any of the provisions of this Act, shall upon conviction be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not less than one year, nor more than three years.

SECTION 5. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage. APPROVED Feby. 13, 1893.

An Act Placing the Books, Papers and Other Property of the Historical Society of the State of Montana, Under Control of the State and Providing for the Appointment of Trustees to Manage the Same.

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

SECTION I. That the books, papers and other property now in the custody of the Librarian of the Historical Society of the State of Montana, or which may be added thereto, shall be under the exclusive control of a Board of five trustees who shall be nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, and shall serve for the term of two years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. SECTION 2. That the said Board of Trustees shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to discharge the duties of said Historical Society, which are now or may be defined by law. SECTION 3. That all acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

APPROVED Mch. 2, 1893.

An Act, to Transfer the Miscellaneous Division of the Montana State Library to the Library of the Historical Society of the State of Montana and to the Care and Custody of Its Officers. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: SECTION I. That the books, papers, pamphlets, charts, maps, manuscripts, paintings, engravings, photographs and other property belonging (to?) the State, now in the Miscellaneous Division of the Montana Library or which shall hereafter be added to it by purchase or donation, are hereby transferred to and made a part of the library of the Historical Society of the State of Montana and shall be under the care and custody of the Librarian of said Society and the officers thereof.

APPROVED Mch. 9, 1893.

An Act Entitled an Act to Amend Sections 58 and 59 of an Act Entitled "An Act Concerning Revenue," Approved March 6th, 1891.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: SECTION 1. That sections 58 and 59 of an Act of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana entitled "An Act Concerning Revenue," approved March 6th, 1891, be, and the same are hereby amended to read as follows, to wit:

SECTION 58. The Judge of the District Court, or if there be two Judges in the District, then the senior Judge of said District Court, shall on or before the second Monday in February of each year, designate three reputable citizens who shall be residents and taxpayers in the County for which they are appointed, who shall constitute a Board of Appraisers whose duty it shall be to fix valuations of real estate in the county for the purposes of assessment by the County Assessor, which valuation so fixed by said Board of Appraisers shall constitute the value or "true value" of such real estate. Said Board of appraisers shall meet on the third Monday in February of each year, and continue in session until its duties as prescribed by this section are completed, not exceeding eight days, except in counties where the valuation exceeds ten million dollars, the session of said Board shall not exceed twelve days unless the Judge appointing such Appraisers shall for good cause shown, by an order in writing extend the said time, but there shall be no such extension beyond a reasonable time for the said Appraisers with due diligence to complete their labors.

The Assessor in making up his assessment list of real estate is hereby prohibited from assessing any greater or less value upon any piece of real estate than that so fixed by said Board of Appraisers.

If there be more than one county in the district over which the Judge presides he shall designate three appraisers for each county in the District. Provided, That that no county official shall be appointed to serve upon the Board of Appraisers. It shall be the duty of the County Assessor to attend the meeting of the Board of Appraisers and give such Board all the information in his possession concerning property to be assessed and its valuation.

SECTION 59. Each member of said Board of Appraisers shall be allowed a compensation of eight dollars per day for his services while actually employed in the discharge of his duties as a member of said Board, such compensation to be allowed by the Board of County Commissioners and paid in the same way as other similar claims against the county.

SECTION 2. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

SECTION 3. This Act shall be in force and take effect on the first day of January 1894.

APPROVED Feby. 24, 1893.

An Act to Amend Section 167, of an Act of the Second Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana, Entitled “An Act Concerning Revenue."

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: SECTION 1. That Sec. 167, of an Act of the Second Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana, entitled, "An Act concerning Revenue," approved March 6th, 1891, is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

"SECTION 167." The Assessor must demand payment of poll tax of every person liable therefor whose names does not appear upon the Assessment list, and on the neglect or refusal of such person to pay the same, he must collect by seizure and sale of any personal property owned by such person. Poll tax shall be added upon the assessment list to other taxes of persons liable therefor, paying taxes upon real or personal property, and paid to the County Treasurer at the time of payment of other taxes.

SECTION 2.

Section 179, 180, and 181 of an Act entitled An Act concerning Revenue, approved March 6th, 1891, are hereby repealed. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and

SECTION 3.

after its passage.

APPROVED Mch. 8, 1893.

An Act to Legalize and Confirm the Official Acts of Notaries

Public.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana : SECTION 1. The official acts of every person acting as notary public within the State of Montana, and heretofore commissioned as such, which acts have been performed since the eighth day of November, A. D. 1889, and up to and including the date of the passage of this Act, so far as such acts might be effected, impaired or questioned by reason of change of residence made after appointment, misnomer or mis-spelling of name or other error made in the appointment or commission of such notary public; neglect to take the prescribed

oath of office; the minority of such person, or the expiration of his term of office, are hereby legalized and confirmed, and made effectual and valid.

SECTION 2. Nothing in this Act contained shall effect any legal action or proceeding now pending.

SECTION 3.
This Act shall take effect from and after its passage.
APPROVED Feby. 15, 1893.

An Act, Entitled an Act, to Amend an Act, Entitled "An Act to Provide an Index to District Court Records and Providing for Keeping the Same," Approved February 23d, 1891.

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

SECTION 1. That an Act entitled "An Act, to provide an index to district court records and providing for keeping the same," approved February 23d, 1891, be, and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows, to-wit:

SECTION 1. That hereafter each Clerk of Court in each County of the respective Judicial Districts of the State shall keep in addition to the records now required by law, a book called "General Index to Court Records and also a second book to be called "Inverse General Index to Court Records". The pages of the "General Index" shall be divided into eighteen columns, and the pages of the "Inverse General Index" shall be divided into five columns, with heads to the respective columns as follows:

FOR THE "GENERAL INDEX" THUS:

SECTION 2. Said Clerk shall cause to be made in each of said index books correct entries under the appropriate headings of each and every action begun in the Court of which he is Clerk, entering them alphabetically by the name of the plaintiff in the "General Index" and alphabetically by the name of the defendants in the “Inverse General Index" continuing to make such entries in the manner aforesaid from time to time as the progress of the case may require. APPROVED Feby. 27, 1893.

An Act Regulating the Hours of Labor of Stationary Engineers and Fixing Penalties for Violation Thereof.

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

SECTION 1. That from and after the first day of May, A. D. 1893, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to operate or handle for more than 8 hours in each twenty-four (24) hours, any first motion or direct-acting hoisting engine; any geared or indirect-acting hoisting engine at any mine employing fifteen (15) or more men underground, where the duties of a fireman are performed by the engineer in charge, also any stationary engineer operating a stationary engine developing fifty (50) or more horse power where such engineer has charge or control, of a boiler or boilers in addition to the other duties performed by him.