Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-03-04


poison in or bait on the
public range for the purpose Of pois.
oning coyotes, wolves or other ami
mails destructive to livestock.
Section Q. All acts and parts of
acts in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section 8. This act shall be in full
force and effect from and after its
passage and approval.
Senate Bill No. SO. introduced by
Maddox.
A bill for an act to create in each
county in Montana, a commission to
be known as a County Agricultural
Fair Commission. and providing an
appropriation from the county treas.
ury of each county of the sum of one
thousand dollars, to be expended by
the commission for county fair ex-
penses.
Be il enacted by the legislative as.
sembly of the state of Montana:
Section /. The board of county
commissioners of each county of
Montana may at their regular meet.
ing in March of each year, appoint
from among the electors of their re-
spective counties five persons to con.
stitute a county agricultural fair com.
mission. Said persons shall be re.
sponsible men who are we'll qualified
to perform the duties of organizing
and successfully carrying on a county
fair. In case there is in any county
a fair association, the board of county
commissioners shall appoint said fair
commission from the members of
said fair association, giving the pref
erence in said appointments to the Of
ficers of said fair association, pro-
vided, however, that said fair com.
mission shall not be in any way what
ever connected with or a part of such
fair association.
Section 2. There may be appropri-
ated 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. Such county
agricultural fair shall be held between
the Goth day of August and the Goth
day of October of each year, Said one
thousand dollars shall be expended by
said fair commission in the payment
of the expenses of conducting said
fair: provided, however, no portion
of said one thousand dollars shall be
expended for either or any of the fol
lowing purposes, to-wit: horse racing,
contests of speed. or any show or
amusement of any kind whatever.
Section 3. Each member of sad
commission shall receive the sum OF
$500 and no more as compensation
for their services as members of said
commission, and for all services IN
connection with said fair.
Section 4, Said commission shall
do things necessary to hold a county
agricultural fair in their respe: tive
counties.
Section ). Said commission shall
organize by electing one of its men,
bers president one of its members
secretary, and one of its members
treasurer. Said treasurer shall give
bonds in such sum as may be requit-
ed by the board OF county commits
sioners, and said sun Of n thols'
and dollars shall be appropriated ont
OF the county treasury by the BOARD
of county commissioners. as ata:e'
said. shall be paid to the treasurer
and shall be paid out by him on orders
signed by the chairman and secretary
Of said fair commission.
Section g.. This act shall be In
force from and after its passage and
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