The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-29
When we are Admitted.

When Montana is admitted into the
union, and it does not appear that the
winter of 1887 will view that happy
fruition Of our hopes, the following Sec
tions of our Constitution Article NVII
provides for the election : Sec. IL.
All territorial, county. AMI precinct Of
fcers, whO NAV be in office at the time
this Constitution takes effect, whether
holding their office under the authority
of the United States, or Of the Territory,
shall hold and exercise their respected
offices, and perform the duties thereof
as prescribed in this Constitutions until
their successor shall be elected and quail
fed in accordance with the provisions of
this Constitution, and official bonds of
all such officers shall continue in full
force and effect, as through this Constitu-
ton had not been adopted, and such
officers for their terms of service, under
this Constitution, shall receive the same
salaries and compensation as is by this
COnstition or by the laws of the Terri
tory provided for like officers.
Sec. u. This Constitution shall take
effect end be in full force Immediately
upon the admission of the Territory as a
State.
Sec. IS. Immediately upon the adj
mission of the Territory as a State, the
Governor of the Territory, or in the case
of his absence or failure to act, the Secre-
tary of the Territory, or i'll case ofhis alb.
sence or failure to act, the President of
this Convention, shall issue prOclama
ton, which shall be published, and a
copy thereof mailed to the Chairman of
the Board of County Commissioners of
each county, calling an election by the
people of all State, district, county, town
ship, and other officers created and made
elective by this Constitution, and fixing
day for such election. which shall not
be less than forty days after the date of
such proclamation, nor more than ninety
days after the admission of the Territory
as State.
Sec. II. The Board of Commissioners
of the several counties shall thereupOn
order such election for said day, and
shall cause notice thereof to be given in
the manner and for the length of time
provided by the laws of the Territory in
cases of general elections for Delegate to
Congress and county and other officers.
Every qualified olcrtor of the Territory
at the date of said election, shall be en-
titled to vote thcreat. Said election shall
be conducted in all respects in the same
manner rs provided by the laws of the
Territory for general elections, and the
returns thereof shall be made and can
vassed in the same manner and by the
same authority as provided in cases of
such general election, but returns for all
State and dristrict officers, and members
of The Legislative Assembly, shall be
made to the canyassing board hereinafter
provided for.
See. IS. The Governor, Secretary,
Auditor, and Attorney General of the
Territory and the President of the Con-
vention'or majority of them, shall con-
stitute Board of Canvassers to canvass
the vote at such elections for all State
and District officers and members of the
Legislative Assembly. The said board
shall assemble ut the seat of government
Of the Territory on the thirtieth day
after the day Of such election tor on the
following day if such day fall on Sunday
and proceed to canvass the votes for all
State and district officers and members
of the Legislative Assembly in the man
ncr provided by the laws of the Terri
tory for canvasSIng the vote for Delegate
to Congress, and they shall issue ccrtiiic-
ates Of election to the persons found to
be elected to said Offices sevcrally, and
shall make and file with the Secretary Of
the Territory an abstract certified by
them of the number votes cast for each
person for each Of said offices and Of the
total number ofvotcs cast in each county.
See lG The canvassing boards OF the,
several counties shall issue certificates Of
election to the several persons found by
them to have been elected to the several
county and township offices.