and the officers who may be elected or appointed therein except as otherwise provided in this Act. Section 4. That the indebtedness of Meagher County as the same shall exist on the first day of March, 1897 shall be apportioned between the County of Meagher and the County of Broadwater by first deducting from sail indebtedness the amount of all moneys on hand and all moneys belonging to said Meagher County, and also deducting the value of all real and personal property within or belonging to the said County of Meagher on said first day of March, 1897 and the remainder of said indebtedness shall be apportioned between the respective counties in proportion to the amount of taxable property in Meagher County and that portion of Broadwater County heretofore within the boundaries of the said County of Meagher; said amount of taxable property to be ascertained, and said apportionment and valuation of County property to be made by a commission consisting of the Boards of County Commissioners of Meagher County and Broadwater County and the Judge of the Ninth Judicial District of the State of Montana, which said Commission shall meet at the Court House in the town of White Sulphur Springs on the fifteenth day of March, 1897, and shall take as a standard for said apportionment of indebtedness the assessment for the year 1896 as determined by the Board of Equalization of the said County of Meagher. Section 5. That the indebtedness of Jefferson County as the same shall exist on the first day of March, 1897 shall be apportioned between the County of Jefferson and the County of Broadwater by first deducting from said indebtedness the amount of all moneys on hand, and all moneys belonging to said County of Jefferson, and also deducting the value of all real and personal property within or belonging to said County of Jefferson on said first day of March, 1897, and the remainder of said indebtedness shall be apportioned between the respective Counties in proportion to the amount of taxable property in Jefferson County and in that portion of Broadwater County heretofore within the boundaries of the said County of Jefferson; said amount of taxable property to be ascertained and said apportionment and valuation of County property to be made by a commission consisting of the Boards of County Commissioners of Jefferson County and Broadwater County, and the Judge of the Fifth Judicial District of the State of Montana, which said commission shall meet at the Court House in the town of Boulder on the 27th. day of March, 1897 and shall take as a standard for said apportionment of indebtedness the asssesment for the year of 1896 as determined by the Board of Equalization of the said County of Jefferson. Section 6. That the Treasurer of Meagher County and the Treasurer of Jefferson County shall each at the time of the adjustment as provided in Section 4 and 5 of this Act make out and transmit to the County Commissioners of Broadwater County a list of all delinquent taxes and amounts of all uncollected taxes within the limits of Broadwater County as above established to-wit: the Treasurer of Jefferson County for that portion of Broadwater County formerly a part of Jefferson County, and the Treasurer of Meagher County for that portion of Broadwater County formerly part of Meagher County; provided, that no delinquent taxes due the Counties of Jefferson or Meagher County shall be considered in the adjustment of the debt as herein before provided; but it shall be the duty of the respective treasurers of Meagher and Jefferson Counties to collect such delinquent taxes as may be due their respective Counties and each to turn over within thirty (30) days after making such collections, to the Treasurer of Broadwater County a pro rata share of such taxes as they may be able to collect. It is further provided that should there be a surplus of funds in the hands of the Treasurer of Jefferson County or the Treasurer of Meagher County after the adjustment as hereinbefore provided, said surplus shall be divided between the respective Counties and the County of Broadwater in the same manner as herein provided for dividing the indebtedness. Section 7. Upon the adjustment of said indebtedness it shall be the duty of the Commissioners of Broadwater County to cause to be made out and delivered to the County Commissioners of Meagher County and Jefferson County respectively, warrants for any amounts found due the respective Counties, which warrants upon presentation shall be endorsed by the Treasurer of said Broadwater County, "not paid for want of funds," and shall thereafter draw interest as other county warrants. Section 8. The County Commissioners of the County of Broadwater for the purpose of paying any indebtedness which may be incurred by reason of assuming any of the indebtedness of either Meagher or Jefferson Counties are hereby authorized and empowered to cause to be issued and to sell at not less than par the bonds of said County of Broadwater in an amount equal to said indebtedness so incurred in the manner provided by law for the issuing and sale of County bonds. Section 9. It is hereby made the duty of the respective County Treas urers of the Counties of Jefferson and Meagher to transfer and pay over to the Treasurer of the County of Broadwater such moneys as may be on hand on the first day of March, 1897, in said Counties to the credit of such school districts embraced within the limits of said County of Broadwater as may have been hereby taken from said Counties of Jefferson and Meagher respectively, which said moneys so transferred shall be held by the Treasurer of said County of Broadwater to the