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The Independent-Record from Helena, Montana • Page 5

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MONTANA HELENA DAILY INDEPENDENT, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1935 CITY BRIEFS WZA1MIE IX HELENA, OCT. IS, I Hlfhcot 34; this day last year, 59. Highest ever recorded nt Helena this day since 1MO. 79.9; year. 1927.

Temperature--Today, 30; this day last year, 40. Lowest ever recorded st Helena this date 1110, 13.0; year. 1930. Total precipitation and hourly temperatures at Helena for 24 hours ending at p. October 1938: Precipitation, .12 inches.

Excess precipitation this month to date. 1.42. Hourly Temperattrei 8 P. 31 6 a. ra 31 7 p.

31 7 a. 31 8 p. 31 8 a. 31 9 p. 31 9 a.

31 10 p. 31 10 a. 31 11 P. 31 11 a. 32 33 34 12 mid.

1 a. m. 2 a. m. 3 a.

m. 4 a. m. 5 m. 5:30 a.

m. 12:30 p. m. 5:30 p. m.

3 0 3 0 31 31 31 31 12 noon 1 p. ni. 2 p. m. 3 p.

m. 4 p. m. 5 p. m.

Humidity Data Dry 36.0 34.0 33 0 Max. 38 52 42 Havre Kallspell Milts City Cheyenne 52 Denver 78 Boise 52 Boston 60 Calgary Chicago 84 GaKeslon 84 Jacksonville 80 Kansas Oity 90 Los Angeles 66 Minneapolis 86 New York 78 Omaha 88 Portland 60 Salt Lake city 16 San Francisco 64 Spokane 56 Seattle 56 Willistoi 48 (Precipitation lor the 12 hours ended at 6 p. temperatures lor 24 hfturs ended at 6 p. mJ Wet 309 32.9 31.8 Mm. 34 38 40 44 54 38 52 20 62 70 70 66 54 52 TWO HELENA UNITS ARE LISTED WITH OTHERS 42 52 38 40 Dr.

Cash, dentist, 105 E. Gth. Geary Beauty Shop. Phone 2242. Kiwanis Meeting The Helena Kiwanis is scheduled to meet in regular weekly luncheon session noon today at tile Placer hotel.

Oil pcrmanents JC.50. Leo's P. 2 4 6 4 Dr. Hopkins, chiropractor, Penwell block, phone 1378. Council to Alert The city council is fclated to convene in regular weekly sebsion at 10 o'clock this morning in the council chambers at the Y.M.C.A..

A. J. Roberts announced yesterday. Slip covers and draperies, also materials. M.

Johnson, phone 3035. Ernie's News Stand motcd one door above Liciuor Store. Ph. 3S-J. Sen ices Slated 1-ust rites en- Alice Ij.

of Anaconda, who died Thursday in St. Peter's, hospital. be conducted today at Basin. her girlhood home. i high mas? i bo said at 10 o'clock a.

at the Basin Catholic church. Burial will be in the cemetery. Mrs. Harold Berry, a siMer, has arrived from Los An- to attend the services. Photographs made in your own home.

C. V. DeYralt. Phone 2 9 UTIU mi Preliminary tryouts for the season's first production will he conducted at a meeting of the Little Theater Tuesday evening, it was announced yesterday. The group has planned six shows to be given the season, with the casts being picked from Helena townspeople who are interested in trying for parts.

At a recent meeting Maxwell Anderson's "High Tor," among several others discussed, was the most favorably received. However, there are several i i characterizations to cast. If there are enough interested in the tryouts there will be no difficulty in selecting the cast, Director Jim Teakles said. The Initial production will be given early in December, at i time the prospectus for the remainder of the season will he announced. The membership committee submitted a report to the board of directors in favor of adopting 40 cents as a general admission and 25 cents for student admission.

The first play is expected to be held in the tjhrine auditorium. Twenty Montana hospitals, including St. John's and St. Peter's In Helena, have been given approval by the American College of Surgeons, according to information received from Malcolm T. MacEachern.

