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place aforesaid, A. B., of the county of

and dollars and

of

-, having offered to pay the sum of cents, being the whole amount of taxes unpaid on said property (here follows a description of the property sold), which was the least quantity bid for, and payment of such sum having been made by him to the said treasurer, the said property was stricken off to him at that price; and whereas, the said A. B. did, on the day of A.D. 18—, duly assign the certificate of the sale of the property, as aforesaid, and all his right, title and interest to said property, to E. F., of the county of, and of—; and whereas, the time of redemption having elapsed since the date of said sale, and the said property has not been redeemed therefrom as provided by law. Now, therefore, I, C. D., of the county aforesaid, for and in consideration of the sum, to the paid, as aforesaid, and by virtue of the statute in such case made and provided, have bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the said A. B., his heirs and assigns, the real property last herein described. To have and to hold unto him the said A. B., his heirs and assigns forever, subject, however, to all the rights of redemption provided by law.

"In Witness Whereof, I, C. D., -as aforesaid, by virtue of authority aforesaid, have hereunto subscribed my name, on this day of, A.D. 18—.

"TERRITORY OF MONTANA,}

me,

SS.

C. D.

I hereby certify, that before in and for said county, personally appeared of said county, at the date of conveyance, and to me known

the above named C. D., the execution of the above to be the identical person whose name is affixed to, and who executed the above conveyance, as treasurer of said county, and acknowledged the execution of the same to be his voluntary act and deed as of said county, for the purposes therein ex

pressed.

"Given under my hand and seal, this 18-."

day of, A.D.

SEC. 44. When by the mistake or the wrongful act of the county treasurer, land has been sold, the county is to hold the purchaser harmless by paying him the amount of principal and interest to which he would have been entitled had the land been

rightfully sold; and the treasurer and his sureties will be liable for the amount, to the county, on his bond, or the purchaser may recover directly from the treasurer.

SEC. 45. Each county treasurer shall, at the expiration of every three months, render an account of and cause to be paid over to the territorial treasurer, the amount of all moneys collected for territorial purposes, and shall complete the collection of all lists delivered to him, and at the expiration of each fiscal year, shall report in person, and make final settlement, and pay over to the territorial treasurer the balance of all moneys collected by him for territorial purposes, for which final report he shall be allowed mileage.

SEC. 46. If any county treasurer shall fail to collect or render his account, as provided in the foregoing section, it shall be the duty of the territorial treasurer, and he is hereby authorized and required, to commence proceedings for a forfeiture of his bond, and if such treasurer should fail or refuse to so prosecnte them, any tax payer in the territory may commence such prosecution. That the first day of November, of each year, shall be the end of the fiscal year for county purposes, and the county treasurer shall, before retiring from office, settle in full with the county commissioners, and the territorial auditor and treasurer.

SEC. 47. The county treasurer of each county in this territory shall be, by virtue of his office, collector of taxes therein, and shall perform such other duties in that regard as are prescribed by law.

SEC. 48. The treasurer shall sell any and all personal property, or so much thereof as may be necessary, that may be seized by him for the non-payment of taxes, at public sale, conducted openly, and shall be sold after notice, published as required by law for the sale of personal property under execution. Such notice shall be given not less than five nor more than ten days.

SEC. 49. The act entitled "An Act for the collection of revenue," approved February 6, 1865, and all acts or parts of acts conflicting with this act, shall be and the same are hereby repealed.

SEC. 50. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved January 15, 1869.

AN ACT concerning Licenses.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Montana: SECTION 1. There shall be levied and collected by the tax collector, a license tax as follows: first, from each billiard table kept for public use, sixteen dollars per quarter; second, from the manager or lessee of every theatre, five dollars per day, or thirty dollars per month, and for each exhibition of serenaders, opera or concert singers, minstrels, sleight-of-hand performances, legerdemain, and all other shows or exhibitions, the same as required for theatrical performances; third, all dance houses or hurdygurdy houses shall pay a license of five dollars per day, or fifty dollars per month; fourth, for each and every insurance company, agent or agencies transacting business in this territory, the sum of. eighty dollars per year; fifth, each pawnbroker, twenty-five dollars per quarter; sixth, for each keeper of an intelligence office, ten dollars per quarter; seventh, from each assayer, fifteen dollars per quarter: Provided, They shall work for a compensation. Each professional man, before practicing as such, all lawyers, dentists, physicians, surgeons, and all other professions, shall pay a license of sixteen dollars per annum: Provided, That all persons who draw any legal instrument, deed, power of attorney or other documents, for which he charges a fee, shall be considered a professional man

SEC. 2. All keepers of livery and feed stables shall pay a license of fifteen dollars per quarter; all keepers of hay yards, corrals for feeding stock, or selling hay, shall pay a license of eight dollars per quarter, and all herders who keep or herd stock for hire, shall pay a license of ten dollars per quarter; ranchmen, whose receipts for herding stock exceed twenty dollars per month, shall pay the same license as herders. All keepers of liveries, who keep buggies, carriages, sleighs, and other vehicles, shall pay a license of two dollars and fifty cents for each and every vehicle per quarter, in addition to the fifteen dollars above provided.

