legislative background paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the act specified that if a...

21
Legislative Background Paper for the State Administration and Veterans Affairs' Interim Committee 201314 Interim Prepared by Sheri Scurr, Legislative Research Analyst, August 2013 HJR 1 Study: Legislative History on the Office of the Commissioner of Political Practices Structure of Office and Scope of Duties Purpose The purpose of this briefing paper is to provide historical context to the committee's examination of the Office of the Commissioner of Political Practices (Commissioner) under the House Joint Resolution No. 1 study so that members of the State Administration and Veterans' Affairs Interim Committee (SAVA) may better understand why and how the laws concerning the Commissioner's nomination and appointment and the structure and power of the office evolved as they did. Butte's Copper Kings Montana's colorful history of political corruption during the turn of the last century financed by the Copper Kings of Butte is well‐known. A Historical Society introduction to the book "The War of the Copper Kings" by C. B. Glasscock summarizes the state of Montana's politics at the time as follows: Those who controlled the copper mines stood to make billions of dollars, the prize sought by three men who fought for Butte’s mineral wealth with greed and generosity, cruelty and compassion, cowardice and courage. In this astonishing battle, they used their fabulous wealth to buy courts, newspapers, politicians, banks, police, and anything and anyone that could help them or hinder their opponents. To get what they wanted, their money flowed like snowmelt throughout the mile‐high city and eventually reached the nation’s capital. As noted in a 2012 Montana Law Review Article, the 1899 election of Copper King William Andrews Clark to the U.S. Senate is the most notorious example of Montana’s political corruption. At that time, U.S. Senators were elected by state legislatures. Clark is reputed to have spent millions of dollars to brazenly buy the votes of Montana legislators and thus his U.S. Senate seat. Montana Legislative Services Division, P.O. Box 201706, Helena, MT 59620‐1706 http://leg.mt.gov (406) 444‐3064 FAX: (406) 444‐3036 Page 1 of 8

Upload: others

Post on 29-Jul-2020

0 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

LegislativeBackgroundPaperforthe

StateAdministrationandVeteransAffairs'InterimCommittee2013‐14Interim

PreparedbySheriScurr,LegislativeResearchAnalyst,August2013

HJR1Study:LegislativeHistoryonthe

OfficeoftheCommissionerofPoliticalPractices

StructureofOfficeandScopeofDuties

Purpose

Thepurposeofthisbriefingpaperistoprovidehistoricalcontexttothecommittee'sexaminationoftheOfficeoftheCommissionerofPoliticalPractices(Commissioner)undertheHouseJointResolutionNo.1studysothatmembersoftheStateAdministrationandVeterans'AffairsInterimCommittee(SAVA)maybetterunderstandwhyandhowthelawsconcerningtheCommissioner'snominationandappointmentandthestructureandpoweroftheofficeevolvedastheydid.

Butte'sCopperKings

Montana'scolorfulhistoryofpoliticalcorruptionduringtheturnofthelastcenturyfinancedbytheCopperKingsofButteiswell‐known.AHistoricalSocietyintroductiontothebook"TheWaroftheCopperKings"byC.B.GlasscocksummarizesthestateofMontana'spoliticsatthetimeasfollows:

Thosewhocontrolledthecopperminesstoodtomakebillionsofdollars,theprizesoughtbythreemenwhofoughtforButte’smineralwealthwithgreedandgenerosity,crueltyandcompassion,cowardiceandcourage.Inthisastonishingbattle,theyusedtheirfabulouswealthtobuycourts,newspapers,politicians,banks,police,andanythingandanyonethatcouldhelpthemorhindertheiropponents.Togetwhattheywanted,theirmoneyflowedlikesnowmeltthroughoutthemile‐highcityandeventuallyreachedthenation’scapital.

Asnotedina2012MontanaLawReviewArticle,the1899electionofCopperKingWilliamAndrewsClarktotheU.S.SenateisthemostnotoriousexampleofMontana’spoliticalcorruption.Atthattime,U.S.Senatorswereelectedbystatelegislatures.ClarkisreputedtohavespentmillionsofdollarstobrazenlybuythevotesofMontanalegislatorsandthushisU.S.Senateseat.

MontanaLegislativeServicesDivision,P.O.Box201706,Helena,MT59620‐1706http://leg.mt.gov(406)444‐3064FAX:(406)444‐3036

Page1of8

Page 2: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

However,theU.S.SenateCommitteeonPrivilegesandElectionsinvestigatedthemanychargesofcorruptionthatweremadeandultimatelyconcludedthatClark'selectionshouldbedeclaredvoid.Clarkresignedratherthanbattlethecommittee'sfindings,buttheseismicwavesfromthefar‐reachingeffectsofpoliticalcorruptioninMontanaledtonumerouslawsaimedatcrackingdownonpoliticalcorruption,notonlyinMontana,butthroughoutthenation.1

1912‐MontanaCorruptPracticesAct‐CountyAttorneystoEnforce

Reelingfromthistideofpoliticalcorruption,MontanavotersattemptedtotakebacktheirgovernmentfromtheCopperKingsandpasseda55‐sectionstatutoryinitiativeknownastheMontanaCorruptPracticesActof1912(Act).ThisAct,althoughithasbeensubstantiallyupdatedalongtheway,formsthecoreofMontana'scampaignpracticelawsstillinstatutetoday.

WhentheActtookeffectin1913,itprovidedthattheelectionadministrators(i.e.,theSecretaryofStateforstatewideofficesandlocaltown,city,orcountyclerksandrecordersforlocaloffices)wereresponsibleformonitoringcompliancewiththeAct.UndertheAct,anypersoncouldinitiateacomplaintwiththeelectionadministrator.Acomplainthadtobeinwriting,beswornto,anddetailthegroundsforthecomplaint.Ifanelectionadministratorreceivedacomplaintorfoundirregularitiesinreportstobefiledwiththeadministrator'soffice,theadministratorwasrequiredtoinvestigateand"forthwithinwritingnotifythedelinquentperson".2Iftheallegedviolatorfailedtocomplywithin10daysofnotificationoftheviolation,theelectionofficialwasrequiredto"forthwith"3contacttheappropriatecountyattorneyandprovidethecountyattorneywithallthepapersrelatingtothecase.Thecountyattorneyhad60daystoreviewthecaseandeitherdismissitorproceedwithacivilorcriminalactionagainsttheallegedviolator.

TheActalsoprohibitedapersonfromaccepting,receiving,orpayingmoneyor"anyvaluableconsiderationforbecomingorforrefrainingfrombecomingacandidate".4TheActprovidedthatanyonecouldmakeacomplaintofcorruptiontoanydistrictjudge.Ifthejudgewasconvincedthatsuchbriberyhadtakenplace,thejudgecoulddirectthecountyattorneytoinstitutecriminalproceedingsagainstanyandallpersonsinvolvedinthecorruptpractices.AtestamenttohowfrustratedthecitizensofMontanahadbecomewiththeCopperKingsandtheircohortspurchasing

1 LarryHowell,"OnceUponaTimeintheWest:CitizensUnited,Caperton,andtheWaroftheCopperKings",73Mont.L.Rev.25(2012).

2 LawsofMontana1913,p.601.CitizenInitiative,MontanaCorruptPracticesActof1912,Sec.14.

3 Ibid.

4 Ibid,p.609,Sec.37.

MontanaLegislativeServicesDivision,P.O.Box201706,Helena,MT59620‐1706http://leg.mt.gov(406)444‐3064FAX:(406)444‐3036

Page2of8

Page 3: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

politicalofficials,theActspecifiedthatifacountyattorneyfailedtoprosecutethecase(i.e.,to"faithfullyperformanydutyimposed"5undertheAct),thecountyattorneycouldbechargedwithamisdemeanorpunishablebyforfeitureoftheofficeandbyafineorimprisonment,orboth.6Requiringacountyattorneytoprosecuteandthreateningcivilandcriminalpenaltiesforfailuretodosowasprobablynotconstitutional.But,thisprovisioninthe1912initiativelanguageseemstobeatestamenttotheleveloffrustrationMontanacitizensfeltagainstpublicofficialswhofailedtodoanythingtocurbblatantactsofpoliticalcorruption.

