The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-12-27

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water, Carter, Daniels, Fallon, Garfield
! Glacier, Golden Valley, Granite, JEFF
ferson, Lake, Liberty, Lincoln, Madison
McCone, Meagher, Mineral, Musselshell
Petroleum, Phillips, Pondera, Powder
River, Prairie, Ravalli, Richland, Sheri-
dan, Saltwater, Sweet Grass, Treasure
Wheatland and Wibaux.
He outlined the particular groupings
or consultations that will be embodied
in the bill to be presented with some
slight notifications:
] l. Blaine and Phillips.
2 Sheridan and Daniels.
B.. Roosevelt county, part of KcCone
and possibly part or all of Richland
! a. Dawson and Wibaux, a part OF
McCone, and a part or all of Richland
5. 6Qster, Prairie, Powder River and
Garfield.
6. Rosebud and Treasure.
7. Carter and Fallon.
8. Hill and Liberty.
9. Fergus and Petroleum.
10. Wheatland, Golden Valley and
Musselshell.
II. Park~~Meagher ard Sweet Grass.
II. Yellowstone, Big Horn and Still
water.
Lewis and Clark.
13 Lewis and Clark and Broadwater
and the north two thirds of Jefferson.
including the territory tributary to
Boulder.
IA Toole, Glaciersand Pondera.
IS Flathead and Lincoln and that
part of Lake taken from Flathead when
Lake was created. Poison and tributary
territory would be in this county.
16. Missoula, Mineral and Ravalli
counties and that part of Lake county
taken from Missoula county when Lake
was formed Roman and tributary ter
ritory would be in this county.
II. Deer Lodge and Granite.
IL. Silver Bow. that part of Jefferson
tributary to Elk Park and Whitehall
and the northern part Of Madison. Har-
rison, Pony and Silver Star and tribu-
tary territory would be in this county.
10. Gallatin county and the extreme
eastern part Of Madison Ennis, Norris
and tributary territory would be in this
county
20. Beaverhead and the remainder of
Madison. Virginia City, Sheridan, Twin
Bridges and tributary territory would
be in this county.
II Chouteau county as it now stands.
22. Carbon county as it now stands.
70. Cascade county as it now stands.
"a. Judith Basin county as it now
stands
Is. Powell county as it now stands
rs. Sanders county as it now stands
n. Teton county as it now stands.
26. Valley county as it now stands
% or % Counties.
Whether there would be Is or 20
counties, Bennion said, depends on the
final determination. regarding consoli-
dation affecting McCone, Roosevelt and
Richland counties. The bill would pro-
vide that none Of the territory en-
braced in any other county now exist
ing will assume the Indebtedness of the
territory embraced within any other
such county, but for the purpose
of paying such indebtedness each old
county will constitute taxing district
in which taxes will be levied to pay its
Indebtedness, Bennion said.
Real and personal property belong
ing to any county consolidated with
another would become the property Of
the consolidated county. 1t could be
sold, rented or leased as the CONSOLE
dated county, but in such cases the pro-
ceeds of sales or rentals would be used
to apply on the Indebtedness of the old
county by which owned at the time of
consolidation, Bennion explained Tenn
porary county seats will be named in
the bill with a provision that the per-
manent county seat shall be determined
at the election following the taking eff
feet of the act as now provided by law.
The bill win be referendum meas
ure to be submitted at the 1886 general
election, to be voted on by all of the
qualified electors in the state, Bennion
said
Simple Government.
1t probably will provide for a sim
plified form of county government for
every county in the state BY combining
certain offices, doing away with the
election of certain officers such as pub
Ii administrator, surveyor, and others,
and providing for their appointment
or temporary employment by the board
of county commissioners; providing for
four-year terms of office for all Of
ficers; provide for classifying the coun-
ties SO as TO make counties having a
taxable value of less than 100000 900
counties Of the sixth class, with a cor
responding increase in taxable value for
each other class, the association secre-
tary said.
Where whole counties are consoli-
dated, without division, there will be
no transcribing of reccyds but the rec
ords of such counties will be trans
ferred to and become the records Of
the consolidated counties. II will only
be necessary to transcribe such records
when there is division of county in