Counties of the sixth class, $150.00 each; These amounts to be paid for the years 1897 and 1898 upon the basis of the classification of all the counties for the year 1896, as reported in the reports of the State Board of Equalization for that year, and any counties hereafter created are to be deemed counties of the seventh class until an assessment of such county has been made and the class thereof determined, and for the maintenance of this fund after the year 1898, if there is no subsequent legislation hereon, each county shall pay on its classification as made according to law for each year thereafter, and that each bank, banking corporation, savings bank, investment or loan company, incorporated under the laws of this State shall pay into the treasury on or before the first day of January of each year the sum of fifty ($50.00) dollars, each building and loan association shall pay a fee of one-twentieth of one per cent on its assets as shown by its last annual statement, provided that no examination fee shall be less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars for a domestic association, nor more than two hundred dollars for a foreign corporation, and a balance on the expenses incurred in pursuance of this title shall be paid by the State from any money in the "General Fund" not otherwise appropriated. Section 498. Any banks, banking corporations savings banks, building and loan associations, investment or loan company incorporated under the laws of this State that shall fail or neglect to pay into the State Treasury within ten days from and after the first day of January of each year, the sum mentioned in the section next preceding shall forfeit to the State ten ($10.00) dollars; for every day it shall so fail and neglect, to be sued for and recovered in the name of the said State by the County Attorney of the county in which the business of such banking association or corporation shall be located, and when so recovered, the amount shall be paid into the treasury of such county for the use of the common schools therein. Section 499. The State Examiner, and his assistant each must execute an official bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars, before entering upon. the duties of his office, said bond to be approved by the Governor and filed with the Secretary of State. Section 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this are hereby repealed and particularly sections 490 to 506 inclusive, the same being all of Article XI, of Chapter 3, Title 1, Part 3 of Political Code. Approved March 4, 1897. HOUSE BILL NO. 74. An Act amending Sections 580, 581, and 582, Part 2, Title 1, Chapter 3, Article 15 of the Political Code of the State of Montana, relating to Inspector of Mines. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: Section 1. That Section 580 of the Political Code of the State of Montana be amended so as to read as follows, viz: Section 580. The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate must appoint an Inspector of Mines, who shall be at least thirty years of age, a resident of Montana at least one year, who shall be theoretically and practically acquainted with Mines and Mining in all its branches, and he shall hold his office for four years unless sooner removed by the Governor. No person shall hold the position of Inspector of Mines while an employee or officer of any mining company or corporation. The Inspector of Mines must devote his entire time to the duties of his office, and his salary is two thousand, four hundred dollars. Section 2. That Section 581 of said Code be amended so as to read as follows, viz: Section 581. The Governor by and with the consent of the Senate must appoint a Deputy Inspector of Mines who shall possess like qualifications to those required of the Inspector of Mines, who shall hold his office for four years unless sooner removed by the Governor. No person shall hold the office of Deputy Inspector of Mines while an employee or officer of any mining company or corporation. The Deputy Inspector of Mines must devote his entire time to the duties of his office under the supervision and direction of the Inspector of Mines, and his annual salary is one thousand, six hundred and fifty dollars. Section 3. That Section 582 of said Code be amended so as to read as follows, viz: Section 582. It is the duty of the Inspector of Mines by himself or his deputy to visit every mine in the State once every six months and inspect its workings, timbering, ventilation, means of ingress and egress and the means adopted and in use for the preservation of the lives and safety of the Miners employed therein; for this purpose the Mining Inspector and his Deputy shall at all times have access to any mine and all parts thereof. All mines owners, lessees, operators or superintendents must render such assistance as may be necessary to enable the Inspector or his Deputy to make the examination. Section 4. This Act shall be in effect from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 4, 1897. SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 11. An Act to repeal Section 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776 and 777, being all of Article 22, Chapter 3, Title 1, Part 3, of the Political Code of Montana, and to substitute therefor sections 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, and 766 relating to the establishment of a bureau of agriculture, labor and industry, and specifying the powers, duties and salary of the Commissioner thereof. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: Section 1. Section 760 shall read as follows: Section 760. A bureau of agriculture, labor and industry is hereby established for this state whose executive officers shall be a commissioner, appointed by the Governor, and a chief clerk who shall be appointed by the commissioner. The term of office of the Commissioner shall be four years, and he may be removed by the Governor for incompetence, neglect or malfeasance in office. The commissioner shall execute a bond in the penal sum of five thousand dollars, to be approved by the Governor, and to be filed with the State Auditor for the faithful performance of his duties. Section 2. Section 761 shall read as follows: Section 761. The commissioner shall collect, assort and arrange, systematize and present in an annual report to the Governor on or before the first day of December in each year, statistical details relating to all departments of labor and industry in the State of Montana, especially in relation to the agricultural, commercial, mining, manufacturing, educational and social interests and sanitary condition of the laboring classes and to the prosperity of all the productive industries of the State. Section 3. Section 762 shall read as follows: Section 762. The commissioner shall have the power to administer oaths, have and use a seal, with power, to examine witnesses under oath, to take depositions or cause the same to be taken by any one authorized to take depositions, and said commissioner may deputize any male citizen over the age of twenty-one years to serve subpoenas upon witnesses who shall be summoned in the same manner as witnesses before the district court, and any person or owner, operator, or lessee of any mine, factory, workshop, smelter, mill, ware-house, elevator, foundry, machine shop or other establishment, any agent or employee of such owner, operator, manager or lessee, who shall refuse to said commissioner admission therein for the purpose of inspecting, or who shall when requested by him willfully neglect or refuse to furnish to him any statistics or other information relating to his lawful duties, which may be in their possession or under their control, or who shall willfully neglect or refuse for thirty days to answer questions by circular or by personal application, or who shall knowingly answer such questions untruthfully or who shall refuse to obey any such subpoenas and give testimony according to the provisions of this Act, shall for every such willful neglect or refusal be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars. Provided, that no witness shall be compelled to answer questions respecting his private affairs nor to go outside of his own county to give testimony. Section 4. Section 763 shall read as follows: Section 763. The commissioner of said bureau shall receive an annual salary of twenty-five hundred dollars and the chief clerk an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars. Section 5. Section 764 shall read as follows: Section 764 The office of said commissioner shall be at the Capitol of the State where all the books, records and statistics of the bureau shall be kept. The rent, salaries and other expenses of the said office shall be paid by the State in the same manner as is provided by law for the payment of the salaries and expenses of other State Officers. Section 6. Section 765 shall read as follows: Section 765. The commissioner may incur such expenses as is necessary in the discharge of the official duties of said bureau, provided that such expense, including pay of commissioner and chief clerk, shall not exceed the amount appropriated therefor in each year. Section 7. Section 766 shall read as follows: Section 766. It shall be lawful for the common counsel (Council?) of any incorporated city within this State to provide for the establishment of a free public employment office to be conducted on the most approved plans, and to provide for the expenses thereof out of the revenues of the city in which the same is established. The annual report of the commissioner of agriculture, labor and industry shall contain a detailed account of the transactions of all free employment offices within the State, showing the number of applicants for help, the number of applicants for employment, male and female, the number securing employment through said officers and the expenses thereof. Section 8. Section 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, and 777 of the Political Code of Montana are hereby repealed. Approved March 4, 1897. SENATE BILL NO. 75. An Act to amend Section 875 of the Political Code of the State of Montana concerning the salary of the Clerk of the Supreme Court. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: Section 1. That section 875 of the Political Code of the State of Montana be amended so as to read as follows: "Section 875." The annual salary of the Clerk of the Supreme Court for all services now required or which may hereafter be devolved upon him by law, is Two Thousand Dollars. Section 2. This act shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and aproval. Approved March 4, 1897. SENATE BILL NO. 116. An Act entitled an Act to amend Article 9, Section 1059, of the Political Code, relating to the Bonds of Officers. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: Section 1. That Section 1059 of Article 9 of the Political Code be amended to read as follows: |