Chicago, associate director of the organization. The Montana hospitals approved are: St. Ann's, Anaconda; Deaconess and St. Vincent's, Billings; Deaconess, Bozeman; Murray and St. James, Butte; veterans administration hospital, Fort Harrison; Northern Pacific, Glendive; Columbus and Deaconess, Great Falls; Kennedy Deaconess and Sacred Heart, Havre; General, Kalispell; St.

Joseph's. Lewistown; Holy Rosary. Miles City; Northern Pacific. St. Patrick and Thornton, Miss-oula.

St Peter's in Helena has been provisionally approved, i means the college has accepted the i i requirements hut for the lack of time or other reasons acceptable to the college they have not been carried out in every particular. The college bases acceptance upon the following paints: A modern physical plant, assuring the patients comfort and proper care. Clear, definition of organization, duties, responsibilities and relations in the hospital's constitution, bylaws, rules and regulations. A carefully selected g-overning board with complete supervisory authority. A competent, trained, superintendent responsible to the board for carrying out its policies.

Adequate and efficient personnel, properly organized and competently supervised. Organized medical staff of ethical, competent physicians and surgeons. Adequate diagnostic and therapeutic facilities competent medical supervision. Accurate and complete medical records, readily accessible, for research and follow-up. Regular group conferences of the administrative staff and of the medical staff for reviewing activities and results so as to maintain a high plane of scientific efficiency.

A humanitarian spirit--the primary consideration is the best care of the patient. Vienna Cardinal Mobbed by Nazis FUST FULL COOL A stirring sermon in St. Stephen's cathedral, Vlonna, pictured at right, above, i which Theodore a i a Innitze'-, left, roused Catholic youth to i a against nazis, led to a riotous attack on the cardinal's palace by resentful Hitle'-ites. The 62-year-old prolate, pictured here a voting on Anschluss last year, was reported injured by flying glass. The rioters battered iii thf door of his residence find scalnd walk i ladders.

i and sacred paintings were thrown down to a honfire below. IS I COill OFicnniCTr Condition of Ralph Homer of Helena, who was seriously injured when his car off Fletcher i Saturday night, as reported yesterday as "a i better" by his attending sician, Dr. James Flinn. Suffering a blatter an YOUNGSTERS I POSTOFFICE EXPEDITION Third grade pupils from the Jefferson school who visited the postoffice last week and were taken on a personally conducted through it Postmaster Harry Hendricks got a real thrill out of their according i 'f 0 to the postmaster received from them. The a i a i was Ihe i which claimed the most interest, the letters showed.

"I think the best i was the stamping- machine. don't they ever miss some?" Mary Louise of the muscles ot the abdominal wa'l, was rushed i Si. John's hospital, where. Drs. and I' MrCabe performed a delicate operation to save hi.s life.

Ilorner said hi.s car traveling on the west blopp of Tlnscher hill, near Lincoln, when it skidded for nearly 100 feet do an the hill, i gi wrote and thence into the ditch, where heavy growth of trees entcd it from rolling over He was discovered by "William I Ellen Lutey wrote. "I was very 'interested in the things a you showed us at the postoffice and in 1.1. Man nin IT, f'harles Op mold and Tom of Helena, who said ey wo rk ed ea rl an hour before i a i in hired man from the wreckage He was brought I to -Helena Herb EVENT HOT SfllUUl A Mr. and Mrs. J.

ly. Barrett of JJbby arc registered at the Placer. C. D. Wolfe of Billings is attending to business matters In llel- Mrs.

Guy S. Dodge ot I.owistown is among: guests at the Placer. Herg-ett and John Hergett, lioth of Park city, are at the Har- A. J. Rahn arrived in the city yesterday from Lewlstown.

J. S. Hupp of Cut Bank is among guests at the Placer. D. McDonald of Fort Peck is attending to business matters in Helena.

Carl Walton arrived In the city yesterday from Bozeman. Glen Woodard of Billings is among guests at the Harvey. Tf. L. Westlake of Bozeman is a Helena business caller.

