Great Falls tribune., 1889-09-28
ARTICLE XIII.

PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS.
SECTION /. Neither the State, nor any county,
city, town. municipality, nor other subdivision of tile
State shall give or loan its credl in aid of, or
make any donation or grant, BY subsidy or other
Or rbecomea subscriber to, or n shareholder in, any
company or corporation, a joint owner with any
person, company, or corporation, except as to such
ownership s may accrue to the State by operation or
provision of law.
Sec. ?. The Legislative Assembly shall not in
any manner create any debt except by a law which
provided shall have been fully paid discharged;
such law shall specify the purplsc to which the
funds raised shall be applied and provide for the
I exngush the principal pf such debt With the the
time limited by such law for the payment thereof;
but no debt or liability shall be created which shall
liability exceed the sun Of one hundred thousand
dollars ($looooo) except case of war; to repel in
vasion or suppress nsurrection, unless the law au-
thorizing the same shall have been submitted to the
people alta general election and shall have received
majority Of the votes cast for and against it at such
election.
SEC. ;. All moneys borrowed by, or on behalf of
the State or any county, city, town, mum ipality
other subdivision of the State, shall be used only
for the purpose specified in the law authorizing the
loan.
SEC. f. The State shall not assume the debt, Or
any part thereof, of any county, cty town. or muni-
SEC. 5. No county shall be allowed to be-
come indebted in any manner, or for any purpose,
to an amount, including existing Indebtedness in
the aggregate, exceeding five (5) per centum of the
value Of the taxable property therein, to be ascer
taxes previous to the ncurrng of such Indebtedness
and all bonds obligations in excess of such
amount given by, or on behalf of such county shall
be void N 10 county shall incur any indebtedness or
liability for any single purpose to amount exceed
ing ten thousand dollars ($lo ooo) without the ap
proval of majority of the electors thereof, voting
at an election to be provided by law.
SEC. 6. No city, town, township. Or school dis
trict shall be allowed to become indebted in any
manner or for any purpose TO an amount, including
existing Indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding
three per cent,,n Of the value Of the taxable proper
ty therein, to be ascertaned by the last assessment
Tor State and county taxes previous to the mourning
of such indebtness, and all bonds or obligations II
excess of such amount given by, or behalf of
such city town. township Or school district shall be
void; Proviaea, Aozyezet That the Legislative AS
sembly may extend the limit mentioned in this sec
ton, by authorizing municipal corporations to sub
init the question to vote of the taxpayers affected
thereby, when such increase is necessary to con,
struct a sewerage system or to procure supply Of
water for such municipality which shall own and
control said water supply and devote the revenues
derived therefrom to the payment of the debt
ARTICLE XIV.
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
SECTION /. The militia of the State of Montana
shall consist of all able bodied male citizens of the
State between the ages of eighteen (IS) and forty
five 45) years inclusive, except such persons may
be exempted by the laws Of the State of Til
SEQ. 2. The Legislative Assembly shall provide
by law for the organization, equipment, and d1sc
pline of the militia and shall make rules and regula
tions for the government of the same The organi
zaton shall conform as nearly as practicable to the
regulations for the government of the armies Of tht
United States.
SEC. g. The Legislative Assembly shall provd,
by law for maintaining the militia by appropriation
from the treasury of the State.
SEC 4. The Legislative Assembly shall provide
tary records, relics and banners Of the State.
SEC S, When the Governor shall, with the con
sent of the Legislative Assembly be out Of the Stat
in time of war. at the head of any military fore
thereof, he shall continue commander in chief of al
the military forces of the State
ARTICLE XIV,
CORPORATIONS OTHER THAN MUNICIPAL.
SECTION i. All existing charters, or grants 0
corporations or grantees shall not have organized
commenced business in good faith at the time of tn
adoption Of this constitution, shall thereafte
have validity.
SEC. a. No charter of interpretations shall be
granted, extended, changed or amended by specia
law, except for such municipal, charitable, educa
may be under the control Of the State; but the Leg
isatve Assembly shall provide by general law fo
the organization OF corporations hereafter to be ere
ated; Pyopiaea, That any such laws shall be sub
jectto future repeal alteration by the Legislativ
Assembly.
SEC. g. The Legislative Assembly shall have til
power to alter, revoke annul any charter of in
corporation existing at the time of the adoption q
this Constitution, or which may be hereafter ncor
porated whenever in its opinion it may be injurlou
to the citizens of the state.
SEC. 4. The Legislative Assembly shall provid
by law that i'll all elections for directors trustee
of Incorporated companies, every stakeholder sha
have the right to vote in person or by proxy tn
number of shares of stock owned by him for a
many persons there directors or trustees to
elected, or to cumuate said shares, and give on
candidate as many votes as the number of director
multiplied by the number of his shares of stock sha
equal or to distribute them, the principle
among as many candidates he shall think fit an
such directors trustees shall be elected in
other manner.
SEC. s. All railroads shall be public highways
and all railroad, transportation, and express com
panies shall be common carriers, and subject to leg
islaliNc control, and the Legislative Assembly sha
have the power to regulate and control by law .th
rates of charges for the transportation of passenger
\ and freight by such companies common carrier
1 from one point to another in the State. Any assc
ciation Or corporation organized for the purpose
| any designated points within this State and to cor
meet at the State line with railroads of other State
and Territories Every railroad company slla
| have the right with its road to intersect, connec
| with or cross any other railroad.
SEC,6. No railroad corporation. express, or othe
| transportation company or the lessees or manager
thereof shall consolidate Its stock, property fran
chses with any other railroad corporation, express
| or other transportation company, owning or havins
under its control parallel or competing line neithe
shall it in any manner unite its business Or earnings
| with the business earnings of any other raroat
| corporatlon shall any officer of such railroad
express other transportation company act as an
officer of any other other railroad express or othe
transportation company owning or having control 0
| parallel or competing line
SEC. 7. All individuals, associations and corpo
| rations shall have equal rights to have persons
property transported and any railroad trans
| portation express route in this State No dis
elimination in charges or facilities for ransporta
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