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LR 40
Montana. Legislative Assembly.
Montana Legislative Assembly (40th: 1967) records
1967
4 linear feet of shelf space
Collection contains records (1967) of the Montana 40th
Legislative Assembly including minutes of the Joint Committee to Consider Proposals for the
Study of the Legislative Council; report of the House Select Committee Appointed to Study
the Salaries and Wages of State, County, and City Officials; minutes and reports of House
and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint
resolutions and memorials; and miscellany of the regular and extraordinary sessions.
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English
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 40th Montana Legislature met from January 2nd to March 3rd, 1967, and a Special Session held March 3rd through 18th, 1967. The leaders of the Senate were Ted James (R-President), Edward Dussault (D-President Pro Tempore), Eugene Mahoney (D-Majority Leader), and Jean Turnage (R-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House were James Felt (R-Speaker), John Leuthold (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), James Lucas (R-Majority Leader), and Gordon Twedt (D-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”.
The collection includes minutes of the Joint Committee to Consider Proposals for the Study
of the Legislative Council; report of the House Select Committee Appointed to Study the
Salaries and Wages of State, County, and City Officials; minutes and reports of House and
Senate standing committees; and House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint
resolutions and memorials of the regular and extraordinary sessions. The collection also
contains miscellany material including list of lobbyists; speech by Governor Tim Babcock to
Joint Session; and exhibits including "Montana Arts Council," "The Montana Corporation
Annual Report 1965", and "Reasons for Acceleration of Small Watershed Projects in Montana";
and U.S. District Court findings, conclusions, and decrees regarding appointment of
congressional districts of the state of Montana.
The collection is organized into four series, House and Senate Joint Committees, House of Representatives, Senate, and Miscellany.
The series House and Senate Joint Committees is organized into two subseries, Joint Subcommittee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically) and Special Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically).
The series House of Representatives is organized into eight subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), Reports of House Special Committee (arranged alphabetically by committee), House Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), House Journals (arranged chronologically), and House Memorial Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number).
The series Senate is organized into six subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), and Senate Journals (arranged chronologically).
Collection is open for research.
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.
[item description and date]. Montana Legislative Assembly (40th: 1967) records, 1967.
Legislative Records 40. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center.
Archives. Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request.
Bill Summers processed the collection in 1986.
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Montana Historical Society
Archives catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places
should search under these terms.
Bills, Legislative--Montana.
Legislative bodies--Committees--Montana.
Montana. Legislative Assembly--investigations.
Wages--Montana.
Montana--Politics and government.
Montana
Detailed Description of the Collection
House and Senate Joint Committees
Joint Subcommittee Minutes
1 / 1
Appropriations: Elected Officials
1967 January 12 - February 16
1 / 2
Appropriations: University Units
1967 January 18 - February 2
[see Joint House Appropriations Committee and
Senate Finance and Claims Committee minutes in Senate Finance and Claims Committee
minutes]
[see Joint Rules Committee in Senate Rules]
Special Joint Committee Minutes
1 / 3
Joint Committee to Consider Proposals for Study by