W. J. Johns of Butte 13 a guest at the Harvey. Harris Robinson arrived in the city yesterday from Jefferson City. Mrs.

Mayme Henderson and Mrs. E. t. Adame, both of Red Lodge, are guests at the Placer. Machinery 1, and 114-Yard Gas Shovels or Draglines RENT OR SELL D.

R. Petrie, Harvey Hotel where the slits were on the walls. That was to watch the envelopes to be stamped." "The best i I liked," wrote j'tiiuii-s Jean Gooch, "was how 1 they put those letters through the I a i machine. That was the first i I went through the post- office." Approximately 35 Augusta club members will hold an Achieve- day Saturday. October 22, according to an announcement by the extension service.

Those who will participate in the The Monla patrol economics early Sunday i arrested P. Buelen of Oreat Falls on a charge of parking his vehicle on the i a after his machine was struck by another vehicle driven by James a of Augusta, who was en route to Great Falls. a i a and home i i will he members of the i Augusta Wranglers, the Augusta Pep and the Food Thinkers c-iub. The event will be held in the a at the I.O.O.F. hall.

Awards l-o the winners will be made by Agent W. 0. Zirnsteln and Mrs. Neva Woods Magraw, home a i agent. Mrs.

Sadie Bryson, home economics teacher at A a will serve as for the girls' ex- i i and Zirnstein will pick winners in the agricultural division. The Achievement day activities will be open to the i A large crowd from A a and the vicinity is expected to attend. The Wranglers' exhibits will be under the direction of Club Leader j. T. Bailey, the Augusta Pep display supervised by Mrs.

T. N. Wiles and Mrs. i i Foster, club leaders, and the Food Thinkers' by Mrs. Elmer Olson.

At a special get-together festivity the exhibitors will join in the'sing- ing of original club songs, the carrying on of good posture exercises. Dr. Kenck will address the group on health. The reading of the best 4-H story in both the borne economics and agricultural projects will complete the program. RISE TIER IS TIKENfJiTH Mrs.

Rose Tinker, 75, who resided on a ranch near East Helena s-ince 1915, died about o'clock yesterday morning in St. Peter's hospital. The elderly woman's husband died about three years ago. The Highway patrolmen said Hue- 5 i moved to i area len's machine was parked on the ot ash i ngton a 23 yearg MINIMUM TEMPERATURE REPORTED IN CITY IS 30 DEGREES Montanans stoked fires last night as the first cool wave of the fall season held its grip on the state, snow i being reported from and Billings, with some precipitation in this city. Temperatures in most sections of the state held near the freezing mark.

Lowest reading i the 24-hour period before 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon was 26.5 degrees at Butte and the highest was 52 degrees at Kalispell. The maximum temperature in Helena during the 24-hour period was 34 degrees, while the i i was 30 degrees. The precipitation was recorded at .12 inches. Traffic Halted Air a i was halted in most sections of the state. Western Air Express, had cancelled all trips on the Salt Lake City-Great Falls route, and Northwest Airlines reported it was offering a very grea 1 iy curtailed service.

Planes were not landing at Billings or Helena. The maintenance division of the state highway department reported all main-traveled roads in the state open, but advised a i especially on mountain passes where snowfall has been heavy the past 48 hours. The forecast for Montana was partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday with no change in temperature. 'DUCKS YOUNG LOCAL LAD BAGS FIVE WITH ONE SHOT Clarence Chnsko. I (-year-old carrier for The I tuok off time during the to establish nf a i record--proluthly ono ttvit many of the nunters ul" the old school drorim about but never oqiial.

AVhile trudging rain- soakcd weeds no.ir Lake Helena, Clarence. previous hunting: experience, was confined to I rocks at gophers, sighted a flock of ducks on the hurried wing. He took ca ref 1 a i m. i red once, and five of them tame bling to ground. ifo prove that bin In si peripnce not beginner's luck Clarence bagged more of the little winged fellows Jt was a i i pated a dinner fit for a king would be served a I the Chriske home.

PAY STATE Plans for the year will be discussed by members of the Helena district Boy Scout council at a dinner meeting to be held at 6 1 5 o'clock tonight at the Placer hotel. Dr. D. Sutphen. council president, announced yesterday.

