of the provisions of section five of this act, with like effect. Sec. 8. Bonds to the amount of four thousand Amount to supply deficit in dollars, of the amount authorized to be issued in treasury. section one of this act, may be set aside and disposed of by said county commissioners as hereinaf ter provided, for the purpose of raising money to meet the deficit now existing in the treasury of said county, by reason of the robbery of the same on the night of December 31st, 1875. highest bidder. vate sale. Sec. 9. That as soon as practicable after the Bonds sold to passage of this act, the commissioners of said county May sell at priare hereby authorized to advertise in one weekly newspaper published in the territory, that they will, on a certain day, to be fixed by them, sell to the highest bidder, the coupon bonds mentioned in section eight of this act: Provided, That the said commissioners are authorized to reject any and all bids, and to sell said coupon bonds at private sale if they believe it to be for the best interests of the county. plied to supply Sec. 10. The money arising from the sale of said Proceeds apcoupon bonds of said county, shall be immediately ap- deficit. plied to the payment of the deficit in the treasury of said county, caused by the robbery of the same, on the night of Dec. 31st, 1875. deemed to b Sec. 11. If at any time before the expiration of Bonds rethree years from the date of said coupon bonds, canceled. there shall accumulate in the sinking fund of said county, the sum of one hundred dollars or more, and as often as the same may occur, the treasurer of said county shall purchase from the holder or holders of the said coupon bonds, at not exceeding their par value, such bonds as he may have money in the sinking fund applicable to such purpose, and the treasurer of said county shall cancel all bonds so purchased or redeemed, and all bonds purchased or redeemed as provided for in this act, by writing across the face of such bond or bonds, Penalty for forging or counterfeiting pon. when so purchased or redeemed, the word "redeemed," and the date of such redemption. Sec. 12. If any person or persons shall falsely bond or cou- make, forge, counterfeit, or alter, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, counterfeited, or altered, or shall wilfully aid or assist in falsely making, forging, counterfeiting, or altering any bond or coupon authorized to be issued under the authority of this act, or shall pass, utter, publish, or sell, or shall have or keep in possession, or conceal with intent to utter, publish, or sell, any such false, forged, counterfeited, or altered bond or coupon, with intent to defraud any body, corporate or politic, or any other person or persons whomsoever, every such per son so offending shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment and confinement at hard labor in the penitentiary not exceeding fifteen years. When act to take effect. Sec. 13. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 31st, 1876. SPECIAL LAWS. AN ACT authorizing the county commissioners of Deer Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory Sec. 1. That the board of county commissioners of Deer Lodge county are hereby authorized and required to issue to the following named persons, their heirs or assigns, warrants on the general fund of said county, to reimburse said parties for labor done, materials furnished, and moneys expended in the construction of the wagon road leading from Deer Lodge City to Pioneer City in said county of Deer Lodge, constructed under the supervision of John J. Dounhouer, in such sums as may hereafter be found due them, as provided for under section 2 of this act. The names of said parties are: John J. Dounhouer, Jere. B. Wilcox, Charles Bielenberg, G. Higgins, E. Goodnight, John Blackledge, P. Gilfoy, J. Simmitt, W. Brainard, and A. Gavon. Sec. 2. Before any warrants shall be issued by the commissioners of said county under the provisions of this act, the parties named herein, or their heirs or assigns, shall make affidavit before some officer authorized by law to administer oaths, that such labor has been performed, or such materials furnished, or such moneys expended, by them, in the construction of said road, and that the same has never been paid. Upon the filing of such affidavits with the clerk of the board of county commissioners, it shall be the duty of the said board of commissioners at their first regular meeting thereafter, to issue to the party or parties making such affidavit, warrants on the general fund of said county, to the amount of their respective claims. Provided, That this act shall not be construed to authorize said commissioners to issue warrants to any persons not herein named. Sec. 3. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 11, 1876. Commissioners may issue cou redeem bonds 1876 and 1877. SPECIAL LAWS. AN ACT to provide for the redemption of the funded debt of Lewis and Clarke county. Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Montana: Sec. 1. That the commissioners of Lewis and pon bonds to Clarke county are hereby authorized and empowered of county due in to issue on the credit of said county, coupon bonds to an amount sufficient to enable them to redeem all outstanding bonds of said county, falling due in the years A. D. 1876 and A. D. 1877, which said bonds shall be redeemable at the pleasure of said county, after three years from their date, and shall become due and payable ten years from their date. Denomination and rate of in to be issued. thentication of pons. Sec. 2. Said bonds shall be of the denomination terest of bonds of fifty, one hundred, five hundred, and one thousand dollars, each, and shall bear interest at a rate Form and au- not exceeding ten per cent per annum. They shall bonds and cou-be in such form as the commissioners may direct, and they shall be signed by the chairman of the board of county comissioners and the treasurer of said county; they shall also be sealed and countersigned by the clerk of said county. The coupons attached to the bonds shall be signed by the chairman of said board, the treasurer of the county, and Bonds to be the county clerk. Each bond issued shall be regis registered. Sale of bonds to meet deficit. tered by the said county treasurer in a book provided for that purpose, and such registration shall show the number and amount of each bond, and when and to whom issued. Sec. 3. When it shall appear to said board of county commissioners at any regular meeting thereof that there is not a sufficient sum in the sinking fund to meet any outstanding bonds maturing and falling due before their next regular session, they shall order a sale of a sufficient number of the bonds provided for in this act to meet such deficit and no more. and sale of this act. Sec. 4. Such sale of bonds shall be by public Advertisement auction to the highest bidder for cash, and shall be bonds under made at the front door of the court house in said Lewis and Clarke county. Notice of the time and place of such sale shall be given by advertisement in one or more newspapers published in this territory, for a period of not less than four weeks; and if the said commissiones shall deem it expedient and for the best interests of said county, by like advertisement in one newspaper published in New York city, for such length of time as they may direct. terest on bonds this act. Sec. 5. The treasurer of said county shall pay Payment of inin lawful money of the United Sates at the expira-issued under tion of six months from the date of the issue of each bond, the interest due thereon, and semi-annually thereafter, upon presentation at his office of the proper coupon which shall show the amount due and the number of the bond to which it belonged. All coupons so paid shall be reported to the said commissioners at their first meeting thereafter. Should the holder or holders of said bonds to an amount of not less than one thousand dollars give the said treasurer notice in writing that they desire the bonds so held by them and the interest accruing thereon to be paid at a designated national bank in the city of New York, then the said bonds and coupons so held by such person or persons shall be payable at such bank in the city of New York. Otherwise said bonds and coupons shall be payable at the office of said county treasurer. the sale of Sec. 6. The proceeds of the sale of such bonds Proceeds of shall be paid into the county treasury of said county bonds. and shall be applied to the sinking fund. bonds redeem Sec. 7. The treasurer shall register in a book to Registry of be kept by him for that purpose, all bonds redeemed ed. by him, which book shall show the amount of the |