Montana Code 22-3-101. Historical society
22-3-101. Historical society. The historical society of Montana, originally organized under the provisions of an act of the legislative assembly of the territory of Montana entitled “An Act to Incorporate the Historical Society of Montana”, approved February 2, 1865, and thereafter made to become the historical society of the state of Montana by an act approved March 4, 1891, entitled “An Act Concerning the Historical Society for the State of Montana and Making an Appropriation Therefor” and by “An Act to Perpetuate the Historical Society of the State of Montana”, approved March 1, 1949, is hereby continued and perpetuated as the Montana historical society and as such constitutes an agency of state government for the use, learning, culture, and enjoyment of the citizens of the state and for the acquisition, preservation, and protection of historical records, art, archival, and museum objects, historical places, sites, and monuments and the custody, maintenance, and operation of the historical library, museums, art galleries, and historical places, sites, and monuments.
Terms Used In Montana Code 22-3-101
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Society: means the Montana historical society and includes:
(a)the historical library and its contents;
(b)any museums and art galleries and their contents acquired by the trustees;
(c)any historical places, sites, or monuments acquired or developed by the society;
(d)any divisions, departments, and activities operated in conjunction with the historical library as are established by the trustees; and
(e)any books, papers, maps, charts, manuscripts, photographs, writings, records, objects of history and art, paintings, engravings, relics, collections of artifacts and minerals, furniture, or fixtures acquired by the trustees. See Montana Code 22-3-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201