APPROPRIATION FOR CERTAIN CLAIMS. An Act to Provide for the Payment of all Claims against the State Approved by the State Board of Examiners and Reported to the Second Legislative Assembly. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: SECTION I. That the sum of forty-four thousand six hundred forty-eight and nineteen one-hundredth dollars, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of all claims against the State, approved by the State Board of Examiners and reported to the Second Legislative Assembly. SEC. 2. That in payment of said claims the Auditor is hereby directed to draw his warrants upon the State Treasurer in favor of the following persons and for the following amounts set opposite their respective names: A. M. Roberts, one thousand and thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents. C. P. Connolly, two thousand three hundred and forty-three dollars. M. L. Mason, eight hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixty-six cents. Independent Publishing Company, two thousand two hundred and thirty dollars and thirty-eight cents. Journal Publishing Company, seven thousand nine hundred and nine dollars and ninety-eight cents. William Zastrow, six hundred and eighty dollars. ト William Rumsey, six hundred and fifty dollars. J. R. Miller, four hundred dollars. R. O. Hickman, seven hundred and sixty-one dollars and thirteen cents. County Commissioners Lewis and Clarke County, four thousand five hundred and fifty-five dollars. Merchants National Bank, Helena, two thousand four hundred and eighty-eight dollars and fifty cents. W. H. Orr, seventy-three dollars and ninety-four cents. Willie Pope, sixty-six dollars. Pennsylvania Training School, three hundred and thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents. Montana National Bank, Helena, six thousand eight hundred and seventy-two dollars and eighty cents. W. G. Dougherty, four hundred and twenty-three dollars and eighty-one cents. Stockmen's National Bank, Benton, three thousand two hundred and sixty-three dollars and fifty cents. Helena Herald, two hundred and ninety-six dollars. R. A. Luke & Co., one hundred and twentyeight dollars. I. L. Israel, one hundred and five dollars. L. F. LaCroix, one hundred and twenty-eight dollars. C. M. Jefferies, one thousand and fifty-four dollars. Wm. DeLacey, one hundred and twenty-eight dollars. John E. Lloyd, seven hundred and sixty-six dollars and ten cents. J. R. Sanford, eight hundred and ninety-seven dollars and forty cents. W. W. White, one hundred and twenty-five dollars. A. M. Holter Hardware Company, twenty-seven dollars and eighty cents. T. F. Collins, eleven dollars and fifty cents. Pierce Hoopes, four hundred and fifty dollars. T. C. Power & Bro., two thousand four hundred and sixty-nine dollars. Gertrude Hoopes, sixty-six dollars and sixty-six cents. Frank Turner & Co., twelve dollars and twentyfive cents. Inter Mountain Publishing Company, ninety dollars. First National Bank, Helena, five hundred and twenty-two dollars. Merchants National Bank, Helena, one thousand four hundred and eighty-six dollars. T. C. Power, four hundred and fifty dollars. W. A. Rumsey, twenty-five dollars. LEVY OF STATE TAXES FOR 1891 AND 1892. An Act to Provide Revenue for the Support of the Government of the State for the Fiscal Years of 1891 and 1892. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: SECTION I. There is hereby levied, for State purposes, upon all the property of the State liable to taxation, for the fiscal year of 1891, an advalorem tax of two and one-half mills on each dollar valuation of such property. SEC. 2. There is hereby levied, for State purposes, upon all the property of the State liable to taxation, for the fiscal year of 1892, an advalorem tax of two and one-half mills on each dollar of valuation of such property. SEC. 3. This act takes effect from and after its passage. APPROVED March 4, 1891. LICENSES. License of stable keepers. An Act Concerning Licenses. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: SECTION I. All keepers of livery and feed stables shall pay a license of fifteen dollars per quarter and all keepers of hay yards, corrals for feeding stock or selling hay shall pay a license of eight dollars per quarter in towns of five hundred or more. All omnibuses and carriages that are run for hire or profit in any city or town of more than five hundred inhabitants drawn by one horse, shall Of omnibuses pay two dollars and fifty cents per quarter, and for each additional horse used there, with two dollars and fifty cents per quarter; each street car company shall pay a license of twenty-five dollars per quar and carriages. ter. SEC. 2. Every merchant, person, firms or corporation, having a permanent or established place of business for the sale of goods, wares or merchandise shall pay a license for conducting said busi Of merchants. ness in proportion to the amount of such sales as follows: Those whose sales amount to ten thousand dollars and upwards per month, shall pay a license of forty dollars per quarter; those whose sales are five thousand and under ten thousand dollars per month, shall pay a license of twenty dollars per quarter; those whose sales are two thousand and under five thousand dollars per month, shall pay a license of fifteen dollars per quarter; those whose sales are one thousand and under two thousand dollars per month, shall pay a license of ten dollars per quarter; those whose sales are under one thousand dollars per month, shall pay a license of five dollars per quarter. Every person, firm or corporation not having any permanent or established place of business as above defined and not being a traveling merchant, hawker or peddler, as defined in section thirty-five, who deals in or offers or exposes for sale any goods, wares, or merchandise, shall pay a license therefor of one hundred dollars per quar. ter in each and every county in which such goods, wares or merchandise is offered or exposed for sale. In addition to the license above required from those not having a permanent and established place of business, the owner, or person in possession of the goods, wares or merchandise, shall pay a tax thereon at the rate fixed and prescribed by the last preceding levy; Provided, said goods and merchandise shall be only once assessed and taxed during any one year. It shall be the duty of the County Treasurer of the respective counties, before issuing Treasurer and asa license to any person, firm or corporation offering licenses. or proposes to offer, or expose for sale any goods, wares or merchandise, and who has no permanent or established place of business, to notify the County Assessor and the Assessor shall proceed without delay to assess the same and make return thereof to the Treasurer, and the Treasurer, before issuing Duty of County sessor as to |