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Montana Legislative Assembly (27th: 1941) records, 1940-1941

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Montana. Legislative Assembly.
Title
Montana Legislative Assembly (27th: 1941) records
Dates
1940-1941 (inclusive)
Quantity
.8 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
LR 27
Summary
Collection contains records (1940-1941) of the Montana 27th Legislative Assembly including the report of the House Special Committee to Investigate the Conditions Existing at the Montana State Hospital for the Insane at Warm Springs; reports of Joint Committees on Educational Institutions and Affairs and on State Governmental Organization; minutes of House Committee on Mines and Mining; minutes of the Senate Judiciary Committee; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials, and status sheets; and miscellany.
Repository
Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

The Montana State Legislature is made up of two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Constitution of Montana limits the size of the Senate to no fewer than 40 and no more than 50 members and the size of the House of Representatives to no fewer than 80 and no more than 100 members. Each house is responsible for choosing its officers, creating committees and establishing its own rules. The Montana Legislature meets for 90 days every odd numbered year, beginning the first Monday in January, or the following Wednesday if the first Monday is New Years Day. The first State Legislature convened on November 23, 1889, fifteen days after Montana became a state. Each following Legislature has been numbered sequentially.

The 27th Montana Legislature met from January 6th to March 6th, 1941. The leaders of the Senate were Ernest Eaton (R-President), and W.E. Keeley (R-President Pro Tempore). The leaders of the House were E.J. Stromnes (D-Speaker), Paul Cannon (D-Speaker Pro Tempore), E.J. Byrne (D-Majority Leader), and E.G. Toomey (R-Minority Leader).

Sources:The Constitution of the State of Montana as adopted by the Constitutional Convention March 22, 1972, and as ratified by the people, June 6, 1972, referendum no. 68, "A GUIDE TO THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE," The Montana Legislature,; “Montana Legislative Leadership 1889 – Present”.

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Content Description

The collection includes the minutes of House Committee on Mines and Mining; minutes of the Senate Judiciary Committee; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials, and status sheets; report of the House Special Committee to Investigate the Conditions Existing at the Montana State Hospital for the Insane at Warm Springs; reports of Joint Committees on Educational Institutions and Affairs and on State Governmental Organization. The collection also contains miscellany material including the report of legislative intent of H.B. 344 (re referendum on legalizing gambling), S.B. 75 (re appointment of water commissioner), S.B. 158 (re state police), S.B. 180 (re depositions and physical examinations), proposed judicial election bill, and S.B. 92 (re rates of state assistance to counties); report on salaries of state officers and employees; and the of State Water Conservation Board.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

[item description and date]. Montana Legislative Assembly (27th: 1941) records, 1940-1941. Legislative Records 27. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is organized into four series, House and Senate Joint Committees, House of Representatives, Senate, and Miscellany (arranged alphabetically).

The series House and Senate Joint Committees is organized into one subseries, Joint Committee Reports (arranged alphabetically).

The series House of Representatives is organized into six subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically), House Bills (arranged numerically), House Special Committee Reports (arranged alphabetically), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), Status of House Bills (arranged chronologically), and House Joint Memorials (arranged numerically).

The series Senate is organized into eight subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically), Senate Resolutions (arranged alphabetically), Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), Senate Calendar (arranged chronologically), Senate Memorials (arranged numerically), and Senate Joint Memorials (arranged numerically).

Location of Collection

51:6-1

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Note

Connie Geiger processed the collection in 1994

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • House and Senate Joint Committees

  • House of Representatives

    • House Standing Committee Minutes

    • House Bills

      • Description: Bill nos. 1-2, 5-14, 16, 19-20, 22, 28-33, 35-50, 53-55, 58-64, 68-69, 76, 78, 80-81, 84, 86-93, 95, 98-99 (also Substitute House Bill nos. 1, 46; Substitute Bill no. 78)
        Dates: 1941
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 4
        Location: House of Representatives / House Bills
      • Description: Bill nos. 100-104, 106-108, 110-117, 119-124, 126-133, 135-137, 142-144, 146, 148, 150-153, 155-161, 164, 166-172, 179-181, 185, 187-189, 191, 194-196, 198-199, 201-204, 206-207, 210-212, 216-217 (also Substitute House Bill nos. 139, 142, 183)
        Dates: 1941
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 5
        Location: House of Representatives / House Bills
      • Description: Bill nos. 219-222, 224-226, 228-230, 232, 234-235, 237-239, 243, 247-250, 252-253, 256-258, 260-263, 267-268, 272, 278-280, 283, 287-291, 295, 298
        Dates: 1941
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 6
        Location: House of Representatives / House Bills
      • Description: Bill nos. 300-301, 303, 305-309, 311, 314-316, 319, 323-325, 327, 330, 333-334, 336-338, 340, 344-346, 349-351, 353-354, 356-357, 362-394 (also Substitute House Bill nos. 350-351, 353, 363-364)
        Dates: 1941
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 7
        Location: House of Representatives / House Bills

