OF THE

STATE OF MONTANA

PASSED AT THE

Ninth Regular Session

OF THE

Legislative Assembly

Held at Helena, the Seat of Government of said State, Commencing
January 2nd, 1905, and Ending March 2nd, 1905.

Room 7

1905

Certificate of Authentication.

STATE OF MONTANA,

SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

SS.

I, A. N. Yoder, Secretary of State of the State of Montana, do hereby certify that the printed laws, resolutions and memorials contained herein are true and correct copies of all the enrolled laws, resolutions and memorials that were passed at the Ninth Regular Session of the Legislative Assembly of said State, commencing January 2nd, 1905, and ending March 2nd, 1905, and held at Helena, the seat of government of said State, with the exception of corrections in orthography and punctuation, and omission or substitution words inserted in brackets.

Officers and Members

of the

Ninth Legislative Assembly

of the

State of Montana.

Governor, JOSEPH K. TOOLE.
Lieutenant-Governor and President of the Senate,
EDWIN NORRIS.

Speaker of the House of Representatives,
WYLLYS A. HEDGES.

CONTENTS.

Chapter No. Bill House or

Senate

H. B.-An Act to determine the liability of persons or cor-

porations operating railways or railroads in this

State for damages sustained by employees thereof,

and to declare void contracts restricting such

liability

H. B.-An Act entitled an Act to amend Section 1, of an

Act entitled "An Act to authorize the trustees

of School Districts to repay moneys borrowed and

used by such trustees for maintenance of schools.

therein, and to levy and collect 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.' Approved Feby

19, 1901...

S. B.-An Act to enable the Normal School Land Grant

to be further utilized in providing additional build-

ings and equipments for the Montana State Normal

College

S. B.-An Act to amend Section 2776 of the Code of Civil

Procedure of the State of Montana, relating to

compensation of executors and administrators...

H. B.-An Act to amend Section 1, of an Act approved

February 22nd, 1899, entitled, "An Act to amend

Sections 720 and 722, Chapter VI, Title VI, Part II,

of the Code of Civil Procedure of Montana, re-

lating to pleadings in civil actions."

H. B.-An Act to amend Sections 471 and 473 of the Penal

Code of the State of Montana, relating to abandon-

ment and neglect of children...

H. B.-"An Act to Provide for the prevention and eradica-

tion of scabbies among horses, mules, asses and

cattle."

H. B.-"An Act to amend Sections 1221 and 1222 of Chapter

I, Title IX, Part II of the Code of Civil Pro-

cedure relating to exemptions and restricting the

right to claim certain exemptions to married per-

sons and to persons who are heads of families."

H. B.-An Act to create the county of Sanders, designate

its boundaries, and provide for its organization

and government

H. B.-An Act to amend Section 1054 of the Penal Code, as

amended by Chapter LXIV of the Laws of 1903,

relating to trespass and adding thereto a sub-

division relating to trespass on vacant buildings..

H. B.-An Act making it unlawful for any person to re-

quire the giving of surety bonds in corporations

not authorized to transact business in the State

of Montana..

H. B.-An Act to authorize and empower cities and towns

to establish, maintain and regulate public bathing

places

H. B-An Act to correct the spelling of the name, "Lewis

and Clarke County.'

H. B.-An Act to amend section 2000 of the Political Code

of the State of Montana, relative to the school

library fund and permitting the use of such funds

for the payment of current expenses of the schools.

S. B.-"An Act authorizing an officer of a corporation to

take oath for and on behalf of his corporation

where the corporation is authorized to act as trus-

tee, guardian, executor, administrator, or in any

fiduciary capacity, and an oath of office is re-

quired

S. B.-"An Act prohibiting the employment of children

under sixteen years of age in underground mines,

and providing penalties for the violation of the

provisions thereof."

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