The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1929-04-11
RECENT LAWS PASSED VITAL
INTEREST TO GENERAL PUBLIC
THE 1929 LEGISLATURE; LAWS PASSED OF GENERAL
INTEREST TO ALL TAXPAYERS; COMPILED BY MON
TANA TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION HELENA, MONTANA.

Amends Section 1850 RCM. 1921 wit
reference to fees for registration 6
motor vehicles. Fees fixed by weigh
instead Of horse power Fees fo
lightest weight cars increased by sue
method
Il H. B. 60, Chap. IA, Sess. Laws 1926
Amends Section 1907 RCM 1921 by in
crcasing fee for recording each mari
or brand from $500 to $4O0; for re
cording each mark or brand from $O.2
to $100, and provides an additiona
fee for certified copy or duplicate Ger
tif1ate of $1.OO.
H B. 81, Chap. 90, Sess. Laws 1929
Amends Section 1882 RN1C. 1921, ant
Initiative Measure No. 81, 1927, by in
creaSing license tax on each distribut.
or of and dealer in gasoline from te
5 cents per gallon
H. B. 284, Chap. 179, SesS. Laws 1921
Amends Sections 4026, 4027, 1923, 4O%t
and 1850 RCM 1921 (Blue SKY Law
by increasing amount of licenses anc
fees and providing for additional lie
enseS and fees and providing for adj
| ditional licenses and fees
! Laws Reducing Licenses and Fees
! II. b. 2S2, Chap ITO Sess. Laws 1929
Amends Section 1882 ROM. 1921, re-
ducing licenses fee for milk plants
| from $1,000 to $500 year.
Laws Creating New Offices, Boards
and Commissions
H. B. So Chap. 1874, Sess. Laws 1929.
Creating State Library Extension Com
mission
IL B. 126. Chap. 104, Sess. Laws 1929.
Creating Montana State Board of
Be suty Culturists.
IL. B. 80. Chap. 127, Sess. Laws 1929.
Creating State Board Of BARRIERS Ex-
aminers.
II. B. 208, Chap. 122, Sess. Laws 1929
Creating Crime Commission.
s. B. AZ, Chap 27, Sess Laws 1929
Creates Office Of Farm Storage Com
missioner, with Commissioner of Agri-
culture, Labor and Industry as such
commissioner ex-ofhcio, and provides
for appointne ot Inspectors.
Laws Ab0Iishing Offices, Board and
Commissions
Laws Increasing Salaries and Com
pensatiOn of Officers
6. B. SIS, Chap. so, Sess. Laws 1929.
Increasing salary of Assistant Law
Librarian from $500 to $1,000 annual
W
S. B. 1O2, Chap. 176, Sess. Laws 1929
Amending Section 1852 ROM. 1921, so
as to authorize members of boards of
county commissioners to inspect high
ways at any time, with a compression
of $500 per day and actual expenses
6. B. 100, Chap 1855, Sess. Laws 1929.
Ameding Section 1863 ROM. 1921, in
crcasing salary of chairman of State
Board of Hail Insurance Commission
era from $24OO to $4,000 annually
S. B. 129, Chap. 149, Sess. Laws 1929.
Amending SectlOn 1415 ROM. 1921, in
crcasing salary Of Superintendent of
State Insane Asylum from $4,000 to
$4,000 per annum.
H. B. 81, Chap 4, Sess. Laws 1929.
Amending Section 439 RCA1. 1921, in
creasing salaries of capitol watchmen,
guides and janitors Watchmen and |
guides increased from $3.50 a day to
$125 per month, and janitors from 81 |
a day to $125 a month.
H. B. ITO, Chap SO, SeSS Laws 1929. |
Amending Section 4916 RCM 1921 ,by
making changes in fees, mileage and I
expenses of sheriff, the change proba
bly, resulting in some slight increase.
II. B. 167, Chap. 8S, Sess. Laws 1929
Increasing salary of supreme court
from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year.
III B. 178, Chap. IS, Sess. Laws 1929.
Amending Sections 1869, 4870 and
md 4871 ROM 1921, increasing salar
es of county superintendents of
schools. Increases as follows In cOun
les of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class from
;2lOO to $24OO annually; in counties OF
Eth class, $1,000 to $24O0; in counties OF
ith and 9Th class from $1,000 to $1,000;
n counties if 7th class from $500 to
$780,
II. B. 282, Chap. SO, Sess. Laws 1929.
amends Section 219 ROM 1921, by pro-
riding for three deputy state examin-
RS at $270O a year, instead OF two
It $24O0 each and one at $1,000.
avs Reducing Salaries and COmpen-
satiOn Of Officers
None.
avs Authorizing Expenditures for
New PURPOSES
Sub S. B. 60, Chap. 68, Sess. Laws
929. Authorizing cities and towns to
xpend moneys for acquisition of lands
Or and establishment of athletic fields J
nd staniums.
H. B. 129, Chap. 81, Sess. Laws 1929
authorizing counties to acquire lands
Or camping and recreational purpos
S. limiting expenditure to $3.50 for ac-
uiring each site, and to $50 annually /
Or maintaining each. I
H. B. 1856, Chap. 108, Sess. Laws 1929. I
authorizing counties, cities and towns
} expend moneys for the acquisition T
{ and construction, equipment and +
maintenance of airports
avs Repeating Laws Authorizing
Expenditures
None. D
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