thereof, it shall be sufficient to state the names of the districts so proposed to be united. Such notices as are required hereby to be postel shall be posted for at least three weeks prior to the date in such notices stated for the hearing, and such notices as are required to be sent by registered mail, shall be so mailed at least three weeks prior to the date therein fixed for the hearing of the petitions therein named.

Section 8. The board of County Commissioners must, on the day fixed for the hearing of any petition for the formation of a new dis trict, or for the uniting of two or more districts into one district, or for the change in the boundaries of any existing district of districts, or on any subsequent day to which any such petition may be postponed or continued, hear the evidence and act upon such petition. If the board, after such hearing, establishes a new district, or grants changes in the boundaries of any existing district or districts, it may do so in accordance with the original prayer of the petition, or by making such modifications as may by it be deemed proper or wise, after a full and fair hearing of the matter; but a petition for uniting two or more districts must be granted without modification, or must be denied.

ARTICLE 2.

Section 9. An election for road trustees shall be held in each road district on the first Saturday of April of each year, at a place or places in each district to be designated by its board of road trustees.

1. The number of road trustees for each road district shall be three. Each road trustee shall receive, as full compensation for the services required of him by law or by virtue of his office twenty-five dollars per annum to be allowed by the board of County Commissioners, and paid out of the contingent fund of the county; providing, that neither the whole nor any part of such compensation shall be allowed or paid until the report required by subdivision six of section nineteen of this act shall have been filed with and approved by the board of County Commissioners.

2. In the new road districts the road trustees shall be elected on the first Saturday in April subsequent to the formation of the district, to hold office for one, two, and three years, respectively, from and after the first day of May next succeeding their election.

3. When a vacancy occurs from any cause the board of Commissioners shall appoint a suitable person to fill such vacancy until the first day of May next succeeding such appointment. A trustee shall

be elected at the next April election to fill such vacancy, and to hold office for the remainder of the term.

4. Except as provided in subdivisions two and three of this section, one trustee shall be elected annually for a term of three years, or until his successor is elected or appointed and qualified.

Section 10. Not less than ten days before the election required to be held under section nine of this act, the trustees of each road district must post notices in at least three public places therein, which notices must specify the time and place of election, and the hours during which the polls will be kept open. One of such notices must be posted in a conspicuous place at each school house, if any, and in a conspicuous place at each post office, if any, in such road district. If the road trustees of any district have failed, until within five days prior to the date for holding such election, to post the notices thereof, as aforesaid, then any three electors of such road district may give notice as herein provided.

Section 11. The road trustee in each district must appoint one clerk and two judges of election; if none are so appointed, or if those appointed are not present at the time for opening the polls, the electors present shall appoint them, and they shall conduct the election with like effect. The polls must be opened at 9 o'clock a. m. and must be kept open until 5 o'clock p. m. of the day of election.

Section 12. Every qualified elector of the county, who has resided in the district thirty days next preceding the election and whose name is on some registry list of the county, may vote at such election. The voting must be by ballot (without reference to the general election law in regard to nominations, form of ballot, or manner of voting), which shall be handed by the elector voting to the clerk, who shall then, in the presence of the elector, deposit the same in the ballot box, and the judges shall enter the elector's name on the poll lists.

Section 13. Any person offering to vote may be challenged by any voter of the district, and the judges of election must thereupon administer to the person challenged an oath, in substance as follows: "You do swear that you are a citizen of the United States, that you are twenty-one years of age, that you have resided in this state one year, in this county ninety days, and in this road district thirty days. next preceding this election, that your name is on some registered l'st of the county, and that you have not before voted this day." If he takes the oath prescribed in this section his vote must be received. otherwise his vote must be rejected.

Section 14. A poll and tally list must be kept and returned to the board of trustees of the road district.

Section 15. The officers of the election must publically [publicly] canvass the votes immediately after closing the polls, and make, sign, and deliver certificates of election to the person or persons elected, which certificate must, with the oath of office [of] the person so elected attached, within ten days be forwarded to the clerk of the board of commissioners of the county, and filed by him in his office. The clerk and judges of election are hereby authorized and empowered to administer the oath of office on election day only, to any person receiving a certificate of election as road trustee.

Each road trustee shall, within ten days after his election or appointment, and before entering upon the duties of his office, file with the board of County Commissioners a good and sufficient bond in the sum of ten hundred dollars, conditioned according to law, and shall take and subscribe to the oath provided by the constitution of the State of Montana for all persons appointed or elected to office.

ARTICLE III.