    • House Special Committee Reports

    • House Joint Resolutions

    • Status of House Bills

      • Description: 12th, 15th, 16th, 18th-20th, 22nd, 34th, 38th-39th, 42nd-43rd, 45th, 51st-53rd, 57th, and 58th-59th Legislative Days
        Dates: 1941
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 10
        Location: House of Representatives / Status of House Bills

    • House Joint Memorials

  • Senate

    • Senate Standing Committee Minutes

    • Senate Bills

      • Description: Bill nos. 1-7, 11-12, 14-23, 25-27, 29-33, 35-36, 38-40, 42-44, 55, 57-65, 67-68, 70, 72-73, 75-80, 82, 84-92, 97-99 (also Substitute Senate Bill nos. 1, 11, 18, 67, 78)
        Dates: 1941
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 13
        Location: Senate / Senate Bills
      • Description: Bill nos. 100-101, 104-116, 119, 121, 123-132, 135-137, 142, 145-148, 150, 153-155, 158-162, 164, 167, 169-170, 173, 175-186, 189, 191-192, 194-195 (also Substitute Senate Bill nos. 116, 128, 189)
        Dates: 1941
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 13-14
        Location: Senate / Senate Bills

    • Senate Resolutions

      • Description: re Governor's recess nominations
        Dates: 1941
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 15
        Location: Senate / Senate Resolutions

    • Senate Joint Resolutions

    • Status Sheets of Senate Bills

      • Description: 35th, 37th, 39th-40th, 44th-45th, 48th, 51st-53rd, 58th-60th Legislative Days; final status
        Dates: 1941 February 8-March 6
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 17
        Location: Senate / Status Sheets of Senate Bills

    • Senate Calendar

      • Description: 27th Legislative Day
        Dates: 1941 February 1
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 18
        Location: Senate / Senate Calendar

    • Senate Memorials

      • Description: Bill no. 4 (also re deaths of John H. Leuthold, J.C.F. Siegfreidt, and Thomas Kane)
        Dates: 1941
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 19
        Location: Senate / Senate Memorials

    • Senate Joint Memorials

  • Miscellany

    • Description: The Capital Building Its History Its Appointments Its Art
      Dates: 1941
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 21
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: Governor's report of pardons, communications of sentences and remission of fines (January 1939-January 1941)
      Dates: 1941 January 14
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 22
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: List of Montana Legislative Assembly members
      Dates: 1941
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 23
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: List of Senate and House Standing Committees
      Dates: 1941
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 24
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: "Out of State Travel Authorized for State Officers and Employees January 1, 1939 to December 1940..."
      Dates: 1941
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 25
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: Report on legislative intent of H.B. 344 (re referendum on legalizing gambling); S.B. 75 (re appointment of water commissioner); S.B. 158 (re state police); S.B. 180 (re depositions and physical examinations); proposed judicial election bill; and S.B. 92 (re rates of state assistance to counties)
      Dates: 1941
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 26
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: Report on salaries of state officers and employees (arranged by department and board)
      Dates: 1941
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 27
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: Report on State Water Conservation Board
      Dates: Dec. 31, 1940
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 28
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: Reports of Montana Education Association on H.B. nos. 88-89, 104, 144, 210, 238-239, 345; transportation bill; and Eastern Montana State Normal School students
      Dates: 1941
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 29
      Location: Miscellany

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Subject Terms

  • Bills, Legislative--Montana.
  • Legislative bodies--Committees--Montana.

Corporate Names

  • Warm Springs State Hospital.

Geographical Names

  • Montana--Politics and government.

Finding aid prepared by Connie Geiger, 1994
2006

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