Tonight's meeting will be the first i A Frederick, formerly of Twin Falls, new scoul executive for the district, succeeding R. D. Cook. Frederick is to he one of the most enterprising scout executives in the west. He comes to Montana well-recommended.

At Twin Falls, in the short period of two years, he i up the organization in eight i from GOO members more than T.300. His organization there was claimed by scout leaders to be one of the most sound in this section of the country. Vital Statistics STRIKE NOT AS Detroit. Oct. sit- down strike apparently isn't as popular with the United Automobile Workers' leadership as it once was.

The big Committee for Industrial Organization union was reported in reliable quarters today to frown now on the labor weapon which it introduced to Michigan so spectacularly. Recent utterances of Homer Martin, the U.A.W.'s international president, lend credence to this report. Also in disrepute with high union officials a "wildcat" strikes. In addressing U.A.W. members at Flint only yesterday Martin pleaded for "a responsible attitude on the part of union leaders and the membership." AUTO FATAMTY Lamar, Oct.

M. Bowers, 72, Garden City, died tn a lamar hospital today two hours after his automobile overturned 13 miles east of here. highway near St. Joseph's Orphan's home when it was struck by the McCallum car, which was a a badly. No one was injured in the crash, the patrolmen reported.

CENTl TO The first fall meeting of Central school Parent-Teacher circle will he held at o'clock Wednesday evening in the school a i i it was announced yesterday. Safety in the school, home and In the community will be discussed by the group. Principal C. H. Marple will speak on safety in school; Mrs.

Lloyd Johnson, safety in the home, and Chief of Police Roger Smith, safety in the i Tho Central orchestra, the direction of Edward R. Foord, will offer several selections, and Miss Dorothy Langdorf of tho Central faculty will sing a solo. Chess Club Meets Tonight at Y.M.G.A. Helena chess fans will reorganize their chess club this evening at 7:30 o'clock when they meet at the Y. M.

C. according to an announcement yesterday. All players are urged to bring their men and boards. Those who are starting to learn the game will be given instruction. The Montana State Chess association's annual tournament will be held here this winter and local club officers are hoping for a capacity attendance tonight so first plans for holding the tournament can be formed.

Vigilante Club to Meet This Evening An illustrated lecture on photographic Christmas cards will be given by John Polich at a meeting of the Vigilante Cambera club this evening. The session will be held in the Y.M.C.A. clubroom at 7:30 o'clock. A lunch will be served. go, taking up ranching on a tract of land near the Spokane ranch east of East Helena.

She is survived by a son, Frank, and a sister, who is a resident of Minnesota. Tlie body is at the Opp and Conrad funeral home and arrangements for burial are pending. Broad water Parents To Hold Card Party The Broadnatcr Parent-Teacher circle will sponsor a card party at o'clock p. November -1. Ibc srlmol.

ofTlcmls ot the i i a yesterday. 1'inochle. bridge and whist will bo iilay i the evening. The a a i is being arranged by a committee headed by Mrs. bee L-eary.

Billings Mrs. W. P. Murn. 66, a resident of Montana for the past a century, died after a short illness of pneumonia and sleeping sickness.

Mrs. Murn, widow of a Northern Pacific railroad official, resided at Glendive for many years, coming hare about two years ago. BIRTHS To Mr. and Mrs. Bud Peterson of a son Saturday morning at St.

John's hospital. To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowers nf a daughter at St. John': hospital Friday.

1VKATH9 Mrs. Rose Tinker 75, at St. Peer's hospital early yesterday morning. FU.VTCHAI, NOTICES Last rites for James A. Parrish, 62, chief "nginr-er of the public school a i a who died of a heart a a while i in the valley a will be conducted at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Opp and Corn-ad chapel under the auspices of Helena iodg" Nr.

3, A. F. and A. M. a i Picket will dolivr eulogy.

