The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-24
ALL TORN TO PIECES
The Political Code Thoroughly Dis
sected by Attorney Booth.
CONFLICTS BY THE SCORE
One Section Provides While An
other Appears to Call II Down
for Some Rank Error In
Its Makeup.
CONFLICTS BY THE SCORE

For the purpose OF determining the
extent of the errors, incongruities,
omissions and conflicting provisions of
the new codes, and for his own salts
faction rather than for any particular
use to which the knowledge
might be applied, z. 8. Booth
has taken UP the onerous task
of going carefully through the
four codes and comparing them chapter
by chapter and section by section. He
has just completed an examination OF
the political code. and his discoveries
are of general interest. Mr.. Booth
finds that section ITO should be amend
ed so as to conform to the correct num-
Der of senatorial districts. Since the
compilation OF the codes by the code
commissioners. new counties have been
created, making in all 20 counties. Un-
der the constitution each county IL en-
titled to one senator so that there are
now % senatorial districts instead Of 16
as provided for in the codes.
Section $50 provides for 10 judicial
districts when in fact there are now IL
judicial districts in the state.
Section 80 OF the code of civil proceed
ure was amended by the last Legislative
assembly, and this section should be
amended so as to conform to the true
facts and section 30 of the code of civil
procedure.
Section $50 provides that the iegisla-
tive assembly consist OF 16 senators and
IS representatives, and should be
amended so as ito provide for 20 sena-
tors and In conformity with the act
of March IA, 1895, which provides for SIS
representatives., which act ds contained
In section 112.
Section 152 provides for the election
of IS representative in accordance
with section $50, chapter e. of the code,
which section, $50, Is an error as to the
number of representatives. which would
necessltate the amendment of section
$50 and 152 ITO conform with the provi-
sions of section 112 so as ITO make the
number of representatives correct and
uniform throughout the code.
Sections $50 and ISL should be repeal
ed. They provide for the officers of the
senate and house of representatives,
and conflict with sections 1873 and 1S4,
which were adopted at the last legis-
lative assembly, the conflict being that
the last legislative assembly provided
for the senate and house ito have the
additional officer of one enrolling clerk.
Section $50 provides for three commit
tee clerks and two pages In the SEN
ate. and section 1S1 provides for three
pages and four committee clerks in the
house of representatives. Sections 1873
and 1S4 provide that the senate and
house may select as many pages and
committee clerks as they may from
time to time require. Sections 1873 and
1s4 also provide for journal clerk for
each house, which was not provided for
by sections $50 and ISL.
Section 222 should be repealed as in
conflict with section 224 Section 222
was the original section of the code,
while section pa was adopted art the
last session, and was evidently the in
tention of the legislative assembly to
govern the subject treated. Section 222
provides that the assistant secretary,
the engrossing clerk, the enrolling
clerk, sergeant-at-arms and assistant
sergeant-at-arms of the senate and
house should each receive Sc per day.
Section 224 provides for the assistant
secretary of the senate, the assistant
chief clerk of the house and the jour-
nal clerk Of each house receiving IS per
day Section 224 provides the assistant
sergeapt-at-arms of the senate and
house shall receive IS per day. Section
224 also provides in addition that COM
mittee clerks shall receive IS per day.
Section 80 needs to be amended to
conform with the provisions OF section
1921 and 1922 relating to the filing of
officers reports. Section $40 provides
that all officers, boards Of officers. COM
missfoners. trustees and directors. re-
quired by law to make reports, must
send such reponts to the governor be-
fore the first of November of each
even-numibered year. Section 1921 fixes
the time for the ending of the fiscal
year on the last day of November Of
each year. Section 1922 provides for
state and county officers to make and
file their reports each year on or be-
fore the 10th day of December.
Section 375 fixes the salary of the
private secretary at the sum of 81 200
per annum, and section 352 fixes the
same salary at s2,4o0 per annum, pay
able monthly. One or the other of these
to leave that official with two different
salaries for the same work.
Section 400 to section 496 inclusive.
provide for state examiner with the
term of his office, duties and powers.
and sections 497 to SOC inclusive. which
are all of the act of March IS, 1895.
provide also for the state examiner and
his duties. Section 40 provides that
he shall hold his Office for the term Of
four years, and section 497 provides
that the person first appointed shall
hold office only until Dec. 81, 1896. Sec
ton 495 provides that the salary of the
state examiner shall be $1,000 a year.
and section SOC provides for a salary
OF $4,000 for the same officer.
luic IuOcl HifpOfNdi1L CONNECT nOtlCe-
able in the political code is found in
the chapter entitled. Registration of
Electors" and comes from the fact
that the legislative assembly. after
adopting the codes, passed an act,
which Is contained IN sections 51s3 to
51S6. inclusive, retaining as a part of
the laws OF the state all of the acts
passed by the Third legislative assem-
bly,. The political csde was approved
Feb 25 1895 and cortafnod AT the
time OF Its approval no special provi-
sion relating to the acts Of the third
legislative assembly. but did contain
a general provision as to their being
retained. After the passage OF the
codes the legislative assembly passed
two separate bills. one being contained
in sections $50 to 51S2 inclusive, the
other in sections 51s3 to 51s6 inclusive.
Both of these acts were approved 10y
the governor on the same day. March
IL, 1895. In both of these acts the leg
fSkaffve assembly eSDeciaily retained