Section 16. Except when otherwise authorized by law, ever [every] road district shall be under the control of a board of road trustees consisting of three members, who shall be resident, property taxpayers of the district.

Section 17. The term of office of road trustees is three years from the first day of May next succeeding their election.

Section 18. When a new district is organized, such of the trustees of the old district as reside within the boundaries of the new shall be trustees of the new district until the expiration of the time for which they were elected. Vacancies in the office of trustee in a new district shall be filled as are other vacancies. No person shall be appointed to fill any vacancy except upon petition signed by at least ten electors of the district; provided, that a vacancy may be filled in any case upon petition signed by a majority of the electors of the district.

Section 19. The powers and duties of road trustees are as follows: 1. To prescribe and enforce rules not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state for their own government and the government of their district, and to transact their business at regular meetings, or at special meetings called for the purpose; provided, that

in which is contained the whole or any part of the territory that is to compose such proposed new district.

Section 5. Whenever a petition is presented to the board of County Commissioners of any county asking for the uniting of two or more existing districts into one district, as in this act provided, such board of County Commissioners shall, if in session, or if not in session, then at its next regular meeting, fix a day for hearing the same, and must give notice of the time and place of such hearing by causing notices thereof to be posted in at least three public places in each of the districts sought to be united, one of which said notices shall be posted in a conspicuous place at each school house, if any, in each of such districts, and one of said notices shall be posted in a conspicuous place at each postoffice, if any, in each of such districts; and such board shall further require the clerk thereof to send, by registered mail, a copy of such notice to each of the trustees of each of the districts so sought to be united into one district.

Section 6. Whenever a petition is presented to the board of County Commissioners of any county, asking for a change in the boundaries in any district or districts, as in this act provided, the board of County Commissioners shall, if in session, or if not in session, then at its next regular meeting, fix a day for the hearing of the same and must give notice of the time and place of such hearing by causing notices thereof to be posted in at least three public places in each of the districts affected by the proposed change of boundaries, one of which notices shall be posted in a conspicuous place at each school house, if any, and one of which such notices shall be posted in a conspicuous place at each postoffice if any, in each of the districts affected by the proposed change of boundaries; and such board shall further require the clerk thereof to send, by registered mail, a copy of such notice to each of the trustees of each of the districts affected by such proposed change of boundaries.

Section 7. The notice required by this act to be given of the hearing of the petitions for the formation of any new district, or for the uniting of two or more road districts into one district, or for the change in the boundaries of any district or districts, shall contain a statement of the time and place when and where such petitions shall be heard and a brief and substantial statement of the boundaries of any proposed new district, or of the change of boundaries of any existing district or districts; provided; that when the petition is for the uniting of two er more districts into one, in lieu of the statement of the boundaries

thereof, it shall be sufficient to state the names of the districts so proposed to be united. Such notices as are required hereby to be postel shall be posted for at least three weeks prior to the date in such notices stated for the hearing, and much notices as are required to be sent by registered mail, shall be so mailed at least three weeks prior to the date therein fixed for the hearing of the petitions therein named.

Section 8. The board of County Commissioners must, on the day fixed for the hearing of any petition for the formation of a new district, or for the uniting of two or more districts into one district, or for the change in the boundaries of any existing district of districts, or on any subsequent day to which any such petition may be postponed or continued, hear the evidence and act upon such petition. If the board, after such hearing, establishes a new district, or grants changes in the boundaries of any existing district or districts, it may do so in accordance with the original prayer of the petition, or by making such modifications as may by it be deemed proper or wise, after a full and fair hearing of the matter; but a petition for uniting two or more districts must be granted without modification, or must be denied.

ARTICLE 2.

Section 9. An election for road trustees shall be held in each road district on the first Saturday of April of each year, at a place or places in each district to be designated by its board of road trustees.

1. The number of road trustees for each road district shall be three. Each road trustee shall receive, as full compensation for the services required of him by law or by virtue of his office twenty-five dollars per annum to be allowed by the board of County Commissioners, and paid out of the contingent fund of the county; providing, that neither the whole nor any part of such compensation shall be allowed or paid until the report required by subdivision six of section nineteen of this act shall have been filed with and approved by the board of County Commissioners.

2. In the new road districts the road trustees shall be elected on the first Saturday in April subsequent to the formation of the district, to hold office for one, two, and three years, respectively, from and after the first day of May next succeeding their election.

3.

When a vacancy occurs from any cause the board of Commissioners shall appoint a suitable person to fill such vacancy until the first day of May next succeeding such appointment. A trustee shall