Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-05-30
COUNTY BUDGETS
START IN AUGUST
ATTORNEY GENERAL KETTER
RULES ON RECENT
LEGISLATION
(By Our Helena Correspondent

by Our Helena Correspondent
Reported anxiety on the part of
county commissioners of Roosevelt
county over Montana's new county
budget law was allayed by an Opin-
ion handed down by Acting Attor-
ney General l.. v. Ketter. Mr.. kettcr
rules the new law does not become
effective until the second Monday in
August.
Under the measure passed at the last
legislature, county officers involved are
liable personally for expenditure OF
money which is not included in the
budget. and, according to the attorney
general, they must dig up a sum equal
to four times such an amount.
The law was approved by Governor
Erickson March Is. From that date
until the second Monday in August,
when budgets must be adopted. there
is 10 law by which county officials may
be guided, Mr.. Ketter rules. Provisions
of the law concern only future bud
gets, the opinion reciteS. The new
measure repealed the former law, and
the bill lacks a saving clause.
The acting attorney also ruled out
standing road warrants must be in
Guided when officials Of each county
make up their budget.
Hugh N. Marion, deputy county at
torney of Roosevelt county, requested
the opinion.
An appeal to employ teachers who
have been educated in Montana insti-
tutionS was made by Miss Elizabeth
Ireland, state superintendent of schools.
Many teachers who graduated from
Montana schools went without employ
ment last year, the superintendent said.
School boards in the state have been
asked to make provisions to handle the
state output of teachers.
About 6,000 teachers were employed
in the state last year." Miss Ireland
stated. about 1900 were brought in
from outside the state and many eligi-
bic holders of teaching certificates who
are products of our " institutions
went without employment.
Montana people, who are support
ing our institutions of higher educa-
ton should be willing to employ grad
yates Of the institutions which they are
backing"
In 1923 the Greater University of
Montana graduated AIS with certifi-
Gates to teach, according to figures III
the office of Chancellor Melvin A.
Brannon.
Leases, exchanges of lands, bids on
bonds, purchase of warrants and right
of-way applications came before the
state board of land commissioners at a
recent meeting.
The board renewed q lease to the
Northwestern improvement company
for 800 acres of land in Rosebud coun-
ty in the vicinity of Colstrip. Rights
~ *hD ,A,r,N,, lAanD ~ SOC fl14 1ovl
for constructing and operating drain
age bitches were granted and as Was
permission to use q 40-acre tract as a
site for dumping l%ow-grade coal. The
rent was raised from 500 to $500 a
year.
George N. Williams of Great Falls
was awarded an oil and gas lease on
160 acres in Garfield county.
Exchange of 10 sections Of land with
the federal government through which
stockmen of Custer county will acquire
use of 103,0 900 acres was authorized.
Lands received from the government
are known as the Mizpah-Pumpkin
Greek grazing reserve.
The commissioners authorized /. M.
Brandlord to submit bids for S216, 387.20
in bonds; S120, 900 of school district No.
3 in Ravalli county, $4,000 of the city
of Glasgow, $4,000 of the town of
Nashua and $21, 1920 of school dis
trict No. % of Valley county.
Eight r~ight-of-way applications were
granted TO the state highway commits
sion, one to Missoula county and one to
the Great Northern railroad.
The board voted to purchase all state
general fund warrants issued in April,
amounting to S341 1889 using moneys
of the public school income and in