The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-19
REVIEW of THE BILLS NOW PASSED
AND SIGNED BY governor STEWART
Interesting Is Synopsis of the Work Of the Thirteenth
Legislature and the Analysis of the
the New Laws 1t Made.

Helena. March 1S.-(Special.)-The
rev free pass law comes from senat
bill 115, which was introduced by he
committee on finance and claims. 1t
provides that existing laws shall not
be construed to prevent railroads from
carrying free or at reduced rates the
property of the United States, the
state of Montana, or municipalities,
fish cars and cars carrying exhibits,
and permits the issuance of free or re-.
duced transportation to employees of
the roads, and to the officers and en-
pl1yes of other roads, also to doctors,
nurses and helpers being taken to
wrecks, ministers n persons engaged
in charitable work, destitute persons
being transported by charity or at
public expense, to judicial and legisla-
tive officers of the state, including
members of the faculties of the state
educational institutions, the officers of
the Montana State Fair association,
and various state officers.
application for passes must be made
to the secretary of state, whose duty
it is to forward such applications to
railroads of which the transportation
is requested. The secretary must keep
q. record Of all passes issued. The
charging of mileage by any public Of
fetal riding on a pass is prohibited.
House Bill 1928, by Sullivan.
1t Is made unlawful for any county,
city or toWn in the state to issue more
than one retail liquor license for each
500 inhabitants thereof, provided that
any city or town may issue w such
licenses whether incorporated or not.
: rovisions of the law do not apply to
existing licenses.
County treasurers shall issue licenses
outside Of Incorporated cities or towns
only upon petition first approved by
the county commissioners The sigma
ture of 20 freeholders residing within
10 miles of towns of villages is re-
quired to each application for a license
within such town or village. Applica- !
tions must be posted for five days in
three public places. If a protest is
filed by 20 similar resident freeholders
the county commissioners shall set a
day for hearing. Appeal to the dis
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party. The county treasurer may re-
new licenses without petition if there
has been no protest filed. Protests
must be filed with the county clerk at
least 20 days before expiration of
licenses. Commissioners shall grant a
hearing thereon after having given
notice to at least five of the pro-
testants. Issuance of license is discre-
tionary with the board, with appeal to
cour permitted to parties in
1t is provided if there shall have
been a second conviction of any person
for a penal offense committed upon
the premises Of any holder of a license, |
the license may be suspended by the
board of county commissioners for
three months. If there shall have been
a third conviction for q penal offense
committed on the premises of a license
holder the license is to be cancelled and
the holder disbared from thereafter
securing another license.
House Bill "a, by sposen.
This law authorizes the state fur
nishing board to purchase an executive
mansion for the use of the governor at
a cost not to exceed $50, 900. For fur
nishing n maintaining the same the
first year the sum of $4,000 is appro-
priated. and for the second year $500.
House Bill 80, by McNaIly.
Any person working as a master
plumber or ~journey1nan plumber in
any city or toWn of more than 1000
inhabitants must procure a license.
Application is to be made to a board
Of examiners created by the act.
Mayors must appoint such a board of
three, one to be a journeyman plumber,
one a master plumber, and the other
health officer of the city. Mem +.