The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-16
COMMITTEE IS NAMED
Speaker O'Connr Appoints
Board to Investigate
State Taxes.
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mortgages from taxation, was slight,
amended and recommended for adop.
ton. Jensen. Cascade. recently intro.
duced measure providing for n mu.
nicipal bank fund in cities under co..
600. This bill was favcrably reported
by the committee on the affairs o,
cities
House bills 5 and II were placed on
final reading and passed on to the sen :
ate for concurrence The first OF these
bills is by Stimpert and will permit OF
the construction Of bridges within the
corporate limits OF municipalities by
the counties in which they are located
Representative Workings measure
provides for all county treasurers
showing delinquent taxes on tax re-
ceipts as well as the amount of cur
rent taxes.
There was n slight furry in the
house when Representative White.
Fergus. asked to change the word and
for of In his resolution asking for an
investigation of utilities and mines.
Mcmahon, Silver Bow. objected, but
WAS voted down.
Duffy. Silver Bow, Bernard, Flathead
pointed by the speaker to draft suit
able resolutions in honor OF the MEM
CRY of William Cody, Buffalo Bill
The following bills We're introduced
today:
Introduction Of Bills.
BY hsolt, No. o5-A bill for an act
entitled, AN act to amend section 669s
OF the Revised Codes of Montana of
1907. relating to receivers" Referred
to Judiciary committee.
BY Baldwin, No. s6-A bill for an
act entitled. AN act to require the
payment Of taxes before the transfer
and recording of deed or other in
strument conveying land or a plat of
any townsite or addition thereto, and
to provide and fix penalties for nom
conformance." Referred to judiciary
committee
BY CARL, No. 57-Bin for an act en-
titled. AN act providing for the levy
of school district taxes in excess of
ten mills when authorized by vote of
the qualified electors of such district,
who are taxpayers therein" Referred
to judiciary committee.
BY Baxter, No. 5s-A bill for an act
10 amend sections XIV and XIV of
chapter l47 of the laws of the Eleventh
legislative assembly 1909, entitled, AN
act providing for the management and
control of the lands now owned by or
hereafter to be acquired by the state
of Montana, including the sale and
rental thereof and the management.
protection and disposition OF the tim
Der growing thereon and the coal oil
and minerals therein: providing for the
management and control of the funds
realized from the sale and rental of
state lands and the products thereof:
naming and providing for certain Of
ficers subordinate to the state board of
land commissioners and prescribing
their duties and compensation; provid-
ing for the acquisition of water rights
for use upon state lands defining and
providing for the punishment of certain
offenses for violating the provisions of
this act" Referred to committee on
state lands.
BY Jones, No. 59-A bill for an act
entitled. AN act to repeal section 1920
OF the Revised Codes of the state of
Montana, 1907" Referred to judiciary
committee.
Ely Murray, No. Ca bill for an act
entitled. An act authorizing the breed
ing and sale of wild animals or birds
raised in captivity and providing for n
system of tags or seals and a license
in connection Herewith" Referred to
fish and game committee.
BY Baxter, No. GA bill for an act
entitled, IAN act to provide n license
tax on the annual net proceeds Of all
gold, silver, sapphire. copper or lead
mines or mining claims and power
plants deriving their power from the
use of any stream. lake or waterfall in