credit and for the use of the same school districts as they formerly existed. Section 10. The following persons are hereby appointed to fill the offices set opposite their respective names: H. S. Hyatt... W. A. Jefts.... John McLaughlin... ..County Commissioner ..County Commissioner ..County Commissioner ..Sheriff .. Treasurer .. Clerk and Recorder Assessor ..County Attorney Clerk of the District Court .... County Supt. of Schools . Public Administrator .. County Surveyor All of said officers shall have the power and perform the same duties and shall be entitled to like fees, emoluments and salaries as are provided for like officers in other counties in the same class in this State. They shall give bonds as required by law and shall enter upon the discharge of their respective duties upon the first day of March, 189%, and shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified, the bonds given by the respective officers shall be filed with and approved by the State Auditor. Section 11. All township, precinct and school officers and all registry agents within the limits of Broadwater County shall hold office and perform the duties thereof for the term for which they were elected or appointed until their succcessors are elected and qualified. Section 12. The County Commissioners of said County of Broadwater are empowered and it is hereby made their duty to contract with the lowest responsible bidder for transcribing and indexing all records of prop erty lying and being within the limits of the County of Broadwater, which transcripts when compiled shall be compared with the original records by the County Clerk of the County from whence they are respectively taken and when correct shall be by him so certified under his official seal and thereafter the records so transcribed and certified to shall be received and admitted in evidence in all Courts of law in this State and be in all respects entitled to like faith and credit as said original records. The County Clerks of Jefferson and Meagher Counties shall receive for their services in comparing and certifying to the correctness of the copies of said records, Six ($6.00) Dollars per day respectively, while engaged in said labor, which amounts shall be paid by the County of Broadwater on the completion thereof. Section 13. No Court House shall be constructed by said County of Broadwater until the assessed valuation of property in said County shall exceed three Million ($3,000,000.) Dollars. Section 14. The boundaries of Jefferson and Meagher Counties are hereby altered so as to conform to the boundaries of Broadwater County as established by this Act. Section 15. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after the first day of March, 1897. Approved February 9, 1897. SENATE BILL NO. 110. An Act to provide for the representation of Broadwater County in the Legislative Assembly of Montana until an apportionment of representatives be made in accordance with the provisions of Article 6, Section 2 of the Constitution. Whereas, by an Act of the Fifth Legislative Assembly of Montana duly passed and approved by the Governor, which act was entitled "An Act to create the County of Broadwater" the County of Broadwater was created and in order to comply with the provisions of Article 6 Section 2 of the Constitution of Montana and to the end that said County of Broadwater may have proper and legal representation in future Legislative Assemblies of the State of Montana, Therefore, Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: Section 1. That the County of Broadwater shall have two (2) repre sentatives and one (1) Senator in future Legislative Assemblies of Montana, until an apportionment of Representatives shall be made in accordance with Article 6, Section 2 of the Constitution of Montana. Section 2. Provided that in order to conform to the representation as established by law, the representation of Meagher County is hereby reduced to one representative and one Senator, and the representation of Jefferson County is hereby reduced to two Representatives and one Senator. Section 3. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with the above Section are hereby repealed. Section 4. This act to be in force from and after its passage. HOUSE BILL NO. 75. An Act to extend and define the boundaries of Cascade County, and to alter the boundaries of Meagher county to conform thereto. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: Section 1. All that part of the State of Montana embraced within the following boundaries shall be known as and shall be Cascade county, Montana, to-wit: Beginning in the middle of the main channel of the Missouri River at a point on the Northern boundary of township numbered twenty-two North, of range six East; thence running West along the North boundary of townships twenty-two North to the prime Meridian of Montana; thence South along the said prime meridian to the North boundary of townships twenty-one North; thence West along the Northern boundary of said townships twenty-one North to the Western boundary of township twenty-one North of range two West; thence South to the middle of the main channel of Sun River; thence Westerly up the middle of the main channel of Sun River to the Helena Guide meridian; thence South along the Helena guide meridian to its intersection with the middle of the main channel of Dearborn River; thence down the middle of the main channel of Dearborn River to the middle of the main channel of the Missouri River; thence up the middle of the main channel of the Missouri River to its intersection with the North boundary line of townships thirteen North; |