1975‐CommissionerofCampaignFinances&Practices

AcomprehensiveoverhaulofMontana'scampaignlawscamein1975,whenSenatorMikeGreely,wholaterbecameMontana'sAttorneyGeneral,carriedSenateBillNo.76.ThebillwaspartofapackageofthreeelectionreformbillsaimedatconsolidatingandupdatingtheCorruptPracticesActof1912.SenateBillNo.76revisedandreorderedexistingsectionsbutalsoenactedseveralnewcampaignpracticesprovisions.7

Commissionertobeappointedbylegislators

Amongthebill'snewprovisionswasthecreationofthepositionofaCommissionerofCampaignFinancesandPractices(Commissioner).TheCommissionerwasgiventhepowersanddutiespreviouslyassignedtotheelectionadministrators.ThebillprovidedfortheappointmentoftheCommissionerasfollows:

• theCommissionerwastobeappointedbyamajorityofafour‐memberlegislativeselectioncommittee,whichconsistedofthe;‐ speakeroftheHouse;‐ presidentoftheSenate;‐ minorityleaderintheHouse;and‐ minorityleaderintheSenate.

• theMontanaSupremeCourtwastoappointafifthmembertotheselectioncommitteeiftherewasatievote;

• theCommissioner'stermwassetat5years,theCommissionercouldnotbereappointed,andthepersonwasprecludedfrombeingacandidateforpublicofficefor5yearsaftertheperson'stermasCommissionerexpired;

5 Ibid.

6 Ibid.

7 Ch. 480, L. 1975.

MontanaLegislativeServicesDivision,P.O.Box201706,Helena,MT59620‐1706http://leg.mt.gov(406)444‐3064FAX:(406)444‐3036

Page3of8

Page 4: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

• theCommissionercouldberemovedbylegislativeimpeachment;and

• theCommissioner'sofficewasadministrativelyattachedtotheOfficeoftheSecretaryofState.

AmotiontoamendthebilltoprovidethattheSecretaryofStatewouldappointtheCommissionerfailedintheSenateStateAdministrationCommitteebyavoteof5to2,butthereisnorecordofsubstantivedebateaboutthisidea.8

Commissionerauthorizedspecialprosecutors

UnderSen.Greely's1975bill,theCommissionerwasgiventheauthoritytohireorretainattorneyswhowereempoweredtoactasspecialprosecutors.Countyattorneysretainedconcurrentjurisdictiontoprosecuteviolationsbutcouldwaivetheirrighttoprosecute.Thebillprovidedthatifthecountyattorneydeclinedtoprosecute,thecommissionercouldinitiatetheprosecution.

Proponentsandopponents

ProponentsatthebillincludedarepresentativeofGovernorTomJudge'soffice,theAFL‐CIO,theLeagueofWomenVoters,thestateDemocraticParty,andSecretaryofStateFrankMurray.Theloneopponent,whoappearedonlyduringthesenatehearing,wasarepresentativeoftheMontanaChamberofCommercewhoarguedthattheofficewouldbecomea"superoffice"andtheCommissionerwasbeinggiven"superpowers".9

1979‐GovernortoAppoint

Legislatorstonominate

Duringthe1979regularlegislativesession,Rep.RalphEudaily(R‐Missoula)introducedHouseBillNo.456,revisingcampaignlaws.Accordingtotheminutesofthecommitteehearings,HB456wasoneofseveralbillsproducedbytheInterimSubcommitteeonLegalServicesandElectionLaws.ThebillprovidedthatthegovernorratherthanthelegislativecommitteewouldappointtheCommissioner,thoughtheGovernor'sappointmentwassubjecttoSenateconfirmation.Underthebill,thefour‐memberlegislativecommitteewastransformedintoanominationcommittee.Thenominationcommitteewasrequiredtosubmit"alistofnotlessthantwoormorethanfivenamesofindividualsforhis[theGovernor's]consideration".10Thebillalsoprovidedthata"majorityofthemembersofthe

8 44th Legislature, Senate State Administration Committee, Minutes, Feb. 15, 1975.

9 Ibid.

10 Sec.1,Ch.483,L.1979.

MontanaLegislativeServicesDivision,P.O.Box201706,Helena,MT59620‐1706http://leg.mt.gov(406)444‐3064FAX:(406)444‐3036

Page4of8

Page 5: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

selectioncommitteeshallagreeuponeachnomination".11ThebillalsochangedtheCommissioner'stermofofficefrom5yearsto6years.Theseprovisionshavenotbeensubstantiallychangedsince1979andsoremaincurrentlaw.

Separationofpowersatissue

AccordingtothesummaryminutesavailablefromcommitteehearingsonHB456,therehadbeenastatedistrictcourtdecisionarisingoutofanallegedviolationofthecampaignlawsinMissoulaCounty.12Althoughthecasewasdismissedandthereisnothinginthecourt'sdecisionconcerningappointmentpowers,testimonyduringthehearingsonHB456andareporttothegovernorbytheCommissionerimplythat,duringthecourseofthatcase,concernsaroseaboutthemethodoftheCommissioner'sappointment.TheconcernwasthatthelegislativeappointmentoftheCommissionerandtheMontanaSupremeCourt'sroleinappointingamembertotheselectioncommitteetobreaktievotescouldbeunconstitutionalbecauselegislatorsandtheMontanaSupremeCourtwerebeinggivenpowersthatproperlybelongedtotheexecutivebranchundertheseparationofpowersdoctrine.ThisconcerncouldbewhythebillnotonlyprovidedfortheGovernortomaketheappointmentbutalsostrucktheprovisionthattheMontanaSupremeCourtwouldappointafifthmembertothelegislativecommitteetobreakatievote.Atanyrate,althoughtheMontanaSupremeCourt'srolewasstricken,thebilldidnotmakeanysubstituteprovisionforbreakingatievoteinwhatbecamethefour‐membernominatingcommittee.

1980‐InitiativeNo.85‐TheLobbyistDisclosureInitiative

Legislationfailed,citizeninitiativepassed

AfterlegislationproposedtotightenMontana'slobbyingdisclosurelawsin1977and1979failed,13agroupcalledMontanansforLobbyingDisclosure14successfullypetitionedtoplacetheirLobbyistDisclosureInitiativeontheNovember1980ballot.Theinitiativepassed259,698votesto76,358votes.15

LobbyingandethicsdutiesbecomeCommissioner's

Undertheinitiative,theCommissionerratherthantheSecretaryofStatebecame

11 Ibid.

12 State v. Matthews, 183 Mont. 405, 600 P.2d 188 (1979).

13 Legislative Services Division, History and Final Status, 1977 and 1979.

14 Newspaper Archive of The Mountaineer, Big Sandy, Montana, November 29, 1979, p. 3.http://mou.stparchive.com/Archive/MOU/MOU11291979P03.php

15 Montana Office of Secretary of State.

MontanaLegislativeServicesDivision,P.O.Box201706,Helena,MT59620‐1706http://leg.mt.gov(406)444‐3064FAX:(406)444‐3036

Page5of8

Page 6: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

responsiblefortheadministrationandenforcementofMontana'slobbyinglawscontainedinTitle5,chapter7,oftheMontanaCodeAnnotated(MCA).TheinitiativealsorequiredelectedofficialstofilebusinessdisclosurestatementswiththeCommissionerunderastatutenowcodifiedinTitle2,chapter1,MCA.Thischapterofcodegovernsethicalconductbyelectedofficials,appointedstateofficials,andpublicemployees.Finally,theinitiativechangedthetitleoftheCommissioner'sofficefromCommissionerofCampaignFinancesandPracticestotheCommissionerofPoliticalPractices.

