SEC. 192. If, on examination, it is found that any

Failure in duty

revenue.

officer has been guilty of defrauding the State of of officers as to revenue, or has neglected or refused to perform any duty relating to the revenue, the State Auditor must direct the Attorney General or County Attorney to prosecute the delinquent.

SEC. 193. Omissions, errors or defects in form in any original or duplicate assessment book, when it can be ascertained thereform what was intended, may with the consent of the County Attorney be supplied or corrected by the Assessor at any time prior to the sale for delinquent taxes and after the original assessment was made.

Correction of

errors in assessment books.

list and publica

194. When the omission, error or defect has been carried into the delinquent list or any publica- In delinquent tion, the list or publication may be republished as amended, or notice of the correction may be given in a supplementary publication.

SEC. 195. The publication must be made in the same manner as the original publication, and for not less than one week.

tion.

Supplemental p blication.

letters

and abbrevia

SEC. 196. In the assessment of land, advertisement and sale thereof for taxes, initial letters, ab- Initial breviations and figures may be used to designate tions. the township, range, sections or parts of section.

SEC. 197. No assessment or act relating to assessment or collection of taxes is illegal on account of informality, nor because the same was not completed within the time required by law.

SEC. 198. The fines, forfeitures and penalties incurred by a violation of the provisions of this act must be paid into the treasury for the use of the county where the person against whom the recovery is had resided.

Informality in assessment, etc.

Fines and forfeitures.

SEC. 199. Every Assessor, County Attorney and County Treasurer must annually, on the first Monment of county day of January, make a settlement with the County Clerk of all transactions connected with the revenue

Annual settle

officers.

Taxes assessed

for the previous year.

SEC. 200. All taxes assessed before this act takes effect must be collected under the laws in prior to this Act. force at the time the assessment was made, and in the same manner as if this act had not been passed.

ors.

SEC. 201. The Board of County Commissioners may allow the Assessor such a number of deputies, Deputy assess to be appointed by him, as will, in the judgment of the Board, enable the Assessor to complete the assessment within the time prescribed by law, not exceeding two in any county.

SEC. 202. The Board must fix the compensation of the deputies so allowed, and such compensation must be paid out of the general fund in the Compensation. County Treasury. The compensation must not exceed $5 per day for each deputy for the time actually engaged, nor must any allowance be made (but?) for work done between the first Monday in April and the second Monday in July of each year. SEC. 203. When any personal property liable to personality after taxation is brought into a county at any time, and such property has not been assessed for that year, it must be listed and assessed the same as if it had been in the county at the time of the regular assessof ment, and the tax must be collected by the Assessor, as provided in this act, at any time.

Assessment of

regular assessment.

Collection

taxes.

When injunc

SEC. 204.

No injunction must be granted by any Court or Judge to restrain the collection of any tax or any part thereof, nor to restrain the sale of tion lies to re- any property for the non-payment of taxes, except: I. Where the tax, or the part thereof sought to be enjoined, is illegal, or is not authorized by law.

of taxes.

2. Where the property is exempt from taxation. SEC. 205. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

vit.

To affix affida

Repealing

SEC. 206. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage; Provided, The time for the performance of the duties or require- clause. ments enumerated in section 43 of this act is hereby extended for a period of sixty days for the year 1891 only. The date for the meeting of the Board of Appraisers, as required in section 58, shall be on or before the first Monday in April for the year 1891 only. The County Clerk shall perform the duties prescribed in sections 165 and 166 immediately upon the passage of this act.

APPROVED March 6, 1891.

When Act to take effect.

APPROPRIATION FOR EXPENSES OF STATE.

An Act to Appropriate Money for the Ordinary Expenses of the State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending December 1, A. D. 1891 and December 1, A. D. 1892.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana:

SECTION I. That the following sums, or so mnch thereof as may be necessary, be and the same are hereby appropriated for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year, ending December 1, A. D. 1891, and for the fiscal year, ending December 1, A. D. 1892, respectively:

State Board of Equalization, traveling and office expenses, one thousand ($1,000) dollars.

State Board of Equalization, clerk hire twelve hundred ($1,200) dollars.

State Board of Pardons, traveling and office expenses three hundred ($300) dollars.

State Board of Pardons, clerk hire five hundred ($500) dollars.

State Board of Prison Commissioners, traveling and office expenses, three hundred ($300) dollars. State Board of Land Commissioners, traveling and office expenses, fifteen hundred ($1,500) dollars. Selecting, platting, leasing, conveying and procuring patent to lands granted to the State by Congress for educational purposes, fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars.

State Board of Land Commissioners, clerical asistance, fifteen hundred ($1,500) dollars.

Repairs on State Arsenal, two hundred and fifty ($250) dollars.

For payment of bounties for killing of stock destroying animals, twelve thousand ($12,000) dollars. Stationery and office supplies for State officers, two thousand ($2,000) dollars.

Public printing of all kinds (except the Codes) and printing for both Houses for 1891, thirteen thousand ($13,000) dollars.

For payment of extra clerical help for the office of Secretary of State, three hundred ($300) dollars. SEC. 2. At the end of each fiscal year the moneys appropriated for any specific purpose herein, not drawn out of the treasury on account thereof shall by the Treasurer be immediately covered into the general fund.

APPROVED March 6th, 1891.

APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENTS OF STATE

GOVERNMENT,

An Act to Appropriate Money for the Executive Legislative and Judicial Departments for the Fiscal Years Ending December 1, A. D., 1891, and December 1, 1892.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana:

SECTION I. That the following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same are hereby appropriated for the objects hereinafter expressed for the fiscal year ending December 1, A. D., 1891, and for the fiscal year ending December 1, A. D., 1892, respectively.

For the fiscal year ending December 1, A. D. 1891:

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

Salary of Governor, five thousand dollars; salary of Secretary of State, three thousand dollars; salary of Attorney General, three thousand dollars; salary of State Treasurer, three thousand dollars; salary of State Auditor, three thousand dollars; salary of Superintendent of Public Instruction, twenty-five hundred dollars; Governor's Secretary, twelve hundred dollars; Governor's office (annual appropriation), including janitor's fees and furniture, five hundred dollars, Secretary of State, clerk hire, twelve hundred dollars; Secretary of State, office expenses, including janitor's fees and furniture, five hundred dollars, Attorney General's office expenses,including janitor's fees and furniture, two hundred and fifty dollars; State Treasurer, clerk hire, three hundred dollars; State Treasurer's office expenses, including janitor's fees and furniture, two hundred and fifty dollars; State Auditor, clerk hire, twelve hundred dollars; State Auditor's office expenses, including janitor's fees and furniture, two hundred and fifty dollars; Superintendent of Public Instruction, traveling expenses, five hundred dollars; office expenses of Superintendent of Public Instruction, including janitor's fees and furniture, two hundred and fifty dollars; rent for State offices, three thousand dollars; requisitions, one thousand dollars; rewards, two thousand dollars; total amount appropriated for the Executive Department, thirtyone thousand nine hundred dollars.