The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-20

their respective offices and not else
where, between the hours of 8 a. m.
and p. M, on all legal days, from 9
a. m. Of the fourth Monday prior to
any general election to 9 p. m. of the
second following Saturday, to receive
and register the names of all persons
legally qualified and entitled to vote at
such election, or who (being otherwise
quaiified) will have legally acquired
residence at the date of election, and
who have a right to vote at such ensu-
ing election, according to the provisions
of law under which said election may
be held, in each election precinct within
their respective district. Provided, that
such registry agent shall on the second
Monday prior to any general election,
between the hours of 8 o'clock a. m.
and o'clock p. NJ, at his main and
home office in his district receive and
register, as other voters are registered,
according to law, the name of all such
legal voters of his said district, who
are otherwise entitled to register and
who shall, in addition, satisfy such reg
istry agent, by oath or affirmation and
by additional evidence, il required by
such registry agent that they We're, by,
sickness or other physical disability, or
by unavoidable absence during the en-
tire previous two weeks last past from
such registration district unable to reg
lister at any time during the two weeks
last past. Provided, that except in reg
istration districts included in an incor-
porated town or city, which town or city
contained at the, last preceding state
election over 1000 registered voters, such
general registration of all voters shall
only be required every eighth year.
from and after the year 1898. and any
person who has been registered in any
district, except as above noted, at any
time within said eight-year periods, and
who has been a continuous resident of
such district since such registration
shall be entitled to vote, if otherwise
qualified, without further registration.
If at any time it shall be made to ap-
pear, by the affidavits of two credible
and responsible electors of the district,
that any registered person has died or
permanently removed from the district
the registry agent shall place such atfi-
davits on file and shall cancel the entry
with red ink and shall enter the date
and cause of such cancellation in the
column provided for the purpose; and
such cancelled name shall not appear in
the printed list, copies of the official
registers and check lists herein provided
for"
The committee also reported favorably
senate bill No. 8, introduced by Norris,
relating to chattel mortgages and the
taking of mortgaged personal property
on attachment or execution The bill
provides that "Mortgaged personal
property may be taken on attachment
or execution issued at the SUIT of a cred-
itor of the mortgager. under either of
the following conditions to-wit:
"1-Before the property is so taken,
the officer must pay or tender to the
mortgagee the amount of the mortgaged
debt and interest, or must deposit the
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urer of the county in which the mott
gage is filed, payable to the order of
the mortgagee, and when the property
then taken is sold under process, the
officer must apply the proceeds Of the
sale as follows: First, to the repay
ment of the sum paid to the mortgage,
with interest from the date of such
payment; and, second, the balance, if
any, in like manner as the proceeds of
sale under execution are applied in
other cases or,
90. The attaching or execution cred
itor may cause the mortgaged personal
property to be taken by such officer,
Notwithstanding the mortgage, by Civ
ing to the officer an indemnity bond or
undertaking, in double the value of the
mortgaged property or double the
amount of the mortgaged debt and in
terest with two or more sufficient sure
the effect that the oblgors therein will
indemnify him against the damages
which he may sustain in consequence of
the seizure or sale of the mOrtgaged
property; and will pay to the mortgage
the damages he may sustain by reason
of such seizure or sale; and will war
rant to the purchaser of the property
such estate or interest therein as is
sold: and thereupon the officer shall
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writ of execution or attachment sub
ject to and in accordance with the pro-
visions of law relating to attachments
and executions. The indemnity bond or
undertaking herein provided for shall be
executed as by law provided for other
bonds or undertakings. The officer TAX
ind said bond shall forthwith deposit
same with the clerk of the district court
and the officer, mortgage or purchaser
may have his action against the obligors
in such bond or undertaking for all
damages and costs sustained by him in
consequence of such seizure or sale of
the mortgaged personal property
Courtney's bill for municipal serv-
ice commission in cities of more than
25,000 Inhabitants, was also favorably
acted upon. Hannah moved as an
amendment that the two appointed
members shall be ''citizens" instead of
'taxpaying freeholders, but the amend
ment was lost.
Action on the Connolly bill, concern
ing the assignment of wages, was at the
request of it's author deferred.
Senate joint memorial No. l, concern
ing trespassing Indians, was placed on
it's third reading and passed. Senate
bill No. IA, concerning witnesses in lev
islative investigating proceedings, was
also passed.
The committee on public morals re-
ported the Sunday rest bill back with
out any recommendation. On motion of
Eggleston the bill was ordered printed
and made a special order for II a. m.
Jan. 26.