2005‐QualificationsandRestrictionsforHoldingOffice

Duringthe2005LegislativeSession,Rep.JohnSinrud(R‐Bozeman)introducedHouseBillNo.386,which,aspassed:

C requiredtheCommissionertobeaU.S.citizen,aresidentofMontana,andaregisteredvoter;16and

C prohibitedtheCommissionerfrom:‐ holdinganyotherpositionofpublictrustorengaginginanyother

occupationorbusinessthatinterfereswithorisinconsistentwiththedutiesoftheoffice;

‐ participatinginanypoliticalactivityorcampaignduringtheCommissioner'stermofoffice;

‐ makingcontributionstosupportoropposeacandidate,politicalcommittee,orballotissue;

‐ attendinganypoliticalfundraisingevent;

‐ participatinginanymatterthatresultsinarealorperceivedconflictofinterestorthatinvolvesarelative.17

C requiredthatadecisionbytheGovernortoremovetheCommissionermustbestatedinwritingandthattheremovalwassubjecttojudicialreview;18

C eliminatedtheprovisionprohibitingtheCommissionerfrombeingacandidateforpublicofficefor5yearsafterleavingofficeasCommissioner;19

16 Section13‐37‐107,MCA,enactedbySec.1,Ch.479,L.2005.

17 Section13‐37‐108,MCA,enactedbySec.2,Ch.479,L.2005.

18Amendmenttosection13‐37‐102(2),MCA, by Sec. 5, Ch.479,L.2005.

19Amendmenttosection13‐37‐103,MCA,bySec.6,Ch.479,L.2005.

MontanaLegislativeServicesDivision,P.O.Box201706,Helena,MT59620‐1706http://leg.mt.gov(406)444‐3064FAX:(406)444‐3036

Page6of8

Page 7: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

and

C requiredtheCommissionertorecusehimselforherselfinmatterswheretherecouldbearealorperceivedconflictofinterestandtoappointadeputywhomeetsthequalificationcriteria.20

OneproponenttestifiedintheHouseStateAdministrationCommitteehearing.Noonetestifiedinopposition.TheCommissionerofPoliticalPractices,GordonHiggins,testifiedasaninformationalwitness.21Noproponents,opponents,orinformationalwitnessestestifiedduringtheSenateStateAdministrationCommitteehearing.22Thebillreceivedthird‐readingvotesof84to16intheHouseand50to0intheSenate.23

InSummary

Originally,undertheCorruptPracticesActof1912,theSecretaryofStateandlocalelectionadministratorsmonitoredcompliancewithcampaignfinancedisclosurelaws,whilecountyattorneysprosecutedallegedviolations.Complaintsofpoliticalcorruptionandbriberycouldbemadebyanyonedirectlytoadistrictcourtjudge.Ifacountyattorneyfailedtoprosecutewhenajudgedirectedthecountyattorneytoprosecute,thecountyattorneycouldbechargedwithamisdemeanorforfailuretofaithfullyexecutethedutiesoftheofficeandbeforcedtoforfeitoffice.

AbillbySen.MikeGreelyestablishedtheOfficeofCommissionerofCampaignFinancesandPracticesin1975.ThebillalsosubstantiallyrevisedandupdatedtheCorruptPracticesAct.Underthebill,theCommissionerwastobeappointedbyafour‐memberlegislativecommitteeandwasgiventhepowerstoreceivecomplaints,investigate,andissueordersofnoncompliance,whichwerepreviouslyinthehandsofelectionadministrators.Countyattorneysretainedjurisdictiontoprosecutebutcouldwaivethatright.Ifthecountyattorneysdeclinedprosecution,attorneyshiredorcontractedbytheCommissionercouldbecomespecialprosecutors.

Concernoverthe1975law'smethodofappointingtheCommissionerledtoabillbyRep.Eudailyin1979tochangethelawsothattheGovernorwouldappointtheCommissioner,subjecttoSenateapproval.Thefour‐memberlegislativeselectioncommitteewaschangedtoanominatingcommittee,buttheGovernorwasnotrequiredtoappointapersonwhothecommitteenominated.TheSupremeCourt's

20 Amendmenttosection13‐37‐111,MCA,tocreatenewsubsections(3)through(5)bySec.7,Ch.479,L.2005.

21 HouseStateAdministrationCommittee,Minutes,Feb.4,2005.

22SenateStateAdministrationCommittee,Minutes,April1,2005.

23LegislativeServicesDivision,HistoryandFinalStatus,2005.

MontanaLegislativeServicesDivision,P.O.Box201706,Helena,MT59620‐1706http://leg.mt.gov(406)444‐3064FAX:(406)444‐3036

Page7of8

Page 8: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

roleinappointingamembertothefour‐membercommitteetobreaktieswasalsoaxed.

Acitizeninitiativein1980,theLobbyingDisclosureAct,substantiallytightenedregulationsonlobbyistsandthosewhohiredthem,andhandedthejobofenforcingthoselawstotheCommission.TheinitiativealsogavetheCommissionertheresponsibilitytoenforceethicslawsandcreatedanewrequirementthatpublicofficialsfilebusinessdisclosurestatements.Undertheinitiative,theCommission'stitlewaschangedfromCommissionerofCampaignFinancesandPracticestotheCommissionerofPoliticalPractices.

Qualificationsandrestrictionswereaddedtothelawin2005asaresultofabillbroughtbyRep.JohnSinrud.ThebillprovidedthattheCommissionerhadtobeaU.S.citizenandregisteredvoterinMontana,prohibitedtheCommissionerfromholdinganotherpublicorprivatejobthatwouldinterferewiththeCommissioner'sperformanceofduties,andrequiredtheCommissionerrecusehimselforherselfiftheCommissionerhadarealorperceivedconflictofinterestinacase.

UnderstandingthisevolutionofcurrentlawsgoverningthestructureoftheCommissioner'sofficeandthescopeoftheCommissioner'sjurisdictionwillinformSAVA'sHJR1studyonwhetherandhowtofurtherrevisetheCommissioner'sofficeandauthority.

Attachment1‐MontanaCorruptPracticesActof1912

Cl01033227shoa.

MontanaLegislativeServicesDivision,P.O.Box201706,Helena,MT59620‐1706http://leg.mt.gov(406)444‐3064FAX:(406)444‐3036

Page8of8

Page 9: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

6Xqro

Fog

F9

Qnd

raNo

gtE.gtlt.:t":t

F.

"lo-rtr'H

ta:Y

t ti5l-:L!H

lo=

l414

",l g

Ala

-loFtz

+1

.

--1tr!2t oS

{ t'.-r

-6OH

QA

"EE

i s Y

UE

+

d 6.q'|1

l9+E

q:5 O

.

