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An Act Entitled, "An Act to Authorize the Trustees of School

Districts to Repay Moneys Borrowed and Used by such Trus-

tees for Maintenance of Schools therein, and to Levy and Col-

lect a Tax upon all the Taxable property in such Districts, or

to issue and sell the Bonds of such Districts Therefor, as such

Trustees shall deem Advisable." House Bill No. 12......

An Act to amend Sections 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17,

19, and to repeal Sections 21 and 22 of Substitute for House

Bill No. 69, an act to establish County Free High Schools and

to provide for their maintenance, Approved March 3, 1899 and to

re-number certain sections of said Act. Senate Bill No. 37.....

A Bill for an act, Entitled, "An Act to Amend Sections 1940A

and 1940B of the Political Code of Montana as Enacted by the

Fifth Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana Through

Senate Bill No. 44, approved March 8th, 1897, in reference

to general and special taxes for school purposes, and to repeal

Section 1941 of the Political Code of Montana. House Bill

No. 191

An Act to provide and regulate the form of ballots and method of

voting, in voting upon propositions of bonded indebtedness, sub-

mitted to the electors of counties. Senate Bill No. 83....

An Act Entitled An Act to Authorize and Provide for the Invest-

ment of the Permanent School Fund, Permanent University

Fund and Other Land Grant Funds, Held by the State Treasurer

of the State of Montana, and to Authorize the State Treasurer,

with the Advice and Consent of the State Board of Land Com-

missioners to make Such Investments." House Bill No. 77. . . . .

An Act to provide for the investment of the University Bond Fund

in Proper Securities. House Bill No. 82.....

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An Act for the establishment of a Uniform System of Road Gov-

ernment and Administration in the Counties of Montana. Senate

Bill No. 71 ...

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An Act to provide for the erection, completion, furnishing and

equipment of buildings for the University of Montana. House

Bill No. 83...

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An Act entitled an act for the erection, furnishing and equipment

of a dormitory building and for the installation of a heating

plant for the State Normal School of Montana, and providing

for the issuance of bonds to raise money therefor. House Bill

No. 156 ...

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An Act to make Legal and Valid Coupon Bonds of Cascade County,

Montana, to the amount of $130,000.00, of date July 1st, 1891,

and payable July 1st, 1901. Senate Bill No. 104...

An Act, entitled "An Act to regulate the practice of Osteopathy

in the State of Montana, and to license Osteopaths to practice

in this State, and to establish a Board of Osteopathic Examiners,

and to punish persons violating the provisions of this Act."

House Bill No. 38.

An Act entitled an Act to amend Sections Seven (7), Eight (8),

Nine (9), and Nineteen (19) of an Act to create the Montana

State Board of Horticulture to prescribe its powers and duties,

and to appropriate money therefor. House Bill No. 68....

A Bill for an Act Entitled an Act providing for Farmers Insti-

tutes and Making an Appropriation Therefor. House Bill

No. 78

An Act to permit amended and additional declaratory statements.

of locators of mining claims to be filed, and to validate amended

and additional declaratory statements of location of mining

claims heretofore filed. Senate Bill No. 52....

An Act prescribing the method of Assessment, Collection and Di-

vision of Taxes Received from any live Stock brought into the

State for grazing purposes, and Fixing the penalty and For-

feiture for violation Thereunder. Senate Bill No. 39....

An Act to Provide for the publication of Occupation License

Moneys, collected by County Treasurers. Senate Bill No. 26...

An Act to provide for the Issuance of License to Honorably dis-

charged Soldiers, Sailors and Marines of the Military and Naval

Service of the United States in the late War of the Rebellion,

who desires to carry on the business of Peddler or Auctioneer.

Senate Bill No. 5...

An Act for the Protection of the Health of Men Employed in

Underground Mines and in Smelters, Stamp Mills, Sampling

Works, Concentrators, or any works where Ores are Mined or

Reduced, by Regulating their hours of employment and provid-

ing penalties for the violation thereof. House Bill No. 1... . . .

An Act Entitled An Act creating the office of inspector of coal

mines, defining his duties, and providing his salary and pro-

viding penalties thereof. Senate Bill No. 106..

