The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-10
Who Mlr VOTE At
SCHOOL ELECTIONS

OVuUVV6 b66V VUtUUO
The following ccrrespondsnce is foI
some, some Of tns questions pertaining to
Broadus. Mont. March s. 1ess.-Hueo
camglin. EDITOR Il Powder Nivsr cUun. a.
r 4 recciot 81 yone letter
Rrcadus. Mont. Feb. !, lsss.
rra.d. n A. BMnrkey County s|rfn Attoraisy visw
OF .the general school elections on
April 1 the writer herewith pro-
pounds several questions for inter
may be better Informed:
Please define terms "freeholder."
Does the term ''freeholder'' apply =
does not appear on the tax rolls
but whose husband is taxpayer
upon land?
his final certificate Or patent but
is lie classified as a freehoider and
4 man and wife Jointly own
prcperty eqt S,a+h Sn the tax trnsvsr r11s his
are aa@e ssnexr sSsx is Or sesa sss Il
land estate?
name mans apnears naa n" 9f 9he aesnaSens xn%ant
tax list and il their delinquency
still obtains, are they qualified
4 man or woman do not own
real. estate or personal property.
Arc they qualified to vote upon
school mill levy?
personal property for the first time
but subsequent to the date of tax
alton assessment, and re,s,a rresidence re-, re-
they qualified to vote upon school
mill levy?
4 man or woman are not ,egis-
either upon real ~: personal prop
erty. Are. they qualified to vote
upon school mill levy?
prompt opinion on the foregcing,
l remain You're YTscW very y EyAMpEiin sr%1yi
Your questions are apparently asked
for the purpose Of securing my opin.
ion en- the qualifications Of a voter at
az ss,sn to be ha ae Soass fss as
excess Of the ten.mili levy authorised
y..iav BY law aw. as proydsd pr yai i" Chapter 49,
Section Of ,ae said chapter pro-
the Ecsrd Of o6,, Trus.sss s.s
it necessary to raise money by tax
alton in excess OF the ten-mill levy
-. the board shall submit the
Sf pes5 said district ', " no e"s are se saxpaying
freehOlders therein. etc ,
The term legal voter" means that
ing qualitlcations: Male or female and
citizens Of the United States Of the
age Of 81 years or over. wsoA ;fts sre-
the district 80 days Immediately pre-
ceding the election and whose name Is
registered according to the i~gistra-
Section Ass Revised Codes 1907 de-
heritance or for life. This is an adop-
ton by the legislatnrs Of the common con, OF,
law were either Of Inheritance or not
of Inheritance. OF course, the term
has Sns to an INF
eonditiansf srs The owner sr of an absolute
estate of inheritance is one who has
lands or tencments to hold to himself
and his heirs foreye: clear of amy con-
dition of Limitation or restriction to
particular heirs. The owner of con.
depends upon a condition precedent or
subsequent. An estate. upon condition
precedent is one. the holder of which
estate but the title is being held sub
ject to he performance of II ceratn con-
dition. An estate upon condition sub
sequent is an estate subject to be di-
tain event. Freehold estates not OF
Inheritance We're such that were linn
It'd by the lifs S.r of nsr.on the tenant or the
A woman is the owner of freehoId
estate in lands owned by her husband
This is given her under her right OF
BY failing to ask. for a construction
of the term "taxpayinE freeholder" YOU
have overi looked the most important
READILY see by the definition given
above Of FREEHOLD. it is possible for one
to be a freeholder and not pay taxes
property. which would constitute ia,
payer and freeholder. or course. ont
must necessarily be taxpayer WIT
"Mnz ?taapaSing yh aIse. freehoider either means
as / see it. taxpayer ard freeholder o'
taxpayer on an absolute fee. IT is m!
the desire to submit this question t.
people who were taxpayers on Tree
hold. However. the supreme court ha'
court noa does 20 the matter Is subject
Section 4ss revised Codes 1907 de
fines hs hsaxpaynrs nSyment as Of fo,loTs; tsx upon
property by any person assessed
therefor on a county or city as
sessmsnt roll next prsssian prscsGi1ns the ne
,sxpassns ne ssS@s'tea es he state the
tv or. city. or any subdivision
thereof. constitutes such person. a
taxpayer at such election. etc."
A homesteader IL not a freeholde
until his final certificate IL issued. H
obtains an inchoate title upon filtnl
resided upon the land the period o
time mentioned in the statute an
proved his right to the title. Scoolfel
believe that the Information herei
contained covers all Of the question
you ask in your letter.
Yours respectfully.
NJ A. RURKEY.
NO AvAlLADLE MONEY TO REDATl
TRlkC N AtsVl EEH nm ANN IIn1.f. TAKE