?SF

EE

5E

E l

t ^nQ

^.5

o: E

:ie a

:.:* 6 B

€: fi ;E

'n o

@

- ::

: ;

F# ''E

r I

H u

-Hs3-'H

:..iL,

3E;:F

I F

;:F..

tr: tr q *!

p..,.E

o.9.ii - t F

,E

: FIp-g.E

S P

:ra

-Y,i

+

'- '-'1 d

. '".;E

? ", H

b''8";5 3 P

! EE

€ .s t"3i^ '5 5 H

*i !? S

-.!H.[si* ? F

F{

*oi.9J^"d S

;

Ag.H

EE

s E i i;

.+;iin{*

- b.o

€d'tn H

H *

5 ^ E

o d.9 3*

EsE

deE d

Hlfr

*;gt€E s ;lg

"o;R.B

F

z',.=o 3.9 .i'6 E

_* :r

FS

EI'l

R -lo

Saiea€fi

* -9

^ 5N

lq*9o*3 N

.---:=

E€

3 $

5 F

.9*ri--$.: E

;F

EgF

5 E *

'nEc-#.s

E R

a AnE€E

mm

ixH

a

eF*€z!;F^OaAU

B.d

^dHq:z

o;<

1 oN

!t*-t tr

>:

n op

;.1 R

i7.i\QH

N

-A

-oz

<E

HO

tr-c!'a

aepo

IF

I

l+t

zv,aE2!1

f4fc2gt-2sEuo3d.Jt.J{n$u

FqtgsH

qtEgT

$€gH

t is gE#f.; E

:.*F

.<i;sE

FsE

F&

xS::ri**:reftsEE

€E;H

iEE

Ps seE

;*FE

H: a;E

E gE

:E

a; ?E;3;

E b E

's g

;.EE

i;i3.H;:lE

;*tf;5tE

s*iaft ;E

;EE

:.;E i;

EE

E!B

fre*E#'t€

;fSiE

rB:i;E

€EE

#*EF

ErX

pEE

Eg

E€: E

b x FE

H.xE

;€fi* E

;E: !;*e 3is

tJg[3€g;EE

€ gE

6# oi

CD

6E

=o '

o'rlo-.4

Ook

.qtscJ.^9iaaH

*onH

l-i6

rogta6cdO

Ava .=e€

b

** r

Fr€

Ho

< P

Ji

aH

6ov-

f; xt-;itrHds *t,a-:

larLqt

-3.S;S

tst*.i!3E

a:5 I "

-

E

" F tr€

;'i sE3

E88E

ts"3P

.i.5 oid

HdL

ooXooY

€:ft'E$;

o"9 o --7.9*l;t

Fd

ht 9f - xd €

E

O r;.;

E€F

5 tsEssE

E?F

^>.;cetrO

d;'-dooF

E o i

^i",iE

u€ $ b*t5i s ft € :

H

:EsdE

*:"if;q-{i*qF

*6'eE=

:{ ea

o P

od

'i b o-E "rr

n:

P"9qo

E.H

€. HE

.g6.rli'!

^. €

EE

A;E

:Ex.i

ol:=

t4.:1 dH

+€!H

q€

d+rCH

.

aqIPc

@dan)

ad

aih

ocH .i

etr

^tr:o>

.

Hb0

4rdN

OJ

d\6-ov2a

axqX>

oa,F

A

x'FF

oFq

IYl iii*gaili liiitliiii;ilE

iil ltlils;ligliilt

l liiiifiiii ililliiiliiiiElii iE

'*3tiiliiiiiia

: iieiiEE

EE

;iiErslliliiiigii, iiiliiiillilitli

1*)t,\

E4,vt-+

t l"o"p

.J€q

6\-,{.. p^( Ibl-$,q[\5eJtrl\-,q',

Page 10: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

gW*e!&

Wnit#l19f*g,y*j#[!;!ri!q!6ifra*sirl{g**s{:i-jirj[ivq:19;]:n:iff-*rtr'rF

r:*ffiiii"::sD::.3iji*r1::I::riii

: i,:E

3E E

EIE

33 $t Fgi*i ;i::-l;;ia+:;:; ;€;:ifi*r$i€IF

E -iE

€;$.Hi€ f g

'fi!;;;*;i;€*E,F

i:r iii Ji;;; s€ $i T

:€:;tE

"?.HusiE

tHiE

Etij*;E

F;;E

:€F:6

aocdacH>,

oid

@+

id.B

o

aaOtr

!o.<F

b'Eh-tr, ",

r

uoiH

i:u0Eq)

xo+>Hc)

d6AaA

"i^r a

H ?E

EfiE

i: fiI: IiI J F€a- H

BE

E h

H :;::ii€;:1i!;iilli!iiii

p E**;E

e:t;:ra=

F,;x iiE

;€€ r€

H ;;;*3; 1;ifiif E

iEs ll:g;: fi

A; siiS

$I:itri: si ;gt ir* l :q ;C

;;r x:;:ig€;uEs -lir fiE

E i.;gE

i;E $ s; F

E; *'E

a i a s€e€:

? i !;;;€:gE

E t;

E ig:;E

i€Ei*

;gil:i€$;:ieE;g€;ffiig ;

E ltgiililiili lt,ti;gllllailllligiiglii iiliii"iiifr }; flffii i ll{fi q; * € tE

i l €r = E

1!!Al!} |[€

E E

iitii

l ll:illli?Eliggg iiii*iiiltlE

Eltfiilll l lliltg

i *l;ce;!it?*f;iiE ';

: i gEgI;iiE

giittg ;iitilSlglieltie€lii;;t;E

Eii i

Page 11: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

H g*f E

E;E

{ rf€H:s[gE

;giE:s;i* aqbtE

sFIE

s:EfitsE

f

. E;$s;sd s qi iti;;F

sI re s I:i$E B

isg: H;iif€E

;;€:;E

;i:; s€qi ;E ;.E

fi ;; l; :l;si€Esu ;$ :ga':rE

;€t ge 3g-s

fr E€E

$g:gE ig:;;;E

;E:E

n : u n gt'g

E ;€ E

rIEs;ti:gE

g H

iE

;.lre;F*d- 3;a!gt;!i;;; 1ili;* :;iiu;;l ilq;ig3jt

A ;*liA

Ei+

i s€rsE;u;tE

:;;+;te; ;€F

ue!'t ;F5:!E

:Ei

r H:-; ss =

;; r;;; i:=*E

ifEffE

;F; ttF

;;;:; 1E{;E

;fr gf

i E

H E

;= E

rdn E i;;rss€; t ;it;t qg; ;;:;6:'ig=

it A

Eg18

E $IE

Fi{E

?fl EE

iBiE

iiffii;;A;ll t E

iff;E;;e:E

i.=:

T7 g;:se ssii €:e $E

;f [:€ e gE g r#E

E *i::H

i,; es:E$lE

*E

B

5 E:E

:i8;EE

:;!i:ii iff€ i:E [;q: ;lU

ff;f€ll;Ei€:i

" fi;*t :EE

l € e e;:at ;EE

H "

F:E

rx* €E*r€sE

{tss€;,t siteE

FE

€EE

s! r€i:E gH

# [8 Fgf:g;8$fi j ffi; E

;;;;;E+

is g; +

€i:rBE

::5i*g€€: :€€*:*;EF

gEB

E:E

{*;gE;{ B

fft€3E

3ElE

5aEr:a;**g'9 E

' seixEE

H#

E 'ceis*uE

EanE

i$E E

EiE

iEIE

i?aE;iiiiffiiE

E E

;lgFI

; ria;€:iffi€E+

ig tii:il83s=e3eiE

:=;r*s: ;s;:sF

n ; ; Fr-s *u€i **e€' i;?;tE

l=i!*iiiiuf;?iqlt *iE

ill=

littiaitlti;iit iiigi:;gligiE;illfi:E

il giiiili sE

-ilE E

€E :: it;;':im

EE

:;i;:;;E€:d:;;

?€. =A

flF;:

: ra'*utgEE

gigi:tE

n 't gl€:;€igiilililaliifu iiiiii

4r-t rA-ts€

Page 12: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

ff :CE

E :e=

EE

E* tts E

€E s::E

E€t E

E b:? E

b.sitE:s€ i 8: a H

#

+; it sE

+a;!; €fiirE

iEF

;l :E# h€E

E*E

ET

itsEr ;E

:s;"

