SENATE BILL NO. 86. An Act entitled An Act to change the name of Powell County from that of Powell County to that of Deer Lodge County. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: SECTION 1. That county of the State of Montana now named and known as Powell county shall no longer be Powell county, but shall hereafter be the County of Deer Lodge, and shall be named, designated and known as, and shall constitute Deer Lodge County. The boundaries of said Deer Lodge County shall be the same as the boundaries of Powell County now are and the town of Deer Lodge shall be the county seat of said Deer Lodge County, until changed according to law. SECTION 2. The parties who are now the county, township and district officials of Powell county, and members of the Legislative Assembly shall remain in office, and shall be hereafter the county, township and district or state officials of said Deer Lodge County, and as such, shall be entitled to the same salary and compensation, during the remainder of their term of office, as they are now entitled to. SECTION 3. All indebtedness and obligations of Powell County, whether bonded or otherwise, shall be assumed by said Deer Lodge County, and shall be the indebtedness and obligations of said Deer Lodge County; and any bonds heretofore issued by and in the name of Powell County and now outstanding and unpaid, shall be assumed by, due from and paid by said Deer Lodge County. All contracts, expressed or implied, now unfulfilled, of Powell County shall be assumed and discharged by said Deer Lodge County. SECTION 4. The terms of the district court of the Third Judicial District of Montana, heretofore set for Powell county, shall become the terms of said court for said Deer Lodge County, and shall be held as such, in and for said Deer Lodge County, and said Deer Lodge County shall be and form a part of said Third Judicial District. SECTION 5. The public records and property of what is now Powell County shall be and become the public records and property of said Deer Lodge county, and in all conveyances, indentures, instruments decrees and records now in existence where the name of Powell County occurs said name of Powell County shall hereafter be construed to mean Deer Lodge County. All writs and process now in force and existence, appertaining to Powell County, shall hereafter be the writs and process of and appertaining to said Deer Lodge County; and all bonds, undertakings and sureties now alive and in existence and running to or standing in the name of Powell County shall hereafter have the same force, effect and relation to said Deer Lodge County as they now have to Powell County. All suits, actions and proceedings in law or equity, now pending in the district court of the Third Judicial District in and for Powell County, or in any of the other courts of said county, shall continue in full force and be in existence in the same court in which they are now pending, in and for said Deer Lodge County, and shall not be in anywise abated or affected hereby. SECTION 6. The change of name herein provided for shall not impair or work a forfeiture or alteration of any vested rights, and all laws of a general or special nature now affecting or applying to Powell County shall hereafter apply with equal force and effect to said Deer Lodge County. SECTION 7. This Act shall be in full force and effect from after its passage and its approval by the Governor. Approved March 8, 1901 SENATE BILL NO. 84. An Act entitled "An Act to Change the name of Deer Lodge County from that of Deer Lodge to that of Daly county. Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: SECTION 1. That county of the State of Montana now named and known as Deer Lodge County shall no longer be Deer Lodge county, but shall hereafter be the County of Daly, and shall be named, designated and known as, and shall constitute Daly County. The boundaries of said Daly county shall be the same as the boundaries of Deer Lodge County row are, and the City of Anaconda shall be the county seat of said Daly County, until changed according to law. SECTION 2. The parties who are now the county, township and district officials and members of the legislative assembly of Deer Lodge County shall remain in office and shall be hereafter the county, township and district State officials of said Daly County and, as such, shall be entitled to the same salaries and compensation, during the remainder of thei: terms of office, as they are now entitled to. SECTION 3. All indebtedness and obligations of Deer Lodge County, whether bonded or otherwise, except such as by previous act of this Legislative Assembly of Montana are to be apportioned to and assumed by Powell County, shall be assumed by said Daly County, and shall be the indebtedness and obligations of said Daly county; and all bonds heretofore issued by and in the name of Deer Lodge County and now outstanding and unpaid, except such as by previous act of this Legislative Assembly of Montana, are to be apportioned to and assumed by Powell County, shall be assumed by, due from and paid by said Daly County. All contracts and obligations, express or implied, now unfulfilled, of Deer Lodge County, except as otherwise provided, shall be assumed and discharged by said Daly County. SECTION 4. The terms of the district court of the Third Judicial District of Montana, heretofore set for Deer Lodge County, as it now exists, shail become the terms of said courts for said Daly County, and shall be held as set, in and for said Daly County, and said Daly County shall b and form a part of said Third Judicial District. SECTION 5. The public records and property of what is now Deer Lodge County shall be and become the public records and property of said Daly County, and in all conveyances, indentures, instruments, decrees and court and other records now in existence where the name of Deer Lodge County occurs said name of Deer Lodge County shall hereafter be construed to mean Daly County. All writs and process now in force and existence, appertaining to Deer Lodge County, shall hereafter be the writs and process of and appertaining to said Daly County; and all bonds, undertakings and sureties now alive and in existence, and running to or standing in the name of Deer Lodge County, shall hereafter have the same force, effect and relation to said Daly County as they now have to Deer Lodge County. All suits, actions and proceedings in law or equity, now pending in the district court of the Third Judicial District in and for Deer Lodge County, or in any of the other courts of said county, shall continue in full force and be in existence in the same court in which they are now pending, in and for said Daly County; and shall not be in anywise abated or affected hereby. SECTION 6. The change of name herein provided for shall not impair or work a forfeiture or alteration of any vested rights, and all laws of a general or special nature now affecting or applying to Deer Lodge County shall hereafter apply with equal force and affect to said Daly County. SECTION 7. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved March 8th, 1901 HOUSE BILL NO. 100. An Act forfeiting to the State of Montana Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.) deposited with the State Treasurer by an investigating committee of the Sixth Legislative Assembly and covering same into the public school income fund. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: Section 1. The Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.) deposited with the State Treasurer by an investigating committee of the Sixth Legislative Assembly, is hereby declared to be and is hereby forfeited to the State of Montana, and the State Treasurer is hereby ordered to cover said Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.) into the Public School Income Fund, for the purpose of apportionment and distribution among the several school districts of the State. It is hereby made the duty of the proper officer to apportion and distribute said Thirty Thousand Dollars among the several school districts of the State as other moneys in said fund are apportioned and distributed. Section 2. This act shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved March 7th. 1901 HOUSE BILL NO. 188. An Act to provide for the support of the Government of the State of Montana for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: Section 1. There is hereby levied for State purposes upon all the property of the State liable to taxation, for the fiscal year of 1901 an ad valorem tax of two and one-half mills on each dollar of the valuation of such property. Section 2. There is hereby levied, for State purposes upon all property of the State liable to taxation for the fiscal year of 1902, an ad valorem tax of two and one-half mills on each dollar of valuation of such property. Section 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved March 8th 1901 |