporal on,
operating a mime Within one mile or the limits |
OF such city, town or village, from Storing
powder for use in such mine in the manner pre-
scribed in sect on OF this act ProUded Also
that this sec. on shall not prevent the keeping |
81 reasonable amount OF gunDowder. not eX-
ceedinc 20 pounds In a safe pl &c for sale.
Section I. IL shall be unlawful to store. de-
post or keep, any powder, gunpOwder giant or
Hercules powder, giant caps or other highly eN-
y osye substance, in amounts exceeding 100 |
pounds. elsewhere thin in storehouses or maya
zines constructed As follows: The walls Of such
stOrehOuSes and magazines sha be constructed |
entirely OF stone or brick, and in such a man |
ueT that the storage room thereof shall be en- |
Trey below the natural surface OF the ground |
adjacent. There shall be no openings in such |
magazine except necessary yentildtIOns. and |
one entrance not exceeding 80 inches la width |
There shall be two doors 70 SUN entrance an |
1uter door opening outward and an inner |
door opening inward. The sad doors shall be |
~ plank not less han two inches in THE AneSS |
aud the outer one shall be entirely covered |
with one-cighth inch iron and shall be hinged |
upon two or more iron hooks securely anchored |
m tie walls % such magazine. Bo.h sail doors
shall be Kent securely lOcNed az al times when |
pwder j. stored therein. except when J, l. nee