Duty of District Court Clerk.

For the "Inverse General Index" the same as the "General Index," save that the second column shall be headed "defendant" and the third column "plaintiff" respectively.

SEC. 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 names 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 February 23, 1891.

POWERS OF DISTRICT COURT CLERKS IN VACA-
TION.

A Bill for an Act Conferring Additional Powers on Clerks of District Courts.

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

Powers of Clerk

in Vacation.

SECTION I. The Clerks of the several District Courts of the State shall have power, in vacation, to file petitions for probate of wills and of administration and guardianship, issue notices of hearing of the same, and upon such hearing, grant letters testamentary, of administration, and of guardianship, where no protests or objections are made or filed thereto; appoint appraisors of property of decedentts; file and approve all bonds of executors, ad- of District Court ministrators and guardians; file all reports, accounts and petitions of executors, administrators and guardians; file and approve claims against estates; file and approve all accounts of executors, administrators and guardians (except final accounts); issue all orders of hearings and orders to give notice to creditors; and generally to make such orders as may be necessary to the exercise of the powers hereby conferred.

SEC. 2. Any act of the clerks, as contemplated in section 1 of this act, shall be binding on all parties interested therein until the next term of the Court after they are entered of record, when they shall be read in open court and approved, set aside

Ratification of Acts of Clerk.

or modified, but until so set aside or modified, it shall have the same fòrce and effect as if done by the court.

SEC. 3. Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to in any way abridge the power or dutes already conferred upon Clerks of the District Court.

APPROVED March 6, 1891.

DIVISION FOUR.

LAWS RELATING TO COUNTIES AND DISTRICT AND COUNTY AND DISTRICT OFFICERS.

NOTICES OF ELECTION.

An Act Relating to the Duties of Clerks of Boards of County Commissioners in Issuing Notices of Election.

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

Notices of Election to Include

SECTION I. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of the several counties in the State, to include, in the notices of election provided for in section 1013, Fifth Division, Compiled Statutes, all offices that will become va- Offices to become cant by reason of expiration of term before the general election next succeeding the election for which such notices provide.

SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

APPROVED March 4, 1891.

vacant.

Repealing Clause

ROAD VIEWERS.

Appointment and Duties of

A Bill for an Act to amend Section 1810, Fifth Division, General Laws of the Compiled Statutes of

Moniana.

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

SECTION I. That section 1810, Fifth Division, General Laws, Compiled Statutes of Montana, be, and is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

SEC. 1810. It shall be the duty of the Board of County Commissioners of any County in this State to appoint a board consisting of three freeholders or householders of the county to view and mark out the road prayed for in the petition, and to fix a time for such view and to cause notices to be posted in three or more public places along the proposed new Road Viewers. road at least five days previous to the day fixed for the view thereof, giving parties in interest notice that at the time fixed by the Board of County Commissioners the viewers so appointed will meet at the point designated in the petition as the starting point of such road to attend to their duties as viewProof of such notice shall be made by affidavit and filed in the office of the County Clerk. APPROVED March 6, 1891.

ers.