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 17th Montana Legislature met from January 3rd to March 3rd, 1921. The leaders of the Senate were Nelson Story, Jr. (R-President), and R.P. Heren (R-President Pro Tempore). The leaders of the House were Fred Gibson (R-Speaker), Percy Dodds (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), and Edward Johnson (R-Majority Leader).
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The records of the Montana 17th Legislative Assembly consist of House and Senate memorial resolutions from the Regular Session; and minutes from the Extraordinary Session of the Senate Special Committee to Investigate Vote Trading regarding the Tax Commission Bill and Senate Resolutions of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly regarding Federal Aid to Farmers.
The collection is organized into two series, Regular Session and Extraordinary Session.
The series Regular Session is organized into two subseries, House and Joint Memorial Resolutions (arranged chronologically), and Senate Status Reports (arranged chronologically).
The series Extraordinary Session is organized into two subseries, Senate Special Committee Reports (arranged alphabetically), and Miscellany (arranged alphabetically).
Collection is open for research.
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[item description and date]. Montana Legislative Assembly (17th: 1921) records, 1921. Legislative Records 17. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request.
Bill Summers processed the collection in 1988
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