The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-18
NOTICE OF ELECTION. CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENTS. HOUSE :
BILL NO. SO.

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An act providing for the submission i,
TO the qualified electors of the State of e.
Montana of an amendment to Section
4 or Article XVI of the Constitution,
relating to county commissioners.
Be it enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the State of Montana:
Section Il. There shall be submitted
to the qualified electors of the State of
Montana at the next general election
to be held in said state, the following
amendment to section 4, article XVI of
the Constitution, relating to county cem-
m~issioners. ~.
Tha Section 4 of Article XVI Of the
Constitution of the State Of Montana
be amended so as to read as follows:
Section 4. In each county there
shall be elected three county commits
sioners, whose term of office shall be
four years; provided, hat the term of :
of office of those elected on November ~
8, 1896, shall expire on the first Monday
in January, 1903, and provided further.
hat at the general election to be held q
in November, 1902. one commissioner
shall be elected for a term of two years.
and two commissioners shall. be elected
for a term of four years, whose term
Of office shall begin on the said first
Monday in January, 1903. A vacancy "
in the Board of County Commissioners 70
olhdl b0 iiC ny appointment ny III
judge OF the judicial district in which
the vacancy occurs"
Section 2. The vote upon this amend
ment shall be counted and canvassed
by UGH officials and in such manner
as is provided by law for the counting
and canvassing of the votes for member
of congress, and II a majority of all
votes cast at said election for and
against said amendment shall be in fla
vor of the amendment, the governor of
the state shall immediately so declare
by public proclamation, and said amend ~
ment shall be I'm full force and effect as
a part Of the constitution from and af-
ter the date of said proclamation.
Section 3. The official ballots TO be
used at the next general election to be =
held in this state shal nave printed
thereon the following words in such
manner as TO allow every elector an OPP
p~ortunity to indicate thereon by proper
marks his preference. to-wit: For the
amendment to the constitution relating
to county commissioners" and Against
the amendment to the constitution re-
lating to county commissioners"
Approved March 1, 1897.
House Bill No. I66.
An act providing for the submission
to the electors of the State of Montana
for their approval or rejection an
amendment to section 5, article VIII,
Of the constitution of the State of Mon
tana, relative to justices of the supreme
court.
BE it enacted by the Legislative As
sembly of the State of Montana: r
Section l. There shall be submitted '
to the qualified electors of the State of
Montana at the next general election /.
to be held within the state, the follow
ing mendmen to section 5, article VIII,
of the constitution of the State of Mon
tana, relating 10 the supreme court.
Section 2. Section 5 of article VIII E.
shall be amended as follows: The SUI
preme court shall consist of three jus p
tees, a majority Of whom shall be neces-
Sary to form a quorum or pronounce a
decision, but one or more of said jus
tees may adjourn the court from day
TO day, or to a day certain and the
legislative Assembly shall have the
power to increase the number of said
justices to not less nor more than Ave. y
In case any justice or justices
of the supreme court shall
be In any way disqualified to sit
the remaining Justice or justices shall
rave power to call on one or more Of
the district Judges of this state as in
the particular case may be necessary to
constitute the full number of justices
of which the said court shall then be
composed, to sit with them on the hear
ing of said cause. In all cases where
a district judge is invited to sit and
does sit as by this section provided, the
decision and opinion of such district
Judge shall have the same force and eff
feet in any cause heard before the court
as il regularly participated in by a jus
tice of the supreme court.
Section 3. The vote upon this amend
ment shall De counted and c~anvassed
such persons and in such manner as
provided by law for the counting and Z
canvassing of the votes for members
of congress, and, il a majority of all
the votes cast at said election for and d
against said amendment shall be in fla
vor of this amendment. the governor Of !
the state shall Immediately so declare
public proclamation, and said amend
ment shall be in full force and effect as
of the constitution from and after
the date of said proclamation.
Section 4. The official ballot used at
the general election held In November.
1898, shall have printed thereon the fol-
lowing words: For the amendment to
the constitution relating to the supreme
and the words Against the
amendment to the constitution relating q,
to the supreme court" -
Approved March 3. 1897.
/ certify the above to be full n cor
rect copies of acts of the Fifth Legisia-
tive Assembly relating to constitutional
T. s. HOGAN,
Secretary of State. IS