The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1903-06-17
FOR THE PROMOTION
OF COUNTY FAIRS
LAW PASSED BY THE LAST Leg
lSLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
COMMISSIONERS MAY APPORTION $1,000
Text of the Law-COnslderable Talk
of Holding County Fair Here
This Year.

There has been considerable talk of
holding county fair here this year
and in view of this the text of the law
passed by the last legislature for the
formation of agriculture fairs in this
state will be read with interest.
While the board of county commits
| sioners has taken no action thus far
anent the matter it is not yet too late
for them 10 lend assistance to fair to
be held this fall.
The benefits resultant from the
holding of county fairs are so mani
fest that no argument is necessary to
convince anyone of their desira bility.
Ravalli county, of all the counties
in the state, can make the best show
ing in this connection and the oppor,
tunity to display her products and ad-
yertise here resources annually should
not be overlooked. If the county COM
lnissioners on behalf of the county
will appropriate $1,000 for a county
fair, The Western News feels no hes
itancy in assuring them that the
business men of Hamilton will
put up another $1,000 for the same
pu,p pose. With this total of $1,000 a
splendid three days'fair and race meet.
ing can be pulled off, if managed right
and il would be up to the commits.
sioners to name the managers, as the
old fair association went defunct long
ago.
Supt. Shannon, of the Bitter Root
Stock farm. when interviewed by The
Western News stated that the fair
grounds, buildings and track are at
disposal of the people for such pur-
pose, absolutely free of charge.
The text of the county fair law
follows:
SENATE BILL NO. 50.
An act to create in each county of
Mon tana, a commission to be known
as county agricultural fair COM
mission, and providing an appropria-
ton from the county treasury of each
ounty Of the sum of one thousand
dollars, to be expended by the COM
mis- sion for county fair expenses.
Be it enacted by the Legislative
Assembly of the State of Montana.
Section 1. The board of county
commissioners of each county of Mon
tana may at their regular meeting in
March of each year, appoint from
among the electors of their respective
counties five persons to constitute
county agricultural fair commission,
Said per sons shall be responsible men
who are we'll qualified to perform the
duties of organizing and successfully
carrying on county fair. In case
mission, the board of county commits
sioners shall appoint said fair COM
mission from the members of said fair
sociation, giving the preference in said
appoi ntments to the officers of said
fair association.
Sc ction 2. There may be appropria-
ted by the board of county commits
sioners of the respective counties Of
this state out of the general fund in
the county treasury, the sum of one
thousand dollars per year, for the
purpose of paying the expenses of the
county agricultural fair to be held in
each county aforesaid. Said county
agri cultural fair shall be held between
the Goth day of August and the Goth
day of October of each year. Said
one thousand dollars to be expended
by said fair commission in the pay
me mt Of the expenses OF conducting
such fair; provided, however, no por-
ton of said one thousand dollars shall
be expended for either or any of the
following purposes to-wit: Horse
racing, scontests of speed, or any
shows or amusements of any kind
whatever.
Section 8. Each member of said
com mission shall receive the sum of
S25 and no more as compensation for
their services as members of said com.
mis- sion, ,'and for all services in connec-
ton with said fair.
Sectio n 4. Said commission shall
do all things necessary to hold q sue
cessful county agricultural fair in
their respective counties.
Section 5. Said commiss ion shall
org game by electing one of its men,
bers president, one of its mem