Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-13
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and justices of the peace in such town
ships shall receive no other or add
tional fees or compensationS whatever,
except that they may make reason
able charge for performing marriage
ceremonies; justices of the peace in
townships having a population of less
than 10000 people shall receive the fees
and emoluments provided for under en-
listing laws.
Sec. >. Justices of the peace in town
ships having Il population of 10, 900 peo-
pie and upwards shall collect the fees
prescribed by law for justices of the
peace. and shall monthly pay the same
into the county treasury of the count!
wherein they hold such office, and such
fees shall be credited to the contingent
fund of the county. tt3
Sec. 3. No justice of the peace shall
practice law. draw contracts, convey
ances. or other legal instruments OF
documents. nor shall they take amy
claim or bill for collection. nor act as a
collection agent in any sense Whatever.
nor shall they perform any legal duties
other than those prescribed by law as
their official duties in the conduct of
cases and proceedings in their courts.
Any justice of the peace violating any
of the provisions in this section shall
be deemed guilty of malteasance in of
fee. and shall forthwith be removed
from his office of justice of the peace.
and shall thereafter be disqualified from
holding such office.
Sec. 4. All acts and parts of acts in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed
Sec. .. This act shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage
and approval by the governor
ASYLUM INVESTIGATION.
a member of the committee appointed
by Speaker Corbett. on motion of Rem
rtsentative Stull, to investigate the con
dition of affairs at the Warm Springs
asylum for the insane states that the
committee could find nothing with which
to find fault and is satisfied that. barring
the question of expense in conducting tn
asylum. it is a model institution. The
committee is composed of Representa-
tiNes Metlen. Newberry. Meunier. Blelen-
berg and UrQuhart
Last evening the committee met with
the intention of formulating a repore
out owing to the Kaleidoscope changes
III the senatorial situation. which en-
Gagged the attention of the members, no
action was taken. 1t is possible that
the report may be handed in at the
eighth legislative session of the state.
WINGLEsS ANGELS SING PAEANs
The ''wngless angels of the assem-
bly, are singing paeans of JOY and salts
faction. Representative Bakers bill
designed to enable cities to own and
operate their own water plants, has
been turned down" by the houlse, in
committee of the whole.
The bill was aimed directly at a local
condition and the debate over it's pass
age or rejection was very spirited at
times. Mr.. Baker first walked humorous
tEen arsumentatiVe, and when he saw
the shadow of defeat spread across the
| pathway OF the proposed mea sure he
! grew sarcastic. While in a sarcastic
humor he collided with the speaker and
Mr.. Corbett proved that when it came to
using his tongue he stands in the same
class as the celebrated pugilst of the
same name.
Mr.. Baker at one time referred to the
speaker, who was opposed to the bill. as
a person who wasn't expected to knos-
| anything about water, as 'he came from
4 city where they didn't use it," That was
certainly a good one on Butte, but Mr.
Corbett was equal to the occasion.
MI Baker," he replied, lis undoubt-
eddy the wit of the house. 1t might
please him to know that many years ago
the wittiest man in every public assem-
h'age usually Wore a fools cap and
BELLS
When it came to a vote the bill was
recomm ended unfayorably by q vote of
2n to IS.