The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-03-08
RESUME OF THE WORK OF THE SPECIAL
SESSION OF THE FIFTEENTH ASSEMBLY

The work of the special session of
the Fifteenth assembly up to Satur-
day is shown as follows in the list Of
bills and memorials passing both
houses received by the governor and
approved by him:
H. B. Am act defining the crime
of sedition, and to prescribe punish
ment therefore, and declaring this act
to be an emergency law necessary for
the preservation Of public peace and
safety.
H. B.. 6-An act to amend section
1915 Of the Revised Codes Of Montana
of 1907 relating to the use Of any nag
of the United States of America for
advertising purposes, and aspersing
or Decorating any such emblem.
H, B. 9-An act to prohibit the
negligent and careless setting OF fires
on lands owned by m or occupied
by him, by which the property of an
other shall be endangered or damaged,
and fixing the punishment therefore.
H. B. 1O-An act authorizing
ties to incur an Indebtedness for the
purpose of procuring seed grain for
needy farmers, inhabitants thereof,
providing for special elections for the
purpose of submitting the question of
mourning such Indebtedness to the
electors of such counties when the
amount of the Indebtedness necessary
to be incurred for such purpose will
exceed the sum of $4,000, and the
ann of calling and holding such
elections; providing for the issuance
of warrants in payment for seed
grain purchased by counties for such
purpose; providing for the issuance
and sale or exchange of bonds to fund
warrant indebtedness incurred for
such purpose; providing for the levy
ing of taxes for the payment Of war
rants and bonds and interest thereon;
providing for the distribution of such
seed grain among needy farmers;
providing for liens against the prop
erty and crops of persons to whom
seed grain has been furnished, and for
the levying Of taxes against property
owned by such persons to secure
payment of such liens; providing
penalties for violations of this act;
and repeating chapter ID Acts of the
Fourteenth Legislative assembly of
the state of Montana, entitled IAN
act authorizing counties to issue
bonds or warrants to procure seed
grain for needy farmers resident
therein; providing for advertising and
receiving bids for the purchase Of
said bonds; providing for the deposit
ing of the money realized from the
sale of said bonds; providing for the
creation # a sinking fund for the
purpose of purchasing seed grain
among the needy farmers; providing
for the levying of a tax and lien
against the property of the persons
to whom seed grain has been distrib-
uted, and for the security to the coun-
ty of. the payment by said person of
the tax and lien against such prop
erty; providing penalties for the vio-
lation of said act"
H. B. 11-An act providing that
taxes upon property owned by per-
sons in the active military naval
service of the United States shall be
hold in allegiance until the expiration
Of one year after the cessation of
hostilities or discharge from military
or naval service.
H. B. 13-An act to amend sections
l and 2 of chapter % Of the SEES
sions Laws of the Fourteenth Legis-
lative assembly of the state of Mon
tana, relating to a lien upon growing
crops and grains threshed therefron
for the purchase price of the seed anc
grain purchased for the production o.
cultivation of such crops and to ado
thereto an additional section to be
known as section 4 thereof.
H. B. 14-An act appropriatinl
money for farmers Institutes, farm
ers' extension work, and bureau o
agriculture and publicity, for the per
iod beginning March l, 1918, and end
ing Feb. %, 1919.
H. B. IAN act to appropriate tn
sum of three thousand dollars for tn
purpose of paying the per diem o
officers and attaches of the Fifteenth
legislative assembly.
H. B. San act to appropriate tn
sum of eighteen thousand dollars TO
the purpose of paying mileage AM
the per diem of members of tn
Fifteenth legislative assembly.
Sub. j. H. R. "a resolution me
morializing congress for an appro
priation of seven hundred fifty thous
and dollars for the Flathead irriga
ton project for the ensuing year.
H. B. Am act to amend sectio'
10 of chapter 173, Acts of tn
Fifteent legislative assembly of tn
state of Montana, relating to the ifs
and game laws of the state of Mon
tana, and to enact additional section
Of said chapter 173, Acts of tn
Fifteenth legislative assembly, to b