locator or one of the locators, and in case of a corporation, by an officer thereof duly authorized to act.

SECTION 3.

All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

SECTION 4.

This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage: and approval by the Governor.

Approved March 15th. 1901.

SENATE BILL NO. 27.

An Act to amend Section No 3873 of the Political Code of Montana, Relating to the Publication of Delinquent Taxes, and to make the same more explicit.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana:

Section 1. That Section No 3873 of the Political Code of the State of Montana be and the same is hereby amended, so as to read as follows:

Section 3873. On or before the last Monday of each year, the county treasurer must publish the delinquent real estate and personal tax list, which must contain the names of the persons and a description of the property delinquent, and the amount of taxes and costs due, opposite each name and description, with the taxes due on personal property added to the taxes on real estate, where the real estate is liable therefor, or the several taxes are due from the same person; and he shall likewise publish, as a part thereof and attached thereto, but grouped together and following the foregoing, all personal taxes, due and delinquent and owing from persons who are assessed with personal property alone and no real estate, and the amount of delinquent tax due from each person owing the same, placed opposite to the name of each such person. The expenses of such publication shall be a charge against the county.

Approved February 28th. 1901.

HOUSE BILL NO. 80.

An Act to Amend Section 4063 of the Political Code of the State of Montana as the same is now in force after amendment by an act entitled, "An Act to amend Sections 4063, 4064, 4065, 4068 and 4083 of the Political Code of Montana, and to add to Article II, Chapter XII, Title X, Part III, of the Political Code, a section to be numbered 1084, regarding licenses," approved March 6, 1897, and to amend Section 1064 of the Political Code of Montana, relating to licenses.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana:—

Section 1. That Section 4063 of the Political Code of Montana as the same is now in force after amendment by an act approved March 6, 1897, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

Section 4063. Every person, who sells or offers for sale, directly or indirectly, any spirituous, malt, vinous, distilled or fermented liquors or wines, must obtain a license therefor from the County Treasurer, as prescribed in this Chapter, and must make the following payments therefor:

In all cities, towns, villages, or camps which contain a population of ten thousand or over, and for a distance of one mile from the limits thereof, three hundred dollars semi-annually.

In all cities, towns, villages or camps which contain a population of three thousand five hundred to ten thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars semi-annually.

In all cities, towns, villages or camps which contain a population of one thousand to thirty-five hundred, two hundred and forty dollars. semi-annually.

In all cities, towns, villages or camps which contain a population of three hundred to one thousand, two hundred dollars semi-annually. In all cities, towns, villages or camps which contain a population under three hundred, or elsewhere not provided for in this section. one hundred and fifty dollars semi-annually.

In no case shall any license contemplated in this section be issued for a less period than six months, and in all cases where licenses are issued the same must be paid for in advance, semi-annually and all licenses herein provided for shall be negotiable and transferable in the county where the same are issued.

Section 2. That Section 4064 of the Political Code of Montana be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

Section 4064. Every person who at a fixed place of business sells any goods, wares or merchandise, drugs or medicines, jewelry or wares of precious metals, whether on commission or otherwise, and all butchers, must obtain from the county Treasurer of the county in which the business is transacted, and for each branch of such business, license, and pay quarterly therefor an amount of money to be determined by the class in which such person is placed by the County Treasurer; such business to be classified and regulated by the amount of the monthly average sales made, or hiring done, and at the rate following: Those who are estimated to make average monthly sales to the amount:

1. Of one hundred thousand dollars or more, constitute the first class, and must pay seventy-five dollars per month.

2. Of seventy-five thousand dollars and less than one hundred thousand dollars, constitute the second class, and must pay sixty dollars per month.

3. Of fifty thousand dollars and less than seventy-five thousand dollars, constitute the third class, and must pay forty dollars per month. 4. Of forty thousand dollars and less than fifty thousand dollars, constitute the fourth class, and must pay twenty-five dollars per month. 5. Of thirty thousand dollars and less than forty thousand dollars, constitute the fifth class, and must pay twenty dollars per month. 6. Of twenty thousand dollars and less than thirty thousand dollars, constitute the sixth class, and must pay fifteen dollars per month. 7. Of ten thousand dollars, and less than twenty thousand dollars, constitute the seventh class, and must pay twelve dollars per month. 8. Of five thousand dollars and less than ten thousand dollars, constitute the eighth class, and must pay eight dollars per month.

