Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-06-13
Proceedings Board of County Commissioners

Lincoln County Commissioners me
in regular session, all members pres
ent.
Mr.. Martin Zeller appeared befor
the Board in matters pertaining t
gathering and showing exhibits at tn
State Fair, and respectfully request
ed the Board to appropriate the sun
! of $4,000 to be used for such pur
pose. After considerable discussion tn,
Board did not think the expenditur,
was justified.
Mr.. Tim Norton being held on &C
count CT mental and phsyicas condition
and the Board believes before am
action can be taken, further examina
tion should be made of his condition
therefore ordered that he be sent Il
the hospital for furthehr observation
Mr.. O. E. King of Libby, having
heretofore decided his land to Lincoln
County, made application for Old Age
Pension. This was granted in the
amount of $500 per month.
The County Attorney was directed
to petition the District Court to have
appraisers appointed to. appraise the
Z ~ of NV Sec. Twp. 33 r. Sd, COM
monty known as the Ryder property
and lot Sec. Twp. 81 R. 81, known
as the Walter NJ. Cahill property, both
near Troy.
The resignation of Mr.. Oscar F.
Wolf as trustee of the Lincoln County
High School Board was presented and
accepted
Mr.. Gale McKain was appointed
trustee of the Lincoln County High
School to fill the un-expired term
caused by the resignation of Oscar
F. Wolf.
County Attorney was granted 10
days leave of absence from the State.
Rules and Regulation adopted by
the Board of County Commissioners
governing dances outside Incorporated
towns and cities, said rules and regu-
lations are as follows.
(1.) No person, firm or corporation
shall run, conduct or manage any pub
lie dance or dancing hall as defined
by Chapter 131 Of the session laws of
1929, unless such person, firm or COR
poration has first obtained a license
from the Board to run and conduct
such public dance.
(2.) Any person whe holds license
to run and conduct any public dance
who allows or permits persons under
the influence of intoxicating liquor, or
minors under the age of sixteen (16)
years unaccompanied by their parents
or lawful guardian to participate in
any dance or loiter in and around such
dance hall or place where the dance
is being held shall be subject to re-
vocation Of its license at the pleasure
of the Board.
3d. No immoral, indecent, sugges-
tive, or obscene dance shall be given
or carried on in any dance hall or at
any dance licensed by this Board, and
any violation Of this provision shall
be subject the owner or holder Of said
license to forfeiture thereof.
(4.) Any person convicted of violat-
ing any of the laws of Montana re-
lating to the conduct of public dances
shall forfeit his license to run or con-
duct public dance.
(5.) Any person, firm or corporation
or conducting dance after
one o'clock on Sunday morning, and
before twelve o'clock the following
night shall forfeit their license to run
or conduct public dances.
(6.) Any person holding license
to run or conduct public dances who
refused to admit, free of charge, any
officer of the County or State charged
with enforcement of the laws of the
State or these rules and regulations
shall forfeit his license to run and
conduct public dances.
I'D All Dances must be conducted
n decent manner and no acts of I
shall be committed on the
premises where any public dances is
held or conducted Any violation of |
his provision shall also work on for
'eitures Of the license.
f8.) The License for any public |
lance held may be revoked and for
cited by this Board for is-orderly I
onduct ON the premises.
Cd The enforcement of the fore Y
,oing provisions is enjoining upon
very public officer in this County
whose duty it is to enforce the laws
(10.) No license shall be forfeited
without first having had fair and
impartial hearing.
Passed and adopted by the Board
f County Commissioners, this fifth
ay of June, 1929.
H. e. BRINK,
Chairman, Board of County Com
nissioners.
GEO. ]. MONO,
Commissioner,
j. w. MILLEGAN,
Commissioner.
Order Of the Board of County Com
nissioners of Lincoln County, Mon
ana Fixing License fees for Public
Dances.
ID Any person, co-partnership,
r corporation making application to
btain an annual license for conduct
ne public dances in any dance hall,
avilion, building, room, hall or other
lace shall pay ten dollars $4,000
or an annual license.
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