Burial will be in Forest- vale cemetery. The body nf Rose Tinker, who resided on a a east of East Helena, is the Opp and Conrad homo. Arrangc- for a and burial are pending. Funeral services for Sam Russel, Gl), long-time employe at Fort Harrison who died Saturday afternoon, will he held at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday aftornoon at the Opp and Conrad with Dr. D.

B. Price officiating. Burial will be in Forest- vale cemetery. The tide averages less than one foot at A a i end of the Panama Canal; at the Pacific end, it averages more than 12 feet. RESULTS OF Y.

M. C. A. DRIVE WILL BE ANNOUNCED TONIGHT Success of the T.M.C.A. drive for poctcd to gather at this evening's will bo determined at 6.30 i to the reiults of the o'clock tonight at a i meet- rtrlv i it has been said, Ing at the dining room.

workers actively en a ed in the I canvass make final reports. Kdworthy said bo oou.d not estimate how much will have hfon turned in by workers this evening, but expressed hope thnt should the Approximately 4 5 0 had been pledged or collected Saturday, according to B. V. Kdworthy, tivc secretary of the organisation. who said despite inclement of the past two days figure is expected to be materially increased when reports arc heard this evening.

Wilson to Speak Cecil chairman of the finance committee of the T.M.C A. board, win address the workers at total be under the $7.509 goal, the would bo made up from unsolicited persons out of town at present. The executive secretary complimented the workers on the time nnd effort they have put in on the canvas thus far. He also expressed appreciation to hundreds of the city -who have evenings meeting. Other ir, making the drive a fi- iaiks will be made by those i a a success thus far Vio-t-Q 4 i i i i AIM have participated in the canvass.

At o'clock this evening Mayor A. Roberts will deliver a radio address concerning- tho results of the canvass over radio station KPFA. More than 60 -workers are Mop-up activities will take about 10 dnys after today, according to Mr. Edworthy. who said the noard nf directors would meet to determine prize winners among the State Auditor John J.

Holmes announced that insurance companies paid in fees and taxes to the state i the nine- month period ended September 30. The payments represented an increase of 4 0 9 4 7 7 8 over the same period in 11137. The nine- month total in 1037 was S85.6S. Two years ago it was 262.SO. Every insurance company beginning business in the state is required to pay an admission tax of After it is established it pays only the regular annual license fee of $125.

In addition the company pays a S25 filing fee and a $9 publication fee. Fire insurance companies pay a fire marshal's tax of one-fourth of 1 per cent on the a of business. Insurance agents pay annual license fees of $5. Fraternal organizations pay a license fee ot $10 a a Premium taxes collected in 103S are levied on business i in 1937 and likewise i taxes collected in 1937 and 1936 were levied business written in the respective years of 1936 and 1935. The following comparative report has been compiled by Stile A i Holmes for the first nine-months' period of the years 193S.

1937 and 1936: 193S--Admission fees. filing fees, i tax-, 2 7 4 4 8 4 license fees, 3 4 2 5 0 agents' licenses, publication fees. 2 9 0 7 fire marshal tax, service of process fees, $158; fraternal organization fees, 2 5 0 miscellaneous fees, 2 6 4 5 0 making a grand total of all fees collected by the state auditor so far this year of 3 6 4 8 3 3 4 6 1936--Admission fees. i i fees. 8 3 0 0 i tax, 2 3 7 3 5 2 4 6 license fees.

$33.875: agents' licenses, 3 2 3 6 5 publication fees, fire marshal's tax, 6 7 2 5 2 2 service of process. $100; fraternal organization li- ctnso fees. 3 0 0 and miscellaneous fees, $197; or a l.otal of all fees for the year 1937 of SS5.6S. 1936--Admission fees. 6 0 0 i i fees, i tax, license fees, 3 4 3 8 6 8 4 agents' licenses, publication fees.

fire, marshal's tax. 6 8 9 7 4 2 service of process, $166; fraternal organizations fees. 3 6 0 and miscellaneous fees, with Ihe grand a of all fees a i to $311,262.80 for the year 1936. JT THE LIB1T The following now and i ing books are a a i a at I Helena i i a "Ed McGovern's Book on Fast and Fancy Revolver i "Calamity Jane of Deadwood Gulch," by Hupgton. "Grade Allen Murder Case," by Van Dine.

