Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-06


Tar as the rate is concerned; that one
person shall not be given preference over
another: that railroads shall not pool
that but one terminal charge shall be
made, no matter how many companies
tracks car is hauled over in switching
it to its destination: that the charge is to
, be paid to the line on which the business
originates and that such company must
settle with the others for the use of their
tracks
III the various companies interested
cannot decide on a proper division of the
terminal charge, the question must be re-
ferred to the commission for determine
tion. Il fusal to obey the commission is
made contempt of court.
| Under the terms of the bill the attorney
general is made the legal adviser of the
commission. The commission is to con-
sst Of three members. to be appointed by
the governor, such appointment to be
confirmed by the senate. They will hold
! office for four years and are required to
/ file Lond of $4,000. The bill is now in
the hands of the committee on railroads,
and the salaries are not yet filled out.
Geiger, in the senate, and Faust, in the
Horse. each introduced a bill today pro-
einment and sup arvison.. The proposed
, new law recognizes all existing road dis
| tricts and makes it the duty of boards Of
county commissioners in countries where
road districts do not exist to subdivide
| the county into such districts, and furth-
er gives the board full authority to lay
| out and construct roads.
The law makes it the duty of munich
tn Low oi,,to ;y,
all roads within the incorporated limits
! of a municipality. relieving the county Of
all responsibility whatever for county
roads that run through towns. for the
distance in which they lay within the city
! limits
New road districts in counties already
| thus divided may be established by the
commissioners al any time between De-
| tober and March / when one-quarter
| of the freeholders of the district shall
demand it. placing their views in pc
| tition presented to the board of county
commissioners
| boundaries of road districts may be
| Changed in the same manner that new
districts are created. Several sections of
the bill are devoted to a recital of the
conditions under which changes in dis
IL
provides for notices of hearing road pc
titions to be held befor the commission
ers. Notices must be posted and mailed
to those interested three weeks before the
| healing before the board
| The board of county commissioners is
given full power to either grant the pc
tition as made or to modify, or make any
changes in the arrangement of the dis
trict that appears proper Petitions
asking for a joining of two road districts
must be, however, granted without modi-
ficaton.
The election of board of road trustees
is provided for to take place on the last
Saturday in March of each year. each
board to consist of three trustees, who
Shall receive $25 per year for their SER
vices. They will hold office for one. two
and three years--the term of one trustee
expiring each year, until 1902 when each
trustee will be elected for three years.
Recent kidnapping events in Omaha
starting with the kidnapping of young
Cudahy, have inspired Representative
Hartwg to formulate bill for introduc
ticn in the house tomorrow making the
crime punishable by imprisonment for &
term of from ten years to life The
present laws of this state impose pen
atty of from one to five years imprson
ment If the bill becomes a law, and the
sentiment seems to favor it. there is lit
tie likelihood that gentry CT the kidnap-
ing genus will find Montana a very
healthful region.
cA1TrT{T ON THE FTY