Montana Attorney General's Office records, 1893-1969.

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Montana Attorney General's Office records, 1893-1969.

General correspondence (1905-1920); subject files (1901-1962, includeing name index 1947-1962); informal opinions (1897-1915); docket registers (1893-1963); dockets (1912-1966); land dockets (1902-1912); undocketed cases (1903-1968); financial ledgers (1905-1969); and an land abstract register (1921-1941).

199 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8053007

Montana Historical Society Library

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Montana. Attorney General's Office

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The Montana Attorney General was originally authorized under the Organic Act of 1864 which established Montana as a territory. The 1889 Constitution established the office as an elective executive office. The duties of the Attorney General included prosecuting and defending all cases to which the State or any county was a party; enforcing judgements reached in such cases; supervising county attorneys; giving opinions on legal issues to state agencies, the legislature, and county officials; to bi...