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The daily administration of the state’s laws, as defined in the Montana Code Annotated, are carried out by the chief executive—the Governor, and their second in command the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary Of State, the Attorney General, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Auditor, and by the staff and employees of the 14 executive branch agencies.
Montana's Agony; Years of War and Hysteria, 1917-1921 (Gainesville: University Presses of Florida, 1979). 174 pp. online; Lemon, Greg. Blue Man in a Red State: Montana's Governor Brian Schweitzer and the New Western Populism (2008) Mills, David W. Cold War in a Cold Land: Fighting Communism on the Northern Plains (2015) Col War era; excerpt
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation manages 5,200,000 acres (21,000 km 2) of School Trust Land ceded by the federal government under the Land Ordinance of 1785 to the state in 1889 when Montana was granted statehood. These lands are managed by the state for the benefit of public schools and institutions in the state.
The State of Montana creates Carter County and Wheatland County. [11] 1916: August 25: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs An Act To establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes. [13] 1915: February 5: The State of Montana creates Phillips County and Prairie County. [11] 1914: August 17: The State of Montana creates Wibaux County ...
The act of Congress of 1864 creating Montana, known as the Organic Act, [6] prescribed a somewhat standard organization for the territorial government of Montana. It established executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government, however, the federal government held a dominant role in administering the new territory.
July – Montana Stockgrowers Association established by major ranch owners to deal with rustling and vigilantism on the open range. [83] September 3 – The Anaconda Copper Mining Company opens a copper smelter in Anaconda, Montana. [84] September 11 – The Society of Montana Pioneers was founded in Helena. James Fergus was elected the first ...
It establishes and defines the powers of the three branches of the government of Montana, and the rights of its citizens. Its provisions are sovereign within the state, subject only to the limits imposed by the national laws and constitution of the United States. The current Montana Constitution was adopted in 1972 and is the second enacted in ...
Helena (listen ⓘ; / ˈ h ɛ l ə n ə /) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the seat of Lewis and Clark County. [4]Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and established on October 30, 1864. [5]