the Legislative Council
1967 March 18
House of Representatives
House Standing Committee Minutes
1 / 4
Affairs of Cities [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: map
case]
1967 January 9 - March 15
1 / 5
Agriculture and Irrigation
1967 January 6 - February 7
1 / 6
Appropriations
1967 January 2 - March 17
1 / 7-8
Business and Industry
1967 January 11 - March 2
1 / 9
Constitutions, Elections and Federal
Relations
1967 January 12 - February 2
1 / 10
Education
1967 January 4 - February 23
1 / 11
Fish and Game
1967 January 9 - February 24
1 / 12-13
Highways
1967 January 11 - March 15
1 / 14-15
Judiciary
1967 January 5 - February 22
1 / 16
Labor and Compensation
1967 January 9 - February 17
1 / 17
Legislative Administration
1967 January 10 - March 18
1 / 18
Livestock and Range
1967 January 12 - March 1
1 / 19-20
Public Health, Welfare and Safety
1967 January 10 - February 28
1 / 21-22
Research and Resources
1967 January 4 - March 2
1 / 23
State Administration
1967 January 9 - March 2
1 / 24
Townships and Counties
1967 January 10 - February 23
1 / 25-26
Ways and Means
1967 January 10- 31
2 / 1
Ways and Means
1967 February 1 - March 15
House Bills
2 / 2-13
Bill nos. 1-578
1967
2 / 14
Bill nos. 14-15, 17, 19-25, 27-43 [Extraordinary
Session]
1967
Reports of House Special Committee
2 / 15
Report of the House select committee appointed to
study the salaries and wages of state, county and city officials
1967
House Resolutions
2 / 16
Bill nos. 1-31
1967
House Joint Resolutions
2 / 17
Bill nos. 1-38
1967
Status Sheets of House Bills
2 / 18-20
2nd-30th Legislative Days
1967 January 3-31
3 / 1-5
31st-60th Legislative Days
1967 February 1 - March 2
3 / 6
2nd-15th Legislative Days [Extraordinary
Session]
1967 March 4-17
House Journals
3 / 7-9
1st-60th Legislative Days
1967 January 2 - March 2
3 / 10
1st-16th Legislative Days [Extraordinary
Session]
1967 March 3-18
House Memorial Resolutions
3 / 11
Memorial resolutions
1967
Senate
Senate Standing Committee Minutes
3 / 12
Agriculture
1967 January 18 - February 27
3 / 13
Banking and Insurance
1967 January 16 - February 17
3 / 14
Commerce and Labor
1967 January 11 - February 22
3 / 15
Constitutions, Elections and Federal
Relations
1967 January 10 - February 24
3 / 16
Education
1967 January 4 - March 1
3 / 17-18
Finance and Claims (includes Joint House
Appropriations and Senate Finance and Claims Committee, January 9-11,
1967)
1967 January 4 - March 17
3 / 19
Fish and Game
1967 January 11- February 28
3 / 20
Highways and Transportation
1967 January 17 - March 17
3 / 21
Irrigation and Water
1967 January 13 - March 1
3 / 22
Judiciary
1967 January 9 - March 13
4 / 1
Local Government
1967 January 16 - February 22
4 / 2
Natural Resources
January 24 - February 23, 1967
4 / 3
Public Health, Welfare and Safety
1967 January 8 - February 22
4 / 4
Public Lands
1967 January 26 - March 2
4 / 5
Rules (includes Joint Rules Committee, January 18 and
24, 1967)
1967 January 6 - March 8
4 / 6
State Administration [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: map
case]
1967 January 13 - March 10
4 / 7
Stockgrowing Administration
1967 February 7-14
4 / 8
Taxation
1967 January 12 - March 17
Senate Bills
4 / 9-14
Bill nos. 1-250
1967
Senate Resolutions
4 / 15
Bill nos. 2, 4, 9
1967
Senate Joint Resolutions
4 / 16
Bill nos. 1-22
1967
Status Sheets of Senate Bills
4 / 17-21
2nd-60th Legislative Days
1967 January 3 - March 2
4 / 22
3rd-15th Legislative Days [Extraordinary
Session]
1967 March 5- 17
Senate Journals
4 / 23-25
1st-60th Legislative Days
1967 January 2 - March 2
4 / 26
1st-16th Legislative Days [Extraordinary
Session]
1967 March 3- 18
Senate Memorial Resolutions
4 / 27
Memorial resolutions
1967
Miscellany
4 / 28
Exhibits: "Montana Arts Council"; "The Montana
Corporation Annual Report 1965"; "Reasons for Acceleration of Small Watershed
Projects in Montana"
1967
4 / 29
List of lobbyists
1967
4 / 30
List of maps separated to the Library Map
Collection
1967
4 / 31
List of Senate attaches
1967
4 / 32
Prayers of the 40th Legislative
Assembly
1967
4 / 33
Speech by Governor Babcock to Joint
Session
1967 February 27
4 / 34
U.S. District Court findings, conclusions, and
decrees regarding appointment of congressional districts of the state of Montana
(Herweg vs. Montana; Roberts vs. Montana)
1966