H €er€ E

i;;g6t ;t;Efltiaeae;;iE

r;€#:t:iii:lIiE;i

f asi E

:fi€€ ggss En:#cl; r;;n E

:€;;fr 3f ;;9,:.€GE

*r* s H

b:i ;;;:

gFE

nr;E=

E:s+

##E:E

*e'ssE;E

EH

*eF€E

.gE;E

g;€g;

e ;igE ;?:iB

E;H

:;$lEi:i*E

€;i $iigEi ii:l i{;;;s: ;5

3 HE

ifE f I;g=

*tg5;gs;ni;13i;:€:x::s c#uE

;I€E*6iE

tFi ; iH

g ;:E refr: I;E

E*inE

:E *d*E

;= I;l;ii:; iF

: Eii:i:

I t;1sl E*:t€g{g is?i+

sIEsE

;E;E

;;;; I [rE:;*€$tE

r;;z ;ifE

€ :iff *fi f,;itiE?:igilii;irl:i lE

;Ei;;€E

!E3;

i -B

A€E

.f; Es6 E

B gF

^ootEE

,

3 ;;E i

u E E

i€E E

€ 5 ei : i fl?Ei il ; : g iii ii E

ifl; ei i I E i E

sr

ttti*?;Ef,:fli;ti ;iE

€EA

ET

g iE ;E

i;€:i EE

i! g

B ;i*;ifilgeirl{t :ii ;i? E

Hf is €iE

i;ii iEii ;

: g# n;=

::xH

r;{n:EE

EE

t gl?gq E

ii a *ct ;€€ i; :ai3lp; tie;

s

; rc ari;;ifgtai€i ;1;* iiiE ffie :; E

;iiiii g€3€ ;; ;iiii€E

*EE

;ea* iHii:;€€i*i g' ;E

?{EE

fi i*E* '

'ia'E;f,F

gi€ il;?: a;iE icE

€g:iEIE

i;;t fl;* ilii fe ii;E

ire+lgE

*!gi,;;it; t;i;;r;;E*;i:ii;u -:';

F

; EgiiE

?fi:EE

;iEfE

;#gi uiEE

ru::F aiF

;E eE

EifF

;E5s,

nIvNt

Page 13: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

- -ujiri s*Ll5#i.;;!;'::#i;:*;:ae:--

. - *

Ef;:**t€.E

€E

,stEJ;xtg

?fr;ctila'issugi::E:E

x:;; Hi=

e I H#t€ItE

EE

sgE,E

t.

;€€[l:;fE'9

H.6 E

b E d5

lIe*Edq€€

EE

;E;f :E

"E

P E

:€q; i F

u o @.! tr3

rg-O

-, e

O

cd <

i d

*sE aF

;€ g€

norSa

. r-{

lalio,l dt4t4l6'lc)IItrtoIItrINtnIrlcil,t>

,

t-

iF:tnldIHI ',O

,

-!q

d::00at.\

trt lr'U

.. r-{

;Al a

oiot;olqF

lc6Y

l-

6lolaolNlc)

oii'l a!l>:F-Lbo lX.4 ltrtl'a

t..blc

IF

BI

![F

1HI

ol*l=

l c€l€lrlE

llolIrql'-t6rqc)oFxqeIdF

; qi; ;iC gf 3:;;E

?I!E E

EI[;[!E

*:c: E

g >,

E.ri

= fl F

'," c E q

H;;E

r eiI=&

.:.Er'E

E€:f; g i.E

; EE

E'r=

o-*Es

Eg:;?;ititiE

i:t;E

ai:sa€ s *i;€E;

;:iigE:E

;;aEgE

iE

:SIg e# i;E

sE E

E F

.5"-.gx1frE;*rtirlt

iir E: r: tit E

; ;i ;lgg;r;;fi:l:€;;tF

s;irirFiE

:;5;nT

Lt

'&,*

l -\{t&^

t d E

i-F?39

'38 - ag H-H

E.H

E r€

-, B E

4+

O *.!i"€

dB E

r.r'qiEE

irat;il"o-E

rE."r.y{E

is;EraE

Ei'**

€ ^q tr o tr "

6j5.; -

Hio*F

EtsH

Eio*

ii*:€iEt€3;t

?r'H-{.E

1.5'*G

F*'Q

gc;:ilr s:EA

"E cF

€{ 6 g aE

'E

= E

E I s s 3 g ' g : s

F'.3;. E

EbE

d E;

H

ExfE

EE

EosE

EH

o x-

r J

.

i'€E:€E

l g€;i-E

iE'cE

€;EF

sF

=;g,tqE

E=

El, l

e";E€:#3-irf;i

F.E

:t::88;g;*:U

JFH

-o@'v

's5Hfu!8€E

;E4rL

"-1E#t

afl e-

*4?TX

d \l. \$

tg iii3EsrsiF

;?E iiE

fl;n*ffiEE

iiEiitfi i$iliE

Ei

E €i iiiiiE

l!Il{igg*t:s-is-=i igE

*Eiffiffiiiii

=E

g, €Ii llgiglilqi'$aEB

'SE

'=iiiE

liiiiu *u s ;;

l Iii fiiiEiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiE

iiilil;iii

d

=

P I i

ctsa5 -F

o.;.!=

!q

X6dH

o

o -

'il=-ph,

- ..r?,<

trr-i:trLb06F

F

,€ 3'i xd

Y

AF

F

SF

E=

e

a6 trisnd tr

-v-Hd

,-)'a

=

€ bo.:i :

' .i

^.! L

e i;guxA

.p*€L

? -=

F

i

Al

ooixiFq

dY2

E s *E

-e'-

.oE 6 r-1,

F +

, r H H

.E

E E

E H

;€E=

R

H€i s !

v :iE": br

{ l?IrE

.Bet{oc)

stH€E

Bq

a fi.Sf

oE

6RH

;A'E

8E$*r

-.. ^:|:..1i,::

U

Page 14: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

H :;E

i;:;cn ;;gEi;€iiq: *isg; ;€ti .F

F e:E

E E

E

E iiic:E

ii; ig gE

'fi:itii: r€tsE ;iiE

-iE tE

i: ;ii *il{E

i;tI rEas?;fflg:i a::s; a$q3€ :$ n$t i6

I ;;ip ii't s=;ip; ieE

t;t: ;?tlE iii*iE

i l;ll !'i4 iE

;EH

t*{uE :aeH

eF;;iE

fli ?iii?_ iqiiEe; E

-uui Eg

i E

, o.l E F

*l>

.4 : E€;aE

u;EE

E€:iE

;i a,,Er :*i!; * ;E

lgE ie eu;: c -

i ei€;;3;ier nefT5;; i;i F

# siF aE

$€E;tE

eE- [€ i g e€

z ; e*is:;€E6 ;i€ t;E

F-; E

r; u*t:5 g;it;;';*';€ F * i

1 =i:{ *it:;n :, eii;;;?iE

tE :: s€E

p:iitE T

Ei T

ge; ai F

" s g€fft€fiE

sEE

i;€€iEE

I€! ;;;?;E sE

iEE

ssr; i;;Es

F

.!r- {

->A

t 9*

3F

iiEfl$iiE

i€6iEiigf;;€:r :iiif iit

gE; gff +

n ig;gi; ;€iirstg tri€lgE i

ilin;Et E

L i g;;;il ;gii ;gg iigigiiFg

f*ilE[}E

' +

rr; t; F

;:€ir; E

€iErf {r ;

u:s=

85;:Ei ;s!:$p; ni rgP

:3 e:' ai=*; E

r

€;$18 g fi € F ii

E €E

iiiiiEE

Eff i F

E H

f$Ei

ifuk; fiE$ fl ' $E

l; i€H'i a* ge #*E

Ei $E

EH

sr + alg

E F

l Fl.9

€n-r9

'xhHw6

3in-a*A

!:

I.:-9

9 iF

:t6 0

aslXF

g nlx a0

h' El: 'i

E *|tr€

u.Fl! *

" F

L-Y +

o'dl.tr :tr

lJl.-'-E

slE.ri

.,! rlE =

i., "il8 u:=

)d e

+j

6nA

A! h i'';A

'Od>

P c=

3

€l{.icob,*x*l.x F

t or

X€

a X

or I ao'E

tr q d,

4*i^

idtrtlorH>.

