The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-11
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SURE
OF LONG TENURE.
BELIEVED TO HAVE CARRIED
Indications Accepted as Meaning That
Amendment to Constitution Pre-
vailed Handsomely.

1t is generally conceded throughout
the state that the constitutional
amendment submitted to the electors
last Tuesday relating to the county
commissioners carried by a safe ma
jority. If such is the case County
Commissioners Parker, Deverill and
Jacobs are the gentlemen in this coun.
ty whose term of Office is extended
until January l, 1907. All are we'll
equipped with intelligence and bust
ness ability to conduct the affairs Of
the county, and if the amendment has
carried the taxpayers are fortunate
in having these three men to super
wise the affairs Of the county four
years more.
In the next two years much bust
ness will come before the commits
sioners outside the usual routine af-
fairs of the office. The present board
will have the erection of the new
county building to supervise, bonds
for which were voted at the election.
Details for the expenditure of $75,-
900 for this purpose will be arang-
ed by the board during the coming
winter so that everything will be in
readiness to begin construction Of
the building early next spring.
The constitutional amendment,
which beyond doubt carried at the
polls last Tuesday, provides as fol-
lows:
That section 4 of Article XVI of the
constitution of the state of Montana,
be amended SO as to read as follows:
Section An each county there
shall be elected three county commits.
sioners, whose term of Office shall be
six years; provided, that the term of
Office of those elected on November
9Th, 1900, shall expire on the first
Monday in January, 1907; provided
further, that at the general election
to be held in November, 1902, Tin
counties where commissioners are to
be elected that year,, three commits
sioners shall be elected whose terms
shall expire on the first Monday in
January, 1907; provided further, that
at the general election to be held in
November, 1906, one commission shall
he elected for a term of two years,
n commissioner shall be elected for
a term of four years, and one COM
missioner shall be- elected for a term
of six years, whose term of office shall
commence on the said first Monday
of January, 1907; and provided fur
Their, that at each general election
thereafter, commencing with the gen
eral election to be held in Novem.
her, 1908, n commissioner Shall be
elected fer a term of six years. A
vacancy in the board of county com
missioners shall be filled by appoint
ment by the judge Of the judicial dis
trict in which the vacancy occurs.
Section 1.-THE vote upon this
amendment shall be counted and can.
vasetd by such officials and in such
name as is provided for by law for
the counting and canvassing of the
votes for member of congress, and
if a majority of all votes cast at said
election for and against said n end
ment shall be in favor If the ane i'd
ment, the governor of the state shall
so declare by public
proclamation, and said amendment
shall be in full force and effect as a
part of the constitution from and af-
ter the date Of said proclamation"
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