9. Of two thousand five hundred dollars, and less than five thousand dollars, constitute the ninth class, and must pay five dollars per month. 10. Of all amuonts over twelve hundred and fifty dollars and under two thousand five hundred dollars per month, constitute the tenth class, and must pay four dollars per month.

11. Of all amounts over four hundred dollars and less than twelve hundred and fifty dollars per month, constitute the eleventh class, and must pay three dollars per month.

12. Of all amounts less than four hundred dollars per month, shal

constitute the twelfth class, and must pay a license of one dollar per month.

13. Every person, company or corporation selling oleomargerine, butterine, or imitation of cheese shall pay a license of one cent per pound for all these articles sold.

14. Every person who keeps a public weighing or platform scales for hire shall pay a license of ten dollars per year.

15. Every person or persons who is engaged in the business of selling cigarettes, cigarette paper, or materials used in the making of cigarettes, except tobacco, shall pay a license of ten dollars per month, in addition to any other license herein provided for.

16. Each railroad company acting in the capacity of a warehouseman for the purpose of storing and distributing goods, except in their capacity of common carriers, shall pay a license of ten dollars per quarter in each county in which such business may be carried on.

Section 3. All acts and parts of Acts in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Section 4. This Act shall be in full force and effect at the expiration of sixty days from and after its passage and approval by the Gov

ernor.

Approved March 4th. 1901.

SENATE BILL NO. 91.

An Act to Amend Sections 4157, 4158, 4161, and 4165, of Chapter II, Title I, of Part IV of the Political Code of the State of Montana, Relating to the Removal of County Seats.

Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana:

SECTION 1.

That section 4157 of the Political Code of the State of Montana be and the same is amended so as to read as follows:

Section 4157. Whenever the inhabitants of any county of this State desire to remove the county seat of the county from the place where it is fixed by law or otherwise, to another place they may present a petition to the board of county commissioners of their county praying such removal, such place to be named in the petition. and that an election be held to determine whether or not such removal must be made.

SECTION 2.

That Section 4158 of the Political Code of the State of Montana be and the same is amended so as to read as follows:

Section 4158. If the petition is signed by a majority of the tax payers of such county. The board must at the next general election submit the question of removal to the electors of the county; provided that the term "tax payers" used in this section shall be deemed to mean "ad valorem tax payers," and that for the purpose of testing the sufficiency of any petition which may be presented to the county commissioners as provided in this section, the county commissioners. shall compare such petition with the poll books in the county clerk's office constituting the returns of the last election held in their county, for the purpose of ascertaining whether such petition bears the names of a majority of the voters listed therein; and they shall make a similar comparison of the names signed to the petition with those appearing upon the listed assessment roll of the county for the purpose of ascertaining whether the petition bears the names of a majority of the ad valorem tax-payers as listed in said assessment roll; and if such petition then shows that it has not been signed by a majority of the legal voters of the county who are ad valorem tax payers thereof, it shall be deemed insufficient, and the question of removal of the county seat shall not be submitted.

Section 3. That section 4161 of the Political Code of the State of Montana be and the same is amended so as to read as follows:

Section 4161. When the returns have been received and compared and the results ascertained by the board, if two thirds of all the legal voters votes] cast by those voting on the proposition are in favor of any particular place, the board must give notice of the results by posting notices thereof in all the election precincts of the county, and by publishing a like notice in a newspaper printed in the county at least once a week for four weeks.

Section 4. That section 4165 of the Political Code of the State of Montana be and the same is amended so as to read as follows:

Section 4165. When the county seat of a county has been once removed by a popular vote of the people of the county, it may be again removed from time to time in the manner provided by this Chapter.

Section 5. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.

Approved March 14th. 1901.