The Bozeman courier., 1927-07-15

Thirty-nine of the 163 laws passed
by the twentieth session of the Mon
tana legislature went into effect July
l. Except for a provision requiring
that personal property taxes on auto
mobiles must be paid before license
IS issued, the 1927 budget now is in
force. The automobile law goes into
effect December l, when the 1928 IL
censes are ready.
As summarized by E. c. Toomey
for the Corporation company of Hell
ena, the new statutes are:
Chapter Increasing the monthly
maintenance allowance for persons
receiving state vocational training.
Chapter Fixing the order of ad-
mission at the Montana State Tuber-
lulosis sanitarium for males and fe-
males according to available accom-
mCda,iOns at the time of entry.
Chapter 5-Limiting liability of
coropration directors for failure to
file statements as required, to debts
which may thereafter latter failure
TO file) be in any wise incurred, until
such report shall be made and filed.
Chapter 6-Making Eastern Mon
tana State Normal school, at Bill
hngs and Northern Agricultural and
Manual Training school" at Fort As
sinnibOine component parts of the
University of Montana.
Chapter 7-Providing that, to en-
title a political party to nominate
candidates for public office, such
party must have cast per cent OF
the total vote for representative in
congress at the next preceding gen.
eral election.
Chapter 9-Authorizing 1927 edition
of Montana railroad commission mar
and makes such map official map OF
Montana.
Chapter 13-Authorizes a seal fol
the state historical library.
Chapter 14-Relating to arrange
ment and printing of ballots at pri'
mary election rotation of names, ex
cept that all ballots furnished a pre-
cinct shall be identical; candidate, il
nominated on more than one ticket
shall elect, or stand on ticket which
gives him most votes.
Chapter 16-Relating to redemp
tiOn from execution sales by givinl
redemption privilege to wife of judg
ment debtor.
Chapter Relating to contract
by cities and towns for work, sup
plies, ETC., to allow contracts for $50
without advertising for bids.
Chapter Exchanging fiscal yea
of cities and towns to June 80 of eac
year.
Chapter 26-Allowing levy of
mills in addition to all existing levie
for supporting volunteer fire depart
ments and purchasing equipment.
Chapter 30-Providing for appoint
ment of five electors by the count
commissioners to constitute a count
fair commission; preference to /
given members of county horticultul
al or agricultural societies or fair al
sOciatiOns.
Chapter 31-Providing that co,
porations insuring lives of director
officers or employees may evident
corporate acts with respect theret
by a statement of the president ar
secretary under corporate seal.
Chapter 32- Authorizing count
commissioners to appropriate ann
ally out Of county general fur
$1,000 for county fairs; in additic
or in lieu of foregoing, also autho
lied to levy an ad valorem tax Of
mills for securing anud maintaini1
county fairs. provided none of SUI
moneys shall be available for hor
racing.
Chapter 4O--Authorizes Monta,
Pioneers association to erect a mon
ment on state capitol grounds.
Chapter 43-Relating to coun
boards of equalization bv prOvidi
for written notice by registered m
TO taxpayer Of any change in asse!
ment.
Chapter 60-Complete revision a
codification of all laws relating
department of state lands
Chapter 62-Providing that cons
tutional amendments shall be pl
lished in full once a week in {
newspaper in each county for tn
months prior to election.
Chapter 63-Requiring publicat
Of estrav notices for two weeks.
Chapter 65-Empowering the st
board Of health, state board of edu