The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-04-30
SUMMARY Of laws
!, ENACTED BY 1887.
STATE LEGISLATURE

line most Important piece VI 1ckiS.
lation enacted by the State Legisla-
turs Of 1897, according to general in
terest shown, was House Bill No. 226
known Is the Social Security or Pub
lie Welfare Act. This act appropriated
$4,602,000 for the coming .biennium
and is supposed to meet all the re-
quirements Of the Federal Social Sc
curity act 30 that Montana and its
counties can obtain the benefit Of the
new federal legislation.
The bill was promptly signed after
its passage by Governor. Ayers and
hs appointed, without delay the COM
mission to administer it with DR.. LAr-
son Of Great Falls - chairman. I. n.
Brandjord was chosen as admins
traitor and the machinery set in op-
Grafton.
For administrative purposes the
field Of activity set, forth in each part
Of the act is grouped under two main
divisions rs follows:
Division of Public Assistance-(a)
General Relief; d. Old Age Assist
ance; (c)r Aid to Dependent Children;
Id Aid to Needy Blind.
Division of Welfare Services-(a)
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and duties; (b) Child Welfare Serv-
ices; (c) Crippled Children; (d) CO.
operation with Board Of Health-Wel-
fare Division and State Bureau Of
Vocational Rehabilitation.
Provision under General Relief 10
for aid to the unemployable destitute
and those made destitute through lack
Of employment and all those in need
Of assistance not eligible or otherwise
cared for in the act.
Under Old Age Assistance, rules
conform with the requirements Of the
federal old age pension regulations.
Aid to Dependent Children con-
forms to the federal provisions on
that subject for dependent children
under 16 years Of age.
Aid to Needy Blind 10 also in con-
formity with FEDERAL regulations.
In all Of these the law prescribes
in detail how the assistance shall be
applied for and given and sets up the
state and county organizations for
carrying out the provisions of the act.
Provision is also made for the ap-
portioning to the different mi
the funds according to the needs.
The bill fixes the apportionment of
the funds as estimated between the
different purposes set forth.
Next in Importance probably was
House Bill 6o tnat gives the lover
nor power to discharge any state en-
ployee or officer outside constitution
al and elective officers when the good
of the service demands it in his opin-
ion. SO 81 l.: -..s
Appropriation Bills. 81
The state legislature OF lAs7 passed
and Governor hoy II. Ayers signed
135 House bills and ~ Senate pills,
Or a total Of 226 bills aside from me-
n Gals and resolutions.
OF the lbs House bills, % were ap-
preparation bills. These bills were as
follows: h.. b. 4, legislative expenses
$4,000; II. b. LAG, state institutions,
$l,9s5,OOO; H. b. l6S, greater univer-
sity, $1,5Y0, $50; H. b. 1873 education
soldiers children, $1,000; H. b. POI,
deaf and blind school equipment, $685.
500; H. h. 245, settling suit of Andy
Briscoe for damages, $3,lS5: H, b.
246, state offices and departments.
$572 ,4S9; h. b. PA, Angelo settle
ment, $2,696; II. b. 297, legislative
expense, $25,00O; H. B. 312, band
master at PRISON. $500; H. 3. 316,
refund gasoline tax, S39.97; H. q. 317.
tax refunds, S213; H. b. 31y, defic-
lencies state hospital, deaf and blind
school and vocational school, Sl0,8SS;
II. 3. $40, deficiencies departments,
1854; H. 3. 322, balance publishing
codes and Senate journal, S6,26l;
II. B. 1913, per diem and mileage pres
ldentlal electors, S192.56; H. b. 1924,
commissioner ~aeronautics, $780,. so:
II. b. 337, departmental operations,
$1,S56,25S; H. 3. 379, water consery-
alton board, $500 1000; H. B. 400.
Gaien deficiency, S12,11O; H. B. All,
deficiencies different departments.
$7S,120; H. B. Ala, legislative Incl.
dental expenses, SIS, 900; H. B. Ala
industrial accident board, $3.50.
These appropriation bills included ap-
preparations of ar indefinite nature
for use of moneys earned or from fed
eral or endowment or other sources
for state institutions.
Revenue Raising Bills,
Bills intended to raise revenue for
the state passed by the legislature
and signed by the governor included
the following:
II. B. 38, chain store license tax bill
fixing annual license on n store
IS; on second store $50; on third
store 800; on fourth store $50 and
on fifth and all over five stores 5000
each per year.
H. B. 80, fixing a three per cent
tax on net incomes Of corporations,
except frAternal and eo.orarsf;yo ,n,