The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-03-11

be chairman during the remainder of
his term.
Each of the members of said COM
mission shall receive al annual sal
airy of six thousand dollars, payable
in equal annual installments in the
same an as other salaries are
paid.
Section 7. The commission first APP
pointed under this act, having quail
fled, shall, without delay, meet at the
capitol at Helena. A majority of the
commission shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business and the
performance of the duties of said COM
mission. The commission shall be in
! continuous session and open for the
transaction of business every day, eX-
cept Sundays and legal holidays, and
the sessions of said commission shall
stand and be deemed to be adjourned
from day to day without any formal
entry thereof on its records. The com
mission may hold sessions in conduct
ing Investigations at any other place
than the capitol, when deemed neces-
Sary to facilitate and render more
thorough the performance of its duties.
Any investigation, inquiry or hearing
which the commission is authorized to
hold or undertake, may be held or I'M
dertaken by or before any one mem
Der of the commission. All investlga-
tions, inquiries, hearings and decisions
of the commission and every order
made by a commissioner, when ap-
proved and confirmed by the commits
sion. and so shown on its record OF
proceedings, shall be deemed to be the
order of the commission.
Section 8. Said commission may APP
point a secretary at a salary not to
exceed three thousand dollars ($3.000)
per annum, and may employ such eX-
perts, assistants, clerks, stenOgrapherS
and attorneys as it may deem neces-
sary provided, however, that the
amount expended each year for sal
aries and compensation of commits
sioners and it's secretary, experts, as
sistants, clerks. stenographers and at
torneys, and other expenses of the
commission, shall not exceed the
amount appropriated for such purpose
by the legislative assembly; provided
further. that if it becomes necessary
to employ experts, assistants, clerks,
stenographers and attorneys in excess
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amount of any appropriation available
for such purposes, then the commits
sion may, with the approval and con-
sent of the state board Of examiners,
employ such additional experts, assist
ants, clerks and stenographers and at
torney as may be authorized by the
state beard of examiners.
The secretary Of the commission
shall also act as clerk or secretary for
the state board of equalization. He
shall keep full and correct minutes
of all meetings and of all testimony
taken, hearings had, and the proceed
ings of the commission, and all orders
made by the commission, and shall
perform such other duties as may be
required by said commission.
The commission shall have power to
make all necessary and needful rules
and regulations consistent with the
laws of this state for the orderly and
successful performance of it's duties
and for conducting hearings and pro-
ceedings before it.
Section 9. The commission shall be
provided with suitable and necessary
offices, office furniture, supplies, sta
tionery, books, periodicals, newspapers,
maps and financial and commercial re-
ports, and all necessary expenses
therefor shall be audited and paid as
other expenses are audited and paid.
The actual necessary expenses of the
members of the commission, its secre-
tary, clerks, stenographers, an such
experts and assistants as may be m
ployed by said commission, while ira
yelling on the business Of the commits
sion, shall be paid by the state, such
expenditures to be itemized and sworn
to by the party mourning the same, and
approved by the chairman or a ma
jority of the members of the commits
sion.
Section 10. 1t shall be the duty of
the commission, and it shall have pow
err and authority:
U). To annually assess the pole
lines and rights of way and all other
property of telegraph and telephone
lines, electric power add transmission
lines, pipe lines, bitches, canals, fumes
and other similar properties, constitut-
ing a single and continuous property
operated in more than one county in
the state, and to apportion such as
sessments to the counties in which
/ such properties are located on a mile
age basis; provided, however, that lots
and parcels of real estate, not includ-
ed in right of way, with the buildings
structures and improvements thereon
dams and power houses, shops anC
other buildings erected upon right OF
way, furniture, machinery and other
personal property shall not be con
sidered as a part Of any such single
and continuous property, but shall be
considered as separate and distinct
therefrom, and shall be assessed by tht
county assessor Of the county wherein
they are situate.