The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-11


the state accountant by the provisions
of bill introduced in the house Thurs
day by the committee on appropria.
tions. The bill amends the present act
which gives the state board of exam
iners power to appoint the state ac
countant.
This measure provides for the state
accountant to make a detailed eXamin-
alton every six months of the financial
affairs of every state institution and
department. He is also empowered to
prescribe detailed method of account
ing for and disposal of all state mon
les, to establish uniform system for
all funds, to assume the duties of the
state budget commissioner, to keep up
a continuous audit of all state institu-
tions, to keep detailed records of their
financial affairs, to enforce keeping OF
adequate records, to compile statistics
on purchases by the state, to advise
the legislature as an expert, to report
any inefficiencies and to perform "any
other duties" called upon in connection
with this work by the state board of
examiners. The qualification for the
office is that he must be a certified
public accountant.
Want Search Light Put on Fund.
Having ascertained that large por-
ton of the $1,000 appropriated by the
sixteenth legislature for the publishing
and printing of the proceedings of the
constitutional convention have already
been expended in the office Of Secre-
tary of State C. t. Stewart without the
copy even getting to the printer,
house joint resolution demanding a re-
port upon the progress of the work
was introduced Wednesday by Repre-
sentative Maggie Smith Hathaway.
Must Pay Federal Taxes.
Taxes on personal property will no
longer go uncontrolled in Montana un-
der the terms of bill introduced in
the senate Thursday by Cowan of Hill.
It provides for the seizure and sale by
the county treasurer of personal pro-
perty on which the taxes have not been
paid and Furthermore makes the coun-
ty treasurer liable on his bond for the
collection of such taxes.
1t is said that where a person did
not own real property, there has been
no method in the past to insure the col
lection of taxes on personal property.
Dodds Offers New Auto Bill.
Doubling the present motor vehicle
license fee is proposed as a revenue
measure for Montana in H. B. 24S in
troduced Wednesday afternoon in the
house by Speaker pro tenn Dodds.
Under this bill the county treasurers
are made registrars of motor vehicles,
dealers and chaulfeurs and it is the
duty of the secretary of state to pro-
istration certificates, license certifi-
cate blanks and number and license
plates.
Copies of the county records are to
be forwarded to the secretary of state
once month.
The new motor license fees are:
Touring cars, over so horsepower,
Touring cars, not over so horsepow-
er, $50.
Trucks not over one ton capacity,
SO.
Trucks over one and under two tons,
$50.
Trucks over three tons capacity,
Chauffeurs' licenses per year. 50.
On the revenue collected, so per cent
is to go to the state highway fund and
SO per cent to general road fund Of
each county. Fees will be cut one half
if applied for after August /, of each
year. Fees paid for 1921 licenses prior
to passage of act will be credited on
the higher fees proposed.
Dixon Approves Important Measure.
Governor Dixon on Tuesday APP
proved the bill making the fiscal year
begin July and end June 80. The
law is effective at once. This brings
the fiscal year in the state in harmony
with that of the federal government.
The governor also approved the con-
gressional memorial for a one per cent
import tax on manganese.
Dixon Netos Loyalty Bill.
Upon the grounds that Paul's bill
requiring teachers, professors and
school people generally to take an oath
of loyalty is unconstitutional and upon
the further grounds gnat It would Gre
ate a fertile field "of political here
sy hunting" Governor Joseph NJ. Dix
on Saturday vetoed the measure.
The veto message, together with the
bill. on motion of Booth, was referred
to the judiciary committee. This pro-
cedure is different from that followed
at previous sessions. Heretofore the
house where a vetoed measure orig.
lHauC0, ploSSSuSu llllIlculdlSlS W Dol-
lot upon the question of sustaining the
governors veto.
The specific objection raised by the
governor to the bill is that it violates
that provision of the constitution
which says, "and no other oath, declar-
alton or test shall be required os a
qualification for any office or trust
than are prescribed by the constitution
Senate UphOlds Veto.
Governor Dixon's veto of S. B. SO,
the so-called teachers loyalty meas
ure, was sustained unanimously by the
senate Monday afternoon. Herren
moved that the bill, which with the
veto message was referred to the ju-
dietary committee, be brought before
the senate at once, explaining that il
was a violation of the constitution to
refer bill which had been vetoed.
Chairman Burlingame of the judici-
ary committee said the bill and the