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An Act entitled, "An Act providing for the employment of a

Check Weighman at Coal Mines, prescribing his duties, and pro-

viding penalty for violation thereof." House Bill No. 25......

An Act providing for a Meat and Milk Inspector in cities having

5,000 inhabitants or over within the State of Montana, and pre-

scribing the duties and powers of such Inspector, and to regu-

late the sale of meat and milk and live domestic animals intended

for food purposes and prescribing penalties for the violation
of the provisions of this Act. Senate Bill No. 45........

An Act Creating a Board of Park Commissioners as a Department

of the City Government in Cities of the First Class, Defining

its Powers and Duties, Fixing the term of Office of Commis-

sioners and Providing for their appointment by the Governor.

Senate Bill No. 65...

An Act to amend Sections 4 and 7 of an Act Relating to Public

Improvements in Cities and Towns, Approved March 8th, 1897,

House Bill No. 133

An Act entitled, "An Act Creating a State Board of Health,

Defining its Powers and Duties and Providing for the Compensa-

tion of its Officers, and Providing for the Enforcement of the

Rules and Regulations of said Board." House Bill No. 104....

An Act entitled, An Act providing that Justices of the Peace and

Constables shall give bonds before entering upon the duties of

their offices. House Bill No. 29...

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An Act Relative to the Powers and Duties of Justices of the Peace,

and fixing their Compensation in Certain Townships. Senate

Bill No. 82

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An Act to Provide for the regular inspection of Bonds of County

and Township Officials. Senate Bill No. 42..

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An Act to amend Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of An Act of the Sixth

Legislative Assembly, entitled An Act to protect the owners

of horses, and to cause the inspection of the same. Senate

Bill No. 59.

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An Act to provide for assistants for the office of Attorney General

and fix the salaries thereof. House Bill No. 79.....

An Act Entitled "An Act relative to Number of Assistants and

Deputy County Attorneys in Counties of the First and Second

Class, and allowing County Commissioners to Fix the Com-

pensation Thereof." House Bill No. 89....

An Act to create the County of Rosebud, to define its Boundaries,

and to provide for its organization. Senate Bill No. 21... . . .

An Act to create the County of Powell, to define its boundaries,

to provide for its organization and government, and to alter

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the boundaries of Deer Lodge County to conform to the bound-

aries of Powell County. Senate Bill No. 3....

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An Act entitled An Act to change the name of Powell County from

that of Powell County to that of Deer Lodge County. Senate

Bill No 86 ...

An Act entitled "An Act to Change the name of Deer Lodge

County from that of Deer Lodge County to that of Daly County.

Senate Bill No. 84

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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. House

Bill No. 100

An Act to provide for the support of the Government of the State

of Montana for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902. House Bill

No. 188

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An Act to amend Sections 622, 624, 627 and 629 of the Political

Code of Montana, relating to the board of Dental Examiners.

Senate Bill No. 41.....

An Act to Amend Section 917 of the Political Code of the State

of Montana relative to the official Bond of a Notary Public.

Senate Bill No. 31....

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An Act to amend section 1133, Article XII, Chapter VII, Part III,

Title I of the Political Code of Montana relative to time of

payment of salaries of District Judges and other officers. Sen-

ate Bill No. 25 ..

An Act to Amend Section 1151, Article I, Chapter I, Title II, of

the Political Code, Relating to Special Elections. Senate Bill

No. 100 ..

An Act Entitled, An Act to amend Section 1331, 1334, and 1337,

Article II, Chapter VIII, Title II, Part III, of the Political

Code of the State of Montana, relating to primary elections.

House Bill No. 16....

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An Act to amend Sections 1354, 1357, 1358, 1359 and 1361 of

Chapter 9, of Article II, of Title 2, of Part 3, of the Political

Code of the State of Montana, Relating to Ballots and Voting,

and Providing Further Protection for the Voter while Pre-

paring his Ballot and Casting the Same. House Bill No 59.... 117

An Act to Amend Sections 1737, 1742 and 1910 Of the Political

Code of the State of Montana Relating to Public Schools; Also

Section 1756, Subdivisions 15 of Section 1797, and Sub-Di-

vision 3 of Section 1830, Relating to Public Schools, as said

Sections are now in force after Amendment by Act of the Fifth

Legislative Assembly, Approved March, 1897; All of the Fore-