Montana Legislative Assembly (38th: 1963) records

Montana Legislative Assembly (38th: 1963) records, 1963

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Montana. Legislative Assembly.
Title: Montana Legislative Assembly (38th: 1963) records
Dates: 1963 (inclusive)
19631963
Quantity: 3 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number: LR 38
Summary: Collection contains records (1963) of the Montana 38th Legislative Assembly including the minutes of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials; 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.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

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 38th Montana Legislature met from January 7th to March 7th, 1963. The leaders of the Senate were (President-Vacant), David James (D-President Pro Tempore), William Groff (D-Majority Leader), and J.S. Brenner (R-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House were Frank Hazelbaker (R-Speaker), Fred Broeder, Jr. (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), Alex Blewett, Jr. (R-Majority Leader), and (Minority Leader - Vacant).

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”.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection includes the minutes of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills and resolutions; House and Senate memorials (re stamp commemorating the Montana Territorial Centennial and the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Charles M. Russell; acknowledgement of achievements of the school of Mines; acknowledgement of reorganization of the Army Reserve); Senate Memorial Resolution on the death of Robert Frost; and House and Senate joint resolutions. The collection also contains miscellany material including the reports of the Special Senate Committee on Custodial Institutions and the Special Senate Investigating Committee Appointed to Examine the Policies, Procedures, and Methods Employed by the State Purchasing Department; the roster of members by county; and exhibits by the Montana Fish and Game Department and the Montana School of Mines.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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 (38th: 1963) records, 1963. Legislative Records 38. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

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 one subseries, Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically).

The series House of Representatives is organized into nine subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), House Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Memorials (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Memorials (arranged numerically by bill number), House Memorial Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), and House Journals (arranged chronologically).

The series Senate is organized into ten 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), Senate Memorials (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Joint Memorials (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Confirmation Resolutions (arranged chronologically), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), Senate Journals (arranged chronologically), and Senate Memorial Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number).

Location of Collection

51:6-6

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Note

Bill Summers processed the collection in 1986.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

House and Senate Joint CommitteesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Joint Commitee Minutes
Box/Folder
1 / 1	Appropriations: Elective Officials Subcommittee	1963 January 11 - February 8
1 / 2	Joint Conference Committee on Senate Amendments to H.B. 81 (re educational facilities for disabled children)	1963 February 25 - March 4
1 / 3	Joint Conference Committee on Senate Amendments to H.B. 66 (re increase of poor fund permissive levy)	1963 March 2-7
1 / 4	Joint Conference Committee to consider Senate Amendments to H.B. 302 and H.B. 262 (re jurisdiction of city planning boards; and designation of zoning districts outside corporate limits by county commissioners)	1963 March 7
	[see Joint House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Claims Committee minutes in House Appropriations Committee minutes]

House of RepresentativesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	House Standing Commitee Minutes
Box/Folder
1 / 5	Affairs of Cities	1963 January 8 - February 26
1 / 6	Agriculture and Irrigation	1963 January 10 - March 1
1 / 7	Appropriations (includes Joint House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Claims Committee, January 9, 1963)	1963 January 8 - February 26
1 / 8	Bills	1963 January 14
1 / 9-10	Business and Industry	1963 January 9 - February 27
1 / 11	Constitutions, Elections and Federal Relations	1963 January 15 - March 2
1 / 12	Education (includes Subcommittee on Project Enrollments, January 17, 1963; and Subcommittee to Investigate H.B. 81 [re educational facilities for disabled children], January 23, 1963)	1963 January 14 - February 27
1 / 13	Fish and Game	1963 January 14 - February 28
1 / 14	Highways	1963 January 15 - March 6
1 / 15-16	Judiciary	1963 January 7 - February 25
1 / 17	Labor and Compensation	1963 January 23 - March 1
1 / 18	Livestock and Ranges	1963 January 17 - February 26
1 / 19	Public Health, Welfare and Safety	1963 January 10 - March 6
1 / 20	State Administration	1963 January 8 - March 1
1 / 21	Townships and Counties	1963 January 11 - February 27
1 / 22-23	Ways and Means	1963 January 9 - March 1
	House Bills
Box/Folder
1 / 24-28	Bill nos. 1-250	1963
2 / 1-4	Bill nos. 251-432	1963
	House Resolutions
Box/Folder
2 / 5	Bill nos. 1-4; 9	1963
	House Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
2 / 6	Bill nos. 1-16; 18-22	1963
	House Memorials
Box/Folder
2 / 7	Bill nos. 1-3 (re stamp commemorating the Montana Territorial Centennial and the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Charles M. Russell; acknowledgement of achievements of the school of Mines; acknowledgement of reorganization of the Army Reserve)	1963
	House Joint Memorials
Box/Folder
2 / 8	Bill nos. 1-18 (re competitive basis of U.S. lumber industry; waiver of land limitation provisions of the Reclamation Act; establishment of Charles M. Russell National Park; abandonment of passenger service on the Milwaukee Railroad; breaking up the military post at Fort Missoula; amendment of Forest Service Act; control of election results forecasting on election day; required hours of work for railroad employees; establishment of Charles M. Russell State Park; return of U.S.S. Helena silver service to Montana; elimination of production restrictions on certain crops; production of silver dollars commemorating the Montana Territorial Centennial; Montana land acquisition by the U.S.; protection from experimentation upon humans beings without permission; public hearing on the establishment of dams, wilderness areas, or parks; provision of presidential and vice-presidential electors; restrictions on advertising alcoholic beverages; and use of federal income taxes for state public education)	1963
	House Memorial Resolutions
Box/Folder
2 / 9	Memorial resolutions	1963
	Status Sheets of House Bills
Box/Folder
2 / 10-12	1st-2nd, 4th-5th, 8th-40th Legislative Days	1963 January 7 - February 15
2 / 13	41st, 43rd-48th, 50th-55th, 57th-60th Legislative Days	1963 February 16 - March 7
	House Journals
Box/Folder
2 / 14	1st-5th, 8th-13th, 15th-20th Legislative Days	1963 January 7-26
2 / 15	21st-27th, 29th-40th Legislative Days	1963 January 27 - February 15
2 / 16	41st, 43rd-47th, 50th-55th, 57th-60th Legislative Days	1963 February 16 - March 7

SenateReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Senate Standing Commitee Minutes
Box/Folder
2 / 17	Agriculture	1963 January 23 - February 22
2 / 18	Banking and Insurance	1963 January 16 - February 25
2 / 19	Commerce and Labor	1963 January 16 - February 27
2 / 20	Committees	1963
2 / 21	Constitution, Elections and Federal Relations	1963 January 17 - March 5
2 / 22	Education	1963 January 9 - March 6
2 / 23	Finance and Claims	1963 January 9 - March 7
2 / 24	Fish and Game	1963 January 14 - February 26
2 / 25	Highways and Transportation	1963 January 24 - February 28
3 / 1	Irrigation and Water	1963 January 23 - February 25
3 / 2	Judiciary	1963 January 16 - February 27
3 / 3	Local Government	1963 January 16 - February 27
3 / 4	Natural Resources (formerly Oil and Gas)	1963 January 29 - March 1
3 / 5	Public Health, Welfare and Safety	1963 January 21 - March 2
3 / 6	Public Lands	1963 January 15 - February 23
3 / 7	Rules	1963 January 7 - March 11
3 / 8	Seating, Mileage and Per Diem	1963 January 9 - February 11
3 / 9	Taxation	1963 January 15 - March 3
	Senate Bills
Box/Folder
3 / 10-14	Bill nos. 1-216	1963
	Senate Resolutions
Box/Folder
3 / 15	Bill nos. 3, 8, 10-13, 15, 17-18, 20-21, 23-25, 27-28	1963
	Senate Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
3 / 16	Bill nos. 1-16	1963
	Senate Memorials
Box/Folder
3 / 17	Bill nos. 1-2 (re removal of two-mill state property tax levy; stamp commemorating the Montana Territorial Centennial and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Charles M. Russell)	1963
	Senate Joint Memorials
Box/Folder
3 / 18	Bill nos. 1-9 (re Interstate Commerce Commission action to preserve competitive rail freight rates; public hearings to establish dams, wilderness areas or parks; waiver of land limitation provisions of the Reclamation Act; taxes on national banks doing business in the state; replacement of irrigation pipes under highways; permission to build additional primary highways; implementation of the provisions of Chapter 104 Montana Session Laws; restrictions on the use of motor vehicles on public lands; increasing federal portion of cost on primary highways)	1963
	Senate Confirmation Resolutions
Box/Folder
3 / 19	Confirmation resolutions	1963
	Status Sheets of Senate Bills
Box/Folder
3 / 20-23	2nd-60th Legislative Days	1963 January 8 - March 9
	Senate Journals
Box/Folder
3 / 24	2nd-60th Legislative Days	1963 January 8 - March 7
	Senate Memorial Resolutions
Box/Folder
3 / 27	Memorial on the Death of Robert Frost	1963
3 / 28	Memorial Resolutions	1963

MiscellanyReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
3 / 29	Exhibits: "Our State Employees Are Valuable..."; "Where Theory and Practice Combine..." by Montana School of Mines; "Montana Wildlife Biennial Report" by Montana Fish and Game Department; "Montana Taxpayers Association Legislative Bulletin"; prospectus regarding sewage treatment plant bonds, Missoula.	1962-1963
3 / 30	Report of Special Senate Committee on Custodial Institutions	1963 January 19
3 / 31	Report of the special Senate Investigating Committee Appointed to Examine the Policies, Procedures, and Methods Employed by the State Purchasing Department	1963 January 31
3 / 32	Roster of members by county	1963

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