Great Falls tribune., 1889-09-28
ARTICLE IN.
RIGHTS OF SUFFRAGE AND QuALIF1CA-
TIONS TO HOLD OFFICE.

SECTION l. All elections by the peo-
pie shall be by ballot.
SEC. :. Every male person of the age
of twenty-one years or over possessing
the following qualifications shall be en-
titled to vote at all general elections and
for all officers that now are, or hereafter
may be, elective by the people and upon
all questions which may be submitted to
the vote of the people: First. He shall
be a citizen of the United States. Sec
ond. He shall have resided in this State
one year Immediately preceding the
election at which he offers to vote, and
in the county, town or precinct such
time as may be prescribed by law.
Prouided, First, that no person con-
victed of felony shall have the right to
vote unless he has been pardoned.
Pyoz,ided, Second. That nothing herein
contained shall be construed to deprive
any person of the right to vote who has
such right at the time Of the adoption Of
this Constitution; Pro0faed, That after
the expiration of five years from the time
of the adoption of this Constitution, nd
person except citizens of the United
States, shall have the right to vote.
SEC. 3. For the purpose of voting, no
perso shall be deemed to have gained OIL
or lost residence by reason of his pres
ence or absence while employed in the
service of the State or of the unitedStates,
nor while engagep in the navigation o1
the waters of the State, or of the United
! States nor while student at any insti-
tuition of learning, nor while kept at any
aims house or other asylum, at the pub
! lie expense, nor while confined in any
public prison.
SEC. d. Electors shall in all cases, exl
| cept treason, felony, or breach of the
peace be privileged from arrest during
their attendance at elections, and ii
| going to and returning therefrom.
SEC. No elector shall be obliged td
perform military duty on the days o1
election, except in time of war or pub
lie danger.
SEC. g. No soldier, seaman or marine
in the army or navy of the United State
shall be deemed resident of this State
in consequence of being stationed at any
military or naval place within the same
| SEC. 7. No person shall be elected o
appointed to any office in this State, civi
or military, who is not a citizen of th,
United States, and who shall not hay'
resided in this State at least one yea
next before his election or appointment
| SEC s. No idiot or insane persoi
shall be entitled to vote at any election
in this State.
| SEC. 9. The legislative assembly shal
have the power to pass registration an,
such other laws as may be necessary t,
secure the purity of elections and guar,
against abuses of the elective franchise
SEC. 10. Women shall be eligible Il
hold the office of county superintendent
of schools or any school district offic
and shall have the right to vote at an
school district election.
Sec. II. Any person qualified to Yot
at general elections and for State officer
in this State shall be eligible to any offic
therein except as otherwise provided i
this constitution, and subject to sue
additional qualifications as may D
prescribed by the Legislative assembl
for city offices and offices hereafter crd
ated.
SEC, r.. Upon all questions subnlitte
to the vote of the tax payers of the STATE
or any political division thereof, wome
who are tax payers and possessed of th
qualifications for the right of suffrage I'd
quired of men by this constitution sha
equally, with men, have the right
vote.
| ioEC. l 5. LII I'LL cleCllOllS HtlQ Dy Ill
people under this constitution, the pei
son or persons who shall receive tn
highest number OF legal votes, shall b
declared elected
ARTICLE x.
STATE INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC BULL
INGS.
SECTION 1. Educational, reformator
and penal institutions, and those for tn
benefit of the insane, blind, deaf an
mute, soldiers home, and such other il
stitutions as the public good may re
quire, shall be established and supporte
by the state in such manner as may
prescribed by law.
SEC. ?. At the general election j
the year one thousand eight hundre
ninety-two, the question of permaner
location of the seat of government
hereby provided to be submitted to tn
qualified electors of the State and ma
jority of all the votes upon said questio
shall determine the location thereof
case there shall be no choice of locatio
at said election, the question of choic
between the two places for which th
highest number of votes shall have beel
cast shall be, and is hereby submitted i
like manner to the qualified electors a
the next general election thereafter
| PyoUiaea That until the seat of Govern
ment shall have been permanently 10
Gated the temporary seat of governmen
shall be and remain at the city O
Helena.
SEC. 3. When the seat of governmen
Shall have been located as herein pro
vided the location thereof shall no
thereafter be changed, except by vot
of two-thirds of all the qualified elector
OF the state voting on that question at
general election at which the question
of the location Of the seat of governmen
shall have been submitted by the legisla
| tive assembly,
SEC. 4, The legislative assembly shall
| make no appropriations or expenditure
for capital buildings or grounds until thu
| seat of government shall have been per
| manently located as herein provided
Sec. S. The several counties of the
state shall provide as may be prescribed
by law for those inhabitants who, BY
reason of age, infrmity or misfortune,
may have claims upon the sympathy
aid ald of society. * -,
ARTICLE XT..
EDUCATION.
49,
legislative assembly of Montana to es-
tablish and maintain general, uniform
and thorough system of public, free
common schools.
Sec, 2, The public school fund of the
state shall consist of the proceeds of such
lands as have heretofore been granted
or may hereafter be granted to the state
by the general government, known as
school lands; and those granted in lieu
of such; lands acquired by gift or gram
from any person or corporation under
any law or grant of the general govern
ment; and of all other grants of land OF
money made to the state from the gen
eral government for general educationa
purposes, or where no other special pur
pose is indicated in such grant; all es
tates, or distributive shares of the es
tates, that may escheat to the state; al
II e1,nYac o,,1 JiuiderdE nf any