Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-03-20

for the hearing. and such notices as are required
TO be sent by registered mail shall be so mailed
at least three weeks prior To the date therein
fixed for the hearing Of the petitions therein
named.
SEC. 5. The board of county commissioner
must, on The day fixed for the hearing OF any
petition for the formation OF a new district. or
for the uniting Of two or more districts into one
district, or for the change in the boundaries of
any existing district or districts, or any subse-
quent day to which any such petition may be
postponed or continued. hearthe evidence and
act upon such petition. lfthe board, after such
hearing, establishes a new district or grants
changes In the boundaries Of any existing dis
trict or districts, II may do so In accordance
with the original prayer Of the petition, or by
making such notifications rs may BY II be
deemed proper or wise, after a full and fair
hearing of the matter; but a petition for uniting
two or more districts must be granted without
modification, or must be denied.
ARTICLE II.
SIZE. .. An election for road trustees shall be
held in each road district on the first Saturday
of April Of each year, al a place or places in
each district 10 be- designated by IFS board OF
road trustees.
L. The number Of road trustees for each road
district shall be three. Each road trustee shall
receive. as iull compensation for the services
required Of him by law or by virtue of hisoiiice
twenty-five dollars per nunum to be allowed
by the Hoard OF county commissioners and paid
out Of the contingent fund Of the county; pro-
yiding, thai neither the whole nor any pant If
such compensation shall he allowed or paidun-
Ill the report rcquirclO y subdivision six of sec
ton nineteen OF this nct shall have been filed
with and approved blythe board o~fcounty COM
missiuncrs.
?. In the new road districts the road trustees
shall be elected on the first Saturday in April
subsequent to the formation Of the district, to
hold office for one, two and three years, re-
spectively, from aud after the iirst dayo May
next succeeding their election.
g. When a vacancy occurs from any cause
the board Of commissioner shall appoint a
suitable person to iii such vacancy until The
first day II Mayncyi succeeding such appoint
mcut. \ trustee Shall be elected a. the next
April election to fll such vacancy. audto hold
office for the remainder Of The term.
g. Except q provided in subdivisions two
and three Of this section, one Trustee shall be
elected annually for atrrm Of three years. or
until his successor is elected or appointed and
qualified.
SEC. 10. Not les than ten days before the
election required 10 he held under sectionnine
of this act, the trustees n each road district
must post notices IN at least three public places
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and place Of election, and the hours during
which the polls will bc kept open. One Of
such notices must he posted in a conspicuous
place at each school house, if any, and in a
conspicuous place At each posioilice, If any,
in such road district. If the road trustees OF
any district have failed. until within five days
priA 10 the date for holding such election, to
pest the notices thereof. rs aforesaid. then any
three electors Of surh road district may give
notice a. herein provided.
SEC. II. The ugl trustees in each district
must appoint one clerk andtwo Judges of cleo
ton; il none are So appointed, or If those APP
pointed are not presenta at the time for opening
the polls. the electors present shall appoint
them. and they shall conduct the election with
like effect. The polls must be opened at Q
o'clock a. IN. and must be kept open until )
O'Clock p. N. OF the day OF election.
! SEC. II. Every qualified electOr of thccoun
~, who has resided in the district thirty days
next preceding the election, and whose
name is on SONG registry list If the
county, may vote n such election
The voting must b. by ballot with.
out reference to the general election law In
regard TO nominations. form Of ballot, or man
ner Of votingl, which shall be handed by the
elector voting to the clerk, who shall then, in
the presence OF the eleetor. deposit the samei in
the ballot box, and the judges shall enter thu
electC.' S name on the poll lists.
SEC. Is. Any person offeringto vote may be
challenged by any voter of the district and the
Judges of election must thereupon administer
to the person challenged an oath in substance
as follows: "lou do swear that you are a citi-
zen Of the United States; that you are twenty
one years of age; that you have resided in this
state one year, in this county ninety days, and
in thisro road district thirty days next preceding
this election; that your nam is on some regis.
tered list II the county, and that you have moi
before voted this day" II he takes the oath
prescribed in this section his vote must be re.
ceiyed. otherwise his vote must be rejected.
SEC. II. a poll and tally list must he kept
and returned ~ the board Of trustees of the
road district.
SEC. II. The officers OF the election must
publicly canvass the votes Immediately after
closing tie polls, and make. sign and deliver
certificates Of election to the person or persons
elected, which certificate must, with the oath OF
office IT the person so elected attached. within
ten DAYS he forwarded 10 the clerk of the board
of commissioner of the county, and filed by
him in his office. The clerk and judges OF
9 ton are hereby authorized and empowered
administer the oath Of Office on election day
only. to any person receiving q certificate OF
election as road trustee. Each road trusted
shall, within ten days after his election or ap.
poiuimrnt, and before entering upon the dutie,
of his Office. file with the boardu OF county com.
m~issioners a good and sufficient bond in the
sum Of ten hundred dollars, conditioned ac-
]cording TO law, and shall take and subscribe tC
the oath provided by the constitution of the
state OF Montana for all persons appointed OF
elected to office.
ARTICLE Ill.
SIG. III. Except when otherwise authorized
BY law, every road district shall beunder tho
control of a board of road trustees consisting o.
three members, who shall be resident property
taxpayers Of the district.
SIC. II. The term of office of road ,rnsteesi
three years from the first day OF May next sue
crrling their election.
SEC. Is. When a new district is organized
such of the trustees of the old district as resid,
within the boundaries OF the new shall be trus
tees of the new district until the expiration O
the time for which they were elected. Nacan
cies in the eflice of trustee In Z new distrc
shall lie filled as are other vacancies. No per
son shall be appointed TO ill any vacancy eN
cept upon petition signed by NJ least ten cleo
tors of the districts: provided, that a vacanc
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