For each motion decided by justice.. making up docket, drawing certificates and affidavits, For certifying despositions, transcripts of dockets, entries, For swearing each jury.. "swearing each witness, arbitrator, referee, appraiser, or other person..... For filing each paper required to be preserved by a justice..... For taking and approving each bond or undertaking... "taking and approving each recognizance.. "appointing special constable.. "appointing appraisers of an estray, or of money or goods found.... For certified copies of appraisement... 66 issuing warrants as provided by the act entitled "An For taking the acknowledgment of deeds or other instru- For each additional person named therein.. "trying cause of forcible entry and detainer, or de tainer only... For criminal cases. 66 civil cases... 66 taking depositions, for the first one hundred words.. 66 each additional one hundred words. "transmitting papers, when required by law or any ap pellate court.... For performing duties as coroner, the same fees as coroner. "marrying and making returns as required by law... 10 00 For writing affidavit, or other writing not herein before provided, for each one hundred words.... For issuing a commission or dedimus to take testimony in any civil cause pending in a justice court...... 25 1 00 SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. SEC. 4. its passage. This act to take effect and be in force from and after [NOTE FROM THE SECRETARY.-The foregoing act having been presented to the governor of the territory for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of the legislative assembly in which it originated, within the time prescribed by the Organic Act of the terrritory, has become a law without his approval.] AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An Act in relation to cost," approved January 15th, 1869. Be it enacted by the legislative assembly of the territory of Mon tana: SECTION 1. That each party to a civil action in any court of record in this territory, shall be and is hereby required to advance and pay the fees fixed by law for the performance of any service or duty by any officer of such court, at the instance of such party, at the time such service is rendered; and no such officer shall be legally required to perform such service or duty unless the fees fixed therefor by law shall be first paid or tendered to him by such party, or unless in case such service be in behalf or at the instance of the plaintiff; in such action such plaintiff shall have complied with the requirements of the act of which this act is amendatory; or unless in case such service be in behalf of, or at the instance of, the defendant in such action, such defendant in such action shall make affidavit that he is unable to pay such fees. SEC. 2. That all acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act be, and they are hereby, repealed. SEC. 3. That this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage. [NOTE FROM THE SECRETARY.-The foregoing act having been presented to the governor of the territory for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of the legislative assembly in which it originated, within the time prescribed by the Organic Act of the territory, has become a law without his approval.] AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An Act establishing a common school system for the territory of Montana," approved February 7th, 1865. Be it enacted by the legislative assembly of the territory of Mon tana: SECTION 1. That chapter 3d, section 11th, of said act be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the clerk to furnish the county superintendent, within ten days after the first Friday in November in each year, a report, verified by affidavit, containing the number and names of scholars in his district over four and under twenty-one years of age, how long a school has been kept in his district the past year, what proportion of scholars in the district have attended school, what school books are principally used, the amount of money paid to teachers or otherwise expended. SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. SEC. 4. This act to take effect from and after its passage. [NOTE FROM THE SECRETARY.-The foregoing act having been presented to the governor of the territory for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of the legislative assembly in which it originated, within the time prescribed by the Organic Act of the territory, has become a law without his approval.] AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An Act defining the duties of territorial auditor and territorial treasurer of the territory of Montana," approved December 3d, 1867. Be it enacted by the legislative assembly of the territory of Mon tana: SECTION 1. The salary of the territorial auditor shall hereafter, commencing on the first day of January, A. D. 1870, be three thousand dollars per annum, payable quarterly at the end of each quarter, by warrants drawn by the territorial auditor upon the territorial treasurer. SEC. 2. That sections twelve and thirteen of an act entitled "An Act defining the duties of territorial auditor and territorial treasurer of the territory of Montana," approved December 3d, 1867, and all other acts giving salary, fees, or compensation to the territorial auditor, be and the same are hereby repealed. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved. AN ACT to authorize the auditor of Montana territory to perform certain duties. Be it enacted by the legislative assembly of Montana territory : — SECTION 1. The auditor of the territory of Montana is hereby authorized and empowered to procure, for the use of the treasurer of said territory, a suitable fire-proof safe, to purchase an official seal and a letter press for the use of the auditor's office. SEC. 2. The sum of six hundred and fifty dollars, or so much thereof as is necessary, is hereby appropriated to carry out the provisions of this act. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. [NOTE FROM THE SECRETARY.-The foregoing act having been presented to the governor of the territory for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of the legislative assembly in which it originated, within the time prescribed by the Organic Act of the territory, has become a law without his approval.] AN ACT to provide for the contingent expenses of Meagher and Gallatin counties. Be it enacted by the legislative assembly of the territory of Mon tana: SECTION 1. That the commissioners of Meagher and Gallatin counties are hereby authorized and empowered to set apart a sum not exceeding thirty-five per cent, arising from the revenue of said counties, for the contingent expenses of said counties. SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. SEC. 3. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 7th, 1870. AN ACT to authorize the territorial treasurer to issue bonds for balance of funded indebtedness of the territory of Montana. Be it enacted by the legislative assembly of the territory of Mon tana: SECTION 1. That the treasurer of the territory of Montana is authorized to issue the bonds of the territory for the balance of old warrants, as provided for in section one (1) of an act supplemental of an act to provide for the funding of the debt of Montana territory, approved December 3d, 1867; and that the bonds shall date, as provided in said act, on the 1st day of June, 1869; said bonds not to exceed in amount the sum of two thousand dollars. SEC. 2. This act shall be in force from and after its passage. [NOTE FROM THE SECRETARY.-The foregoing act having been presented to the governor of the territory for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of the legislative assembly in which it originated, within the time prescribed by the Organic Act of the territory, has become a law without his approval.] |