=a

e g:8.#e3;q 6..d ", E

.H or.

.9 E.i

r.*8PH

!

3 R* 93 o=

d *"F*3€*-g

O

- o

H *F

i{

qi b

H ar,fi€F

tE8

h' ssIF,4--rF

E

.R g?'gH

H

3A

=

-

E >

,X

6.dr:

E.tfr'F

' -.EA

'F

-qefr.i*+g

8 E

F fr. U

J FE

A

g F t!.e? I

s7

EsoE

fl€'.":

ss#;.Hr*e-E

2 yd- 9s I E*i

1 .E

o F 6 8f g.E

r-i dd

!E€

oF

6.gin$Q

x*Ep

i u..H

-EP

Bg

F r':;€uE

A

Ei

F'^"H

E-lE

o'-:

,d -'

F

b!;

H'fiie P

F't€

7. -E H

'trEi sE

j .E

E€s0 I'l

3rr

^-- -

E'-J{

"E.E

qE$.r,

EE

-;od-'Eg E

gE3:r:E

;

;"H+

lIE

>Y

Page 15: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

€ E: ii{a; E

:F;;g ;;;f*sT

;EgF

: trE€i! E

;.FE

sE:E

ff;;

E E

i;; gi{;iE€;E

ir;aEE

fii5!!E

r ; r rs E

E i

i ;ii'ii'E:giii ii;i$iiE

fifiiiiiil€ iiiiffiiiifiA

iiiili€;i;Effi iis;:?iiH

; 1 gB

ff :i;fi ;: i{ifi FiiE

E

; li€i?i€ielr lEF

ij:fit;iiffigiiiE iE

FiiF

sEiitiii

i i iitt !t;;:+i;a -:;igt3f :lit!E

EiliE

SiiE

iifEiE

Ei

3 ;!i i ffigui; gt;E ;;;itiifi*E

iifii€Eii ti i:€;E

's ; ;Eig,r;:iE

:€-r EE

n uEfiu+

;ieti;i grs; r [€ -;ii;siEt lC

c

F;;:€E

sE:E

E€E

E€E

=E

€:*HE

g i s3g$:ffFE

T$uF

i*essF

TcE

es*;Hgj:{;ia;H

;iEF

E r;E

ts$:';EF

v:* * *Eip

t :f t:r;ui€a;;gE;s;:;;:;:i

€;gqFqF

E;i a;r: =

s:c$I ; E

€ ;i is a E;i $* ns rgF

ltf,rre , ;j fl€:tfl::E;a5; :;u F

iF

3 &

3 >55

o

'gfif;i€;jfEf

3 igfffE;ffiF

i iifiFE

BE

;iEgi! E

EE

i g

i $e+

EE

siTs*sH

;;,E*cE

F6E

E:; s:F

sHF

;FgsE

:r:i EE

fE.I

a lciE:€i$'E

€ffff€Eii€jffff; E

if€fFiliiifiE

i$If s; r; E

glf ;q;;FE

'"q:; F!;E

ii $;EE

;::e;;;;$€ n'u o d# 3'E '

E €E

!;;r;T *iE

$EE

;ff E6i iig€$ ;i $igf f,;ff$ 93i, ;ir€F

; IS

seisE

d ; li€Ej{; isti t;€F

: g;f € Ef;; 5i€E

[E g:sF

;F:€f silii

s ,"'-".--.""": ! :;:,: iL.

Page 16: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

H E

3 F F

E H

.i E

EF

Fiu9p<

abE

oi "FE

E

-g

;F€i€€E

s!r - .9 9.$'F

-L f; uo

9.=ocdqtrH

Xsr

laEE

f:EaH

FE

B:bF

s;:

i;e:Ei:;€

i:F€lf,;E

s:5P

>

i' *€

3

;*f,5F;iE

?; rlf ;ee*:*t

q sEE

at F

- h'€ b * H

P e..r

o -'- !

o--l o

Hi'"!€ B

i s 3nrt t.3 E

"E sf

'N-r\

\ilju

: ;#tii t?!iiilii;ii;i[t:lEi;;:ftii;t

H ei:i: ;fft€qE

;;E:i;€;r€i li:; ' '*E

i; i

ll;!li i€ 'A

liliEaE

ie [ftgi€ffi;li auiE

'lt: l I Egliiiii: fi !i i{igiilig3igiig1,

V rE

€i; :Eiai ;:fiiiE

i :iE gE

il;esrr::liF7=

;i l ili;ig?i ililtgii; iitig:Eiiiii i?i,

L't

€UE

EE

iaqF #;ic a;tfii;:€E

E ti;5{;; , .g;; ;;t la;i;;

€.5$€t;sir

:.q eT t+

si: 1g;i!E;;a rE

*gF* =

.;rr.58fr f;;gfi H;; i;A

+;,

H ;;:ir,*iu i;3;:{s3ii:iE

E;3*;;tE

Bg

f, iit:EF

i:$#g: E

Fi?"jer

r E

&g€sE

a! K a * E

E g E

.:Et f=

rE gE

E *E

F^s€3i "{

; i;tisEggc ; yE

i l;E*.q ;;r rrs e€f i;€i€;F

e :a: E;€E

Fe

A ::r1;;E

:a E;;E

Iiii€Elgil:x**aE

rFE

H *sg.H

'€tuEse=

a Et;t€r l;*i ffiiiF

s*; Fil *r i;iu; I' ;iii grii B

iEE

7 i?:$iE:i:

€ rF!$:srql€F

?E* sai:,li;E

s;*ai:;sc;5E

SIiE

H.F

EtrE

Es s€: H

3;*jlsBE

€ EE

stsiEs'$ fl: gt:yl"r.:eE

f;

E es+

isIe$3 E3i3|E

i6Eagi$qi;B

iEI

FE

E F

fui H{iE

i:E;

7 l i * i r : l; f; * Hi i i :t; *l;r ; i f - i i g - r s € , I e b n E

; er s , "€

3 iElE

; fi8€c *; er;iii;e*$g l;* !=u; sii: in:gcsE

E sH

: s

s € EH

;si;i:E5; A

;sE€ $:E

€igF{j€:E

fE;E

uF€lE

g;E i;E

E

Page 17: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

HqG

3 ;[-tr

HL

o lh.

a €|tsr. trllo.rlUolt ,lgtr .E

lr*

d'l?>

iH

d:F6 U

'r4

oc!6!HFaFi

a

'loil"il.d ll

"ilh0l

FI

-t9lli{;ltB

lI:l-lcB

€'6

fErq)

.-QO

>hoboai;=

ITJ

H€vo

"i{ >

r .

aO^6

t.:6tsqE-9

+:

q)

t oo

€lsxxir@

cd'l

-.i A

a=

'EF

"96E

=64

G!?r

t Q

6O

Hr

Sl P

r il5E

sbo-d

l.d

lgt?loIIIIElxllItIEIr:A-aazF

v

lqF9

60ti cB

AY

idot*-

rqX@

ar

a>b0-cdd

5is

tslelol

H

E r€;;rgt$E

gre: gnE *

s€ Hs E

= h r t E

€:E: Is f T

t:i:F;€8E

nr;i i "E

:Ei:+

es;eF.gi i€u $ ;E

Eg

rsu;s€egict[ui f:g;5:; t;E

:'; $t Hs'H

gI s$E

E;#5€E

EE

€ 8E H

: E'fr5E

frsit;:;aFt#H

:E {E

H;