"Shadow and Substance'' a a by Carroll. "Character and Opinion in Ihe i States." by Santayana. "Discoveries of a Music Critic," by Rosenfield. "Adventures in by Henderson. "Jewish I a i of Ihe Book of Genesis," by Morgenstern.

"Towers in Ihe Mist," by Goucige. "With Malice Toward Some," by Halsey. "Waterway," by Dark. "English Rue," by Hare. "Course in Practical 1 by Cameron.

"Fanny Kemble," by Armstrong. "Southerner Discovers the South" by Daniels. "Bacteriology." by Buchanan. "Babies Are Human Beings," by Aldrich. "Facts About Alaska." "My Son, My Son," by Spring.

"The Yearling." by Rawlings. MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN WILL LAST ALL WEEK Members of tiie Helena Co nity Concert association will open their a a membership drive this evening with a dinner at the Montana at 6:30 o'clock to lay plans for the week-long ticket campaign which will close Saturday evening. A representative of the Colum- IT MEETING lONIffl Blaokrobes, or Jesuit missionaries in Montana, will be discussed at a meeting of the Montana history group in adult education at o'clock this evening at the Hawthorne school. Clyde McLemoire group leader, announced last night. The discussion last Monday on Missouri river steamboats was enlivened by accounts of two prominent pioneer women who came to Montana in the 60's, as related by their daughters, Mr.

McLemore reported. The group meets each Monday and is pursuing a course of sion designed to cover the historj lia Concert corporation will attend. of the Treasure state The meetln i meeting to make an a are open to the public and nouncement of the available artists terested are invited to attend in and to help the Helena i committee lay plans for their drive. CHURCH GROUPS MEET Mrs. Cora Lee Burke is chair- Boulderi Col Qct man of the membership compaign I Representatives of the and Archie Bray is president of 1 a and Jewish he Helena association.

Association a six conference at headquarters will be established at the Sherman Music store. Members of the association have stressed the fact that after next Saturday night no more memberships will be sold and have also announced a memberships purchased here- will be good for admittance to concerts in neighboring towns. The Urea I Falls Concert association, which has already extended an i i a i to Helena music lovers to attend their programs, will have Xino Martini, baritone, and Helena Jepson, soprano; Butte will have a i i and the Vienna boys' chorus while Billings will feature Richard Crooks, famous baritone. versity of Colorado today. Some of the delegates spoke in Bouldei churches today.

TO DEATH Fairplay, Oct. 16. 85-foot fall from a ladder in the South London gold mine killed Kenneth Thorn, 21, a miner, last night. Thorn apparently slipped off the ladder in a stope. His head was crushed LEGAL ADVERTISING Xorth Hollywood, Oct.

Farrell, turned her back on her campaign for "mayor" of Xorth Hollywood i-vo days ago in favor of a vacation air trip to New York city, won the office today by a margin of nearly 3 to 1 over crooner Bing Crosby. The actress had 2,550 votes to 902 for Crosby aud 73S for Lewis film character actor. Frank Shaw. Los Angeles mayor recalled several weeks ago, received SI votes. The position is an honorary one, corresponding to those held by Al Jolson at Kncino, Andy Devine at Van Nuys and Hugh.

Herbert at i i City. EXDUKAN'CE RECORD Richmond, Oct. -Russ Morris and Bob McDaniels, youthful Richmond aviators, early Lonlght bettered the unofficial 106- hour endurance record for lipht aircraft. Aloft since early "Wednesday, the 24-year-old fliers sent notes to their refueling; piano pilot saying they would land around midnight, but later indicated they would Attempt to lengthen their stay in the air. A certain fish found in Great Barrier reef of Australia is armed with spikes which contain deadly poison capable of killing An act to provide for the submission to the qualified elector 1 of the State of Montana of an a to Section 5 ot Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of Montana relating to the qualifications and terms of, office of county of- icers.