SEC. 3. Each person keeping a bakery or confectionery shall pay a license of five dollars per month: Provided, Their business does not exceed five hundred per month; but all whose business does exceed five hundred dollars per month, shall pay a license of ten dollars per month. All barbers shall pay a license

of fifteen dollars per quarter: Provided, That any barber or barbers who keep more than two barber chairs, shall pay a license of twenty-five dollars per quarter.

SEC. 4. Licenses shall be obtained by the persons, private associations, incorporations, or bankers, doing business in this territory, or engaged in any one or more of the following occupations, to wit: In buying or selling foreign or inland bills of exchange, or in loaning money at interest, or in buying notes, bonds, or other indebtedness of private persons or territorial or county or city stocks or indebtedness, or stocks of incorporated companies, or in buying or selling gold dust, or gold or silver bullion, or gold or silver coin, keepers of savings banks, or engaged as common carriers, in transmitting or carrying gold dust, or gold or silver coin or bullion, from one place to another, for hire or profit, or engaged in receiving general or special deposits of gold dust or silver coin or bullion, including all brokers, shall be divided into four classes as follows: first, those doing business in the aggregate to the amount of fifty thousand dollars per quarter, shall constitute the first class, and shall pay a license of one hundred dollars per quarter; all whose business is under fifty thousand dollars per quarter, shall pay a license of fifty dollars per quarter; said amount to be paid to the collector of taxes in the county in which the party applying therefor desires to or does transact any or all of the occupations specified in this section, and a separate license shall be obtained for each branch or separate house of business in the same county: Provided, That all persons buying gold dust, gold and silver bullion, gold and silver coin, shall procure a license as above mentioned for that specific business.

SEC. 5. Every person who has a fixed place of business, who may deal in goods, wares or merchandise, wines or liquors, drugs or medicines, jewelry or wares of precious metals, or who shall expose the same for sale, shall pay a license as follows: Those whose sales are ten thousand dollars or more per month, shall constitute the first class, and shall pay a license of fifty dollars per quarter; those whose sales are five thousand and under ten thousand per month shall constitute the second class, and shall pay a license of thirty dollars per quarter; those whose sales are two thousand and under five thousand dollars per month shall constitute the third class, and pay a license of twenty dollars per quar

ter; those whose sales are under two thousand dollars per month, shall constitute the fourth class, and pay a license of ten dollars per quarter: Provided, That the sales of liquors or wines licensed under this section, shall not be in less quantities than one gallon, unless the person or persons making such sales shall, in addition to the license provided for in this section, pay a license of ten dollars per quarter: And provided further, That no license shall be issued under the provisions of this act for less than three months. SEC. 6. All auctioneers shall procure a license, and shall pay therefor the sum of twenty dollars per month, and all auctioneers who shall sell upon the streets of any town in this territory, horses, mules, cattle, or other live stock, shall pay a license of fifty dollars per month: Provided, No license shall be required for sale of goods on execution, or sheriff's sale under attachment or order of any

court.

SEC. 7. All keepers of restaurants and boarding houses shall pay a license of fifteen dollars per quarter; all keepers of lodging houses shall pay a license of ten dollars per quarter; all keepers of hotels shall pay a license of twenty-five dollars per quarter: Provided, That any person carrying on the hotel business more than two miles from any city, town or village, or in any city, town or village containing less than one hundred inhabitants, shall pay a license tax of five dollars per quarter.

SEC. 8. All persons who dispose of any spirituous or malt liquors in quantities of less than one gallon, shall, before the transacting of such business, obtain a license, for which he or they shall pay as follows: In any city, town or village that contains a popu lation of three hundred persons or more, the license shall be thirty dollars per quarter; in any city, town or village where the population is less than three hundred, and more than fifty, the license shall be fifteen dollars per quarter; and all persons who dispose of any spirituous or malt liquors in quantities of less than one gallon, outside of any town, city or village, and no nearer than three miles to any town, city or village, shall pay a license of eight dollars per quarter.

SEC. 9. Every traveling merchant, hawker or peddler who shall carry a pack or a trunk, and shall sell goods, wares or merchandise, shall pay a license of five dollars per month: Provided, That every peddler or hawker, traveling with a wagon or wagons,

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