E :i#s=

: E :;e;;€

E€ F

iF

:Ee H

r.E &

*-8.^:= ,

E E

c:-jE

;5lg.€?:,8€ E:I 8.e;E

E:;fr:*:;g lE

E xF

"$x s

s H€ aE

E:=

ui€E;.u H

;,9=;

FE

*S:l-nrti

gE;i E

g# 6€;FJE

EB

J E€E

:ih c * Erul

eE iE

;l!lfilF

E - q[E

l

ilfi H ; nril

=1" - b F

ilc€loli-d.=

+rl

flr d: E E

l

$€s g:;l'flse aE

xclG

r:.c 9

c slE H

.t Ei'dt

# D

.:..il.E E

o <slfiL,H

c x >,

fl:E F

;3el€ls € r E

lils H

E,l

lxlsaS€

€*li e leE

El.rE

€d

6>f

ti ti

x:xOJ

tiHH6>

,4qa.n

HcB

l?+

Gt:(n

c€

l€>ld.i>

,Xtr

l'EIH

Nl9

trlnorE

d

-ol'd i,

FO

IH

il

*. X

loQ

g

cH+

j @

':: hx

N'i

)

5-Q

r5.: e

a6H

; H

9fr!eo 9q

Hb0

rt F

9E

-€H

e

o_'trd

o>Ptr

@O

b0a

ov;;.4

aoh

cB,,,r

Pq

F.-

!O";d-o60i

5qOtr

c 6€Eg:gsE

s:E3;:rt $:

:,FE

E€gs,{t*E

IstI H

gq itlE

xEta€n;:E

s:! s3H

aii:*rit;;g;i-g: E

E

E s; E

€: t:A :; F

+; : F

:: r€ts € sE

E=

. H i+

+.E

EF

€ rE

r, e

; FE

i:;B;nE

r :eiT E

r :E?:ta$;e!;E

€f '*iti Ei

: I":e;;E

FiF

.E€r&

iUE

tr

E>

, H*E

s+6 gis I *E

g.r,E.E

" : :; +

HE

=€F

f.xE$€F

;;3EE

""? tf;isj:d;:*tE

.g;:;tEE

2 L;.gfis};*: s.f +'E

iiri - *2 6jE

::EE

rE:l<

gsF€E

se=

EE

:i get;; s =€ E

5;E A

;'.3*E

eE€:f H

EH

FsE

ti; "€I3 E

t.r$# F;* lI edE

t a E'r,1

-t=,?{

t

;{'{q** -'.r*&

t-

iIf ii3ifi;ilEijijF

F$d3ilj

egi i$!;ieg;i ;;;g*i r:il€lii E

fff E€iIiE

iiiiifff iiiffiff i€$E

:{.$n,

ffi E

; Fggr fii9i iil igi;iffH

g

-h$ -\ \.

E

B"*u*

er'\ r

'Jo;,-{_2.

^+--!-.

.jF4

Ha>r

momz<Hts7-Ha2Eda

Page 18: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

St gt H

T *

a*€E t5i

gtrEP

-oPfl &

j;,3s a

h.,o*r.9*i

; * Efi +

?*E 8€ -^g

tEfl;F

E*

F.r:sfrE

Es

h5..Fd-*>

'F

rE u i., F

l E

i H- =

E.r. ts F

n.e;R;E

qs;IE

;€ EE

H

* o.6 E

p - I <

i

s:a;[EE

t:

o.H *i 3.Y

E E

€ E e-.:i

E E

*t"+'€-E

E;rg;is

x sE

e'Ege:?E

.ErE

-*EE

g

+{?d

toIEIl*tatIEFlhIEE

>r

o@

>r :,

+IE

I

Ft.

I

al' I

xldlE

lh...l

6d

o^t2 .EH

FooH

a-aS

..r F

-HFe

l1 o

eaadg!

dFr

a?.4o6o

ctsi.6bo F

>-Qb0 tr

€<

b:?4H=

X

;tH

i-:

6 -

;{d X

F'o#*i

X.=

.c C -'tr

oF

f:'djj'E€

- I.9

^ ^';.2F

g.b: ; E

1E

i:i 3 ":

FcH

.Y

X

e

ooo.9F

.6-.*F

>-.q

X j

L*

n ":.!

H

FE

d.o

E d

^ 5

tsq- io -..:

ea Q

4 Y

q

r,sitsE b"

Yo"'

5trfF

€E.:551

i7-:;ftsE<

't.E *'i { *

E'r'E

f;.E r'g

H

d v

H.:.

a'- a

6 H

H

o o.1.i 2o-^\c

- i

b0?Q

.E o a;f

eH

g,q.! ^, ; F

* I

- t;

ba'Er *'l E

t* F

hE.E

H

O -

SE

:&H

Fr

.E e H

"8":€'iF

.a.;i'-od6 9E

F

Pi3 !

.E;:

g ,":A

A

:- ^

H

i,,,

t:

8b:HH

bEE

ES

aFs€€€*e H

AE

*t*38iEE

EE

EE

€:T€;E

t;E€

E tsff$fie;*ir!;:iE

t tii::!:iifflEr gftE

l:;iffi:;F

*ir E::uH

EE

e;cE:i; g ;'g€l;E

g:E:al; ;;E

E:t:;E

E rl

n Ei€€;:E

fT; :: E

x', Ii F€:i *B

E€-:E

EE

EJ I'E

gE E

fr [H;

i ee I E

;;Eei aE

:-;;f€s Frr-rE

Tet;.6is E

8 g FE

n.' aII e#i

a ;E;T

iEd;€E

i:E;E

E:r i;€3i€;i.f [;ti E

:F3;r;i?€;:

; FeaiE

;::E F

Ei;l;s;s E

d EH

siEi-'i;ii ; ii:;E

E^3T

*[Fi

:F sE

:i e; ei€E:;i: fi+

ti;:*elE eIE

E: ;€E

€srfg:HiI

i gf;E E

E;F

t;*E* ie;i** :E

iE;;3fl;i;ip ;:: rtt;E

;E€$

2 t€E F

E;i:;,g$tH

;:€:EE

s;Es;=

Et;; i;9',; i*gsr;ilg;

E E

Ei l;E

ge: :EI;;€ sE

ir ;[; :g5:iiEE

Fl :lil:F

[;fiEi

' H

;:;;,h;E€;lE

;sAe*3r c€r€ F

llgFA

ii.*.s *Ep* E

,EE

rf; EE

E $€i;E

*€:I r;* F:;;tig H

I.:: gEcaB

;;; flI EE

*;€EE

i#;EE

Page 19: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

B ibH

EdE

ifr:gfrH:i:g; iF

EE

g;Eg{JI{tT

;cEE

EdE

E€E

f;E

g

:ri€;;i:€; fi' qE€r! :A

;*;f,-:c:€ fEA

gl;fE; a;E

gi$ig H

E:E

E;$i:;ise;;E

s EqE

is ;E E

€E,rsss.:ss*=

::a;r F:

_H

{€E;;;E

E;i€:"eE

EE

e ;;; g!;fis:a:;t:#;:9=ss;E

EE

fp

l tiIiii:ilt;fi;iEi ;s;iE

€::Ht;lE

$tr;#geaE*ieE

E fE

; S $gi: +

et;; nsi a fif;;E:

E ;i

f; E=

a#Fuuf t;:flflqq;E

K xae $*^6;iE

ig i:; sE; s:; g+

! [:t€g;tlEs5E

ryE:=

s Er sr

E 5: E

';68 E;!}s gs:E

EE

;5:E ri si€siE

E:E

'€I a€: sE [E

* "; f*E

;e:nE:E

E;E

HrsE

€l Iigiitef:3t;;: 3€i:EE

ii;i*H

'r EF

FE

F=

fiElt L

5E H

: E

i H':-€..'?€,3

f ,-::;.9E r€ E

o 88. a

s si: rE€i:lf f*f;;ti ie€iilE

i;;iE;i i;;*::;;l;€C

'E

;€'€ gEE

1; H:ier s** ;F

i€E*:iE

i;;€$s1+E

'E=

E *tE

* F-n

- € qit;E

si';is t=sn=

; [g g{;€:f,i:*;S'giliE

;:E6;; Il

Es€s* 'ti,lf *:i€:i,

,E x;€:E

";: s:;Ess.n=

cs*;;-gE;;g

..eE..q; gg*E

sE :€E

H g,fi H

s - s€s'E:,€ E

EE

H IE

r s+ ge; ;ifr:

E :€g

{+

$,$"...r...:,*'-

ili ;i [ € EE

itfgi*iiFgiisfltE

E;iil€E

; *I;;T;l

H 5;i ,3uE

: €EflE

:;E;iA

:iffi;;;;x;E=

ii{; ;s;;€iiE

;u: n : ;{ €c e i€; lE+

f;a;:irfl€€eBtfilE

il il Fi aqi:}

; gE

€ $ fii;:l I g;:r ii s;EE

c$;; ir;; l;ei;g:: sEis s*E

3 *383 .*:s$:; EE

:l;i:€ gFt;€iE

€::ai;::i:f aI;H;;t

i ; seE €;: s*E

EE

t:gl; i:Etp;.gs;s;€;€ ifq F

€ EE

E;E

;u4 z*ls * f;' :;S

o;,r: g:e: sls:=i e{;c*.ii;:lfft.E

E:E

*tE

lii € F

ei; il gi 'i : i; E

i ! ift u iE

aE '

* '

FE

' i E

r € E s;, : ; ; :

= ;i;g:;t s*:i ;;i,;j:$;€;;;i :iiE

iffiE;i:cfi€iil;;

*'3c': "ts:* 3 c;$:;

a "t:E H

:;rFi*;* E

is i:eis g;€ig;gx€Es; B

as ax

"a#",

Page 20: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

EG

-'5PE

fi c)Ht.1 rd

TI;F

F$

o-b.-aEh E

< g E

E;5

. e b g9A

-Ha3-'*

F-e

@ cd^

- o

.dsh

:;i.g..igFE

"i:fi.E

b'-!tE:;99

id;-: F

6. :3'i-3 F

:qH

. o tr qr*:-U

:€.'rf R

. h0- a

- i

.H

^. .E

a

O

rq

HE

i:3E*3

.€v-a

tr tr q) tr-t

€ 3€ "^ I -^E

R:E

: F€E

g

:,H:E

EE

oi':6

:*38 E

j5 o :?n

*5F

:f, .€

i e !

g:.-'vO$

a :E

'E

* h d

H '-.

:,8 Eif

; :b' :0,'E

e"!-.E

*it :.H

E.3i

&

EE

.E 5 3"3

HO

acg

R.

hPe

; ij€

cB

@r

o ",.r'S

fu@O

O

c .:P

.'.;yotr?.

d*

S €'"

ar

F C

zT F

EE

? taEH

g E E

iSE

S sE

EE

fr ;ilg:E o^E

;xHe {g

eP6 ".*F

r. F,f#n:E

; H

.Eqs3 ;E

:*f, *;f:s:; ;E

'ud oroF

s E

-3g-i-i c;

,HI IiE

l-! -EH

r;F:P

EE

iHs F

;+:q E

Ejl!F

€E€i

:;:, JEgF

g ?€i:s3aE:r

:;E s€E

E=

E*T

."qpe3;i,gH

ss5$: €E[::i;:;;

g.ei EE

gE; 3s.?:s5€;E

aii: :E

g;EE

e€$ iEf i:i;

's, It*sg€ES

ExE

:;I=E

:I'. -d

"ah93 ffs la^Q

*3iEi+

,s$:;;j€ E; ssE

:Esr*

:E:€f;3E

€EJ-E

s:*5=H

EE

:i-.fi e r€+;; fii t E

3^.t 3 5 EE

;;€EH

-r3E;tj;*:*5rE

Ff; ; u F

fio u b'. {H F

:{9 r ! car

.U€E

SS

EE

€ ; .88fr93

g

.. tr

.6Y

.U

P+

r O

.E o*

">E

o;9€-H

a.d

o',n

' +r

d'Av

..:.+

o€.H^

E-F

BE

a EE

F --:

H'-F

+

tr;x-v6v-€

EN

.^ r

. -:

!v

@ ri'!

Ho@

vobos

oofi>

,tr--€oG

'6<

.5

rjotr(€aqa1)qB

'qodo

doaA^

ad.a>

A=r\X

EA

''Fi

r-i

F:

H<

-zF

i

.r7,E

YdEV

HfuE

a F

..i A

^. F

Vv

.- \'l+

a,t

H

e.EE

il oa<

a Fna

a A

,l @

H

PF

H

o<

:n8 o8:Ss 3x'eH

rlF

t =

A

HU

A

2 F

4 :O

: A

: :'-)!H

A

F{

H)i

r-r ' I'J

HH

-*..v:-.i

a-..; .H

Fl

2 ''

o cd

- z:h;

V>

H

P

H

i E

<H

(JFi

'6ov-

m

v H

<\k-

-. s v.g.

27*,t5 e-\>

3

i!il?l,Iiil;iliiiliia liiig!ii!g;i!lEgffie gl

i iii€igEaagglii fi iiggi iaiiE

lgIigligEltgfi i,ii

;:EE

isaE H

E;ii;E

Jit

i; giiiiii i; iE: gi iiiiii

E iiii lgiiii ! igiiE

liiE iE

: ;c*Eil;slu;;E

ft u€* #EE

'Es# ''*E

€'€;sffE=

u€ [;i=

9>'6d

d'i-Ht=?adD

./d;ioX

o.B>

>o

lo

'*++

;a],^..,.'-,, $

Page 21: Legislative Background Paper - leg.mt.gov · political officials, the Act specified that if a county attorney failed to prosecute the case (i.e., to "faithfully perform any duty imposed"5

€s!"i h4hU

=

a A

4i

dd o

". t?E

h e Rtc

o+F

i.:3.5

e€=

dH.g:

iE s

H a=

iq

=

=

€ 9!H

6 U.F

E

.Y S

'E

;: =

r * E

etsS '' =

5ijBn

cd !

u ,.

L:H

5 S e!8"

En; S

s fr38 E

i=€E

e€E'q

_ .E H

_q .E_ ir H

dHlj

5 nrS e ts9.8t*

H -.E

d S qo-].2-

F -..E

"r tr 8 .:.q

Fd

d.:.8 op 969€6

' i gP

s &

:r o s B--!horH

EF

6'r,Y

i5q s

F*,;w

P

'a o p. ^.!3;:gE

,EA

Ee H

f;$t't E

: * ,q H.:.8;

SirE

"s -;E

nE-,9 -

n , I

d.3 >

Hfiqt !E

s#tgfiE

S iE

s-rayE

i -E

EE

e€o--

s u'q

tr d !E

r \

.EB

Fi

rdr-iiaF

rEaazF

T

tsHztaFjFg;iigs:s;;liiirliiiiili i:liiiliiii;i

igg