Be It enacted by the legislative assembly of the State of Montana. Section 1. That Section 5 of Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of Montana ie amended as hereinafter provided, and the question of such amendment be submitted to the qualified electors of the State of Montana at the General election to held In November, 1938. Section 2. That Section 5 of Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of Montana DC, and the same is hereby amended, so as to read as follows.

"Section 5 There shall be elected in each county the following county officers who shall possess thr qualifications for suffrage prescribed by Section 2 of. Article IX of this constitution and such other qualifications as may be prescribed by law: One county clerk who shall be clerk of he board of county commissioners and ex- offlcio recorder, one sheriff: one treasurer, who shall be collector of thr taxes, provided, a the county treasurer shall not be ellKible to his office for the succeeding enn. one county superintendent of schools. one county surveyor; one assessor; one coroner, one public administrator. Persons to the i offices named In thin shall hold their respective offices or the icrni of four 4 years, and until i successors arc elected and a i i Vacancies In all county, township and precinct offices, except that of county commissioners, shall be filled by appointment by the board of county commissioners, and lie appointee shall hold his office until he next general election; provided, however.

hat the board of county commissioners of my may, in its discretion, consolidate my two or more of the within named of- ircs and combine the powers and the du- ics of the said offices consolidated: however, the provisions hereof shall not be construed as allowing one (1) office Incumbent to bo entitled to the salaries and of two 2 1 or more offices. iroudcd. a in consolidating coun- offices, the board of county commissioners shall, six months prior to the general election held for the purpose of lecting the aforesaid offices, make and nter an order, combining any two (2) or more ol the within named offices, and bhall cause the said order to be published In a lewspaper, published and circulated in said county, for a period of six (6) weeks next following the date of entry of said order." Section 3 This amendment shall be submitted to the a i i electors of the State of Montana by being placed on the official allot, by Section G78 Revised Codes of Montana 1935. and as provided by law, and there shall be printed on such ballot titlo of this act and the following words: I 1 For the above amendment Against the above amendment The elector shall designate his preference either of the propositions by making an before the proposition lor which he desires to vote. Section 4.

The votes cast for and ngainst the amendment herein proposed shall bo counted, canvassed and determined by such officials and in such manner as provided by law, and if a majority of all votes cast at such election for and against such amendment ihall be in favor of such amendment, the governor of the State shall so declare by public proclamation, and the amendment shall be In full force and effect as a part of the constitution from and after the date of such proclamation. Section 5. This act shall be In full force and effect from and after its passage and Approved March 12, 1937. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MONTANA ss I. Sam W.

Mitchell, Secretary of state of the State of Montana, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an act entitled: "An Act to Provide for the submission to the Qualified Electors of the State of Montana of an Amendment to Section 5 of Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of Montana relating to the Qualifications and Terms of. Office of Countr Officers." In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Montana, at Helena, the Capital, July 35, 1939. W. MITOHILL, of State. Published II, "Mi" Sept JTlT it, 00, 10, IT, Hj Nov.

7, 9t An Act to Submit to the Qualified Mec- tors of the State of Montana an Amendment to Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of Article XXI of the Constitution of the State ol Montana relatine to the Investment and Administration of Public School Permanent Fund, the Other Permanent Funda Originating in Land Grants From, the United States for the Support of Higher Institutions ol Learning, and of Other Funds as Separate and Integral Funds of Montana Trust and Legacy Fund. Be it enacted by the legislative assemblj of the State of Montana: Section 1. That Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 Md 11 of Article XXI of the Constitution of the State of Montana be amended as hereinafter provided, and that the Question of such amendment be submitted to the qualified electors of the State of Montana at the next general election. Section 2. That Sections 6, 5, 9, 10 and 11 of Article XXI of the Constitution of the State of Montana be, and the came are hereby amended to read as ipllowa: "Section 6.

