The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-14
NEARLY READY
FOR BUSINESS
New State Bureau to Take Place of
Local Humane Societiys.
Which Turned Humane Society Into
Bureau of Child and Animal Pro-
lection, and Will Have a Large
Field for Operation.

Field for Operation.
Within a short time, the bill which
provides for the organization of
state bureau of child and animal pro-
lection will be ready for business,
and steps will be taken throughout
the state to have the new organiza-
ton take the place of the different
humane societies throughout Mon
tana.
The appointment of Otto Schoen-
feldt of Great Falls, as secretary of
the new organization was the first
step, and the rest of the work rests
largely with him, as the board of
which he is the secretary will not
meet before next November. The
secretary's' salary is $1,000 per an
mum, and an office rent at the state
capitol, where he will draw salary
from the time Of his appointment. In
the different localities, the officers
who may remain at the head of the
LEGAL humane organizations will serve
without pay.
The main features Of the law Great
ing the bureau will be found in the
following extracts from that instru-
ment:
Section 1. That the Montana
state humane society be and hereby
is constituted a state bureau of child
and animal protection, for the pur-
poses hereinafter set forth provided
that the said humane society shall
accept and carry out the provisions
OF this act.
Sec 9. The governor, the super
irtendent of public instruction and
the attorney general shall be eX
offcio members Of the board of direc
tors of the said bureau.
, Sec. It shall be the duty of said
| bureau to secure the enforcement OF
| the laws for the prevention of wrongs
tc children and dumb animals; tC
appoint local and state agents; to as
sist in the organization of city anI
county societies and agents in thu
enforcement of the laws for the pre-
: vention of wrongs to children ant
' dumb animals which may now o
S hereafter exist, and to promote thu
growth Of education and sentimen
favorable to the protection of chill
dren and dumb animals.
J, Sec. 4. Said bureau shall hold it
annual meetings on the second Mon
dav of November of each year at tn
capitol of the state for the transac
ton of it's business and the election
of it's officers, at which meetings al
questions relating to chi'd and an
nal projection in the state may b
l. considered.
Sec s. The governor of the state
upon the recommendation OF tn
a hoard of directors of the bureau. sha
, appoint a secretary, at salary c
# ST 200 per year whose duty it sha
- be to carry out the purposes OF sal
y bureau as hereby established, unde
~ the direction and control OF the sal
board of directors. The board ma
= APPOINT such agents as they may deel
;s be st throughout the state to serV
n without pay ana 10 nO'u oHCe dul III
!, the pleasure of the board.
:, Sec. 6. That the board shall /
!, provided with a suitable office at TT
~ capitol The usual supplies an
- printed matter for the office shall I
"a furnished on requisition by the seer
q. tary in the same manner as for u
other state officers.
-, Sec. Z. That one-half of all fin
30 collected in actions instituted |
- said Montana state humane socle
=, on local humane societies represents
;, in said society, or by their agen
, within the scope of the powers
~, dnties of said societies, as here
-. prescribed. shall be paid over by t
W. officer collecting the same to the pc
80 son furnishing information Will
leads to the trial and conviction
a., persons violating the laws of Nc
- o. tana relating to cruelty to chlldr
~, and dumb animals, and one-half
90 the state treasurer, to be by n
rlaced TO the credit of the state
of reau
TIL, remaining sections of the /
-, provide for annual reports by the
rcau, which are to be published
-, the secretary of state. as other Stf
w, reports are published. One thousa
~. COPIES are to be printed, and I
.aa manner in which they are to be 6
~. tributed is provided.
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