(of Article XXI) The public School Permanent Fund the other permanent funds ortinatine In land jranta from the United States for the support of higher institutions of learning, and for other state institutions, subject to investment, shall be invested as parts of the Montana Trust and Legacy Fund; so also all other funds In the custody of any officer or officers of the state, subject to investment, that the legislative assembly may prescribe. The separate existence and identity of each and every fund invested and administered as a part of the Montana Trust and Legacy Fund shall be fatrictly maintained. All investments to the Public School Permanent Fund, except Investments In state farm mortgage loans, and all Investments aelonelnB to the said land srrant funds, shall be transferred to the Montana Trust and Legacy Fund at the lull amounts ot the unpaid balances of such investments Section 7. (of Article XXI) The State ehall accept for Investment and administration as parts of the Montana Trust and Legacy Fund, sinking funds, permanent funds, cumulative funds and trust funds belonging: to or in the custody of any of the political subdivisions of the State when requested to do eo by the governing board of such political subdivision, subject, however, to such limitations as the Legislative Assembly may prescribe. The Legislative Assembly may provide for the investment and administration as a part of the Montana Trust and Legacy Fund of any other fund subject to its power.

Section 8. (of Article X33) The Montana Trust and Legacy Fund shall be safely and conservatively invested in public securities within the State, as far as possible, includ- district, county and municipal bonds, and bonds of the State of Montana: but it may also be partly invested in bonds of the United States, bonds fully guaranteed by the United States as to principal and interest, and Federal Land Sank bonds. All investments shall be limited to safe loan investments bearing a fixed rate of Interest. In making long term preference shall be given to securities payable on the amortization plan, or serially. The Legislative Assembly may provide additional regulations and limitations for all investments from the Montana Trust and Legacy Fund.

All existing constitutional guarantees against loss or diversion applying to the public school fund, to the funds of the State University und to the funds of all other state institutions of learning. faU remain in full force and effect. Section 9. (of Article XXD On the last day of March, of June, of September, and of December of each year, the State Treasurer shall apportion all interest collected for the Montana Trust and Legacy Fund during the three-month period then terminating to all the separate and Integral funds which constitute such fund on the day of such apportionment and which constituted parts of the fund on the first day of the three- month period then terminating. The basis of apportionment shall be the average amount of each such fund between thf Ilrst day and the last day ol the thrct- month period.

Section 10, (of Article XXI) The State Treasurer shall keep all deposits of money belonging to the Montana Trust and Legacy Fund separate and distinct from, other deposits of money in his keeping. Section 11. (of Article XXI) All money In any of the separate and integral funds constituting the Montana Trust and Legacy Fund and the interest apportioned there- from, shall be subject to payment to the person, institution or other entity entitled thereto, without appropriation by the Legislative Assembly, upfli proper authorisation as provided by law." Section 3. That separate official ballots be provided at the Kencral election to be held in November, 1938, which shall have printed thereon under the heading "Proposed Amendment to Section 6, 7, 8, 8, 10 and 11 of Article XXI of the Constitution of the State ol Montana" 11 of the said Sections 6, 7, 8. 9.

10 and 11 as amended by this act. There shall also be printed on the official ballots following the sections the following: For the foregoing amendment to the Constitution. Against the foregoing amendment to the Constitution. The elector shall indicate his sreference by marking before the proposition lor which ho desires to vote. Section 4.

That the votes cast for and Lgalnst this proposed amendment shall be canvassed, determined and declared as provided by law. Section 5. That all acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of ttUt act are hereby repealed. Section 6. That this act shall be In full force and effect from and after and approval by the Governor.

Approved March 15, 1937. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MONTANA. I. Sam W. Mitchell, Secretary of Bute of the State of Montana, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an act entitled: "An Act to Aubtoit to the Qualified Electors of the ol Montana an Amendment to 6.

9, 10 and 11 of Article XXI ot the Con- stiution of the State of Montana Relation to the Investment and Administration of Me Public School Permanent Fund, Ibt Other Permanent Funds Originating tb Land Grants From the United Mr Support of Hither of Letftttg, and of Other Funds Stpurtto Md life. gral Funds ol the Ttwt MM! Legacy Fund." In testimony whereof, btvt berratu my hand and affixed Utt Otwt ot the State ot Capital, July 1MI. WIAL) PublUlMtf Aug. I. 15, JJ, SFAPERF.

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