Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-16
LEGAL PUBLICATIONS,
NOTICE OF ELECTION, CONSTITU.
TIONAL AMENDMENT.
HOUSE BILL NO. sS.

An Act Providing for the Submis-
sion to the Qualified Electors of the
State of Montana of an Amendment to
Section of Article XVI. of the Con-
stitution, Relating to County Commits
| sioners.
Be it Enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the State of Montana:
Section l. There shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of the State of
Montana at the next general election
to be held in this state, the following
amendments to Section 4, of Article
XVI of the constitution, relating to
county commi ssioners.
That Section of Article XVI of the
constitution of the State of Montana,
be amended to read as follows:
"Section 4. In 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, Gin counties where
commissioners are to be elected that
year,, three commissioners shall be
elected whose terms shall expire on
the first Monday in Janaury, 1907; pro
vided further, that at the general cleo
,, ton to be held in November 1906, one
commissioner shall be elected for a
term of two years, one commissioner
shall be elected for term of four years,
and one commissioner shall be elected
for a term of six years, whose term of
office shall commence on said first
Monday of January, 1907; and provided
further, that at each general election
thereafter, commencing with the gener-
al election to be held in November, 1908,
one commissioner shall be elected for
term of six years. A vacancy in the
board of county commissioners shall be
filled by appointment by the judge of
the judicial district in which the va
cancy occurs.
Section 2. The vote upon this anne nd
ment shall be counted and canvassed
by such officials and in such manner
as is provided 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 amendment shall be in
favor of the amendment, the governor
of the state shall Immediately so de-
clare by public proclamation, and said
amendment shall be in full force and
effect as part of the constitution from
! and after the date of said proclamation.
Section 3. The official ballots to be
used at the next general election to be
held in this state shall have printed
thereon the following words in such
manner as to allow every elector an
opportunity to indicate thereon by
proper marks, his preference to-wit:
''For the Amendment to the Constitu-
ton relating to County Commissioners, -
and Against the Amendment to the
Constitution Relating to County Com
miSSionerS.
Approved February 20, 1901.
United States of America State of
| Montana. S.:
i, bcOlSc Nl. I'D ,, SECRETARY Ol State
of the State of Montana, do hereby GER
tify that the above is true and COR
rect copy of an act entitled IAN Act
Providing for the Submission to the
Qualified Electors of the State of Mon
tana of an Amendment to Section of
Article XVI of the Constitution, Re-
lating to County Commissioners en-
acted by the Seventh session of the
Legislative assembly of the State of
Montana and approved on the Goth day
of February, 1901.
In testimony whereof, have hereun-
to set my hand and affixed the great
seal of said state.
Done at the City of Helena, the Cap
itol of said State, this 18th day of July,
A. d. 1902.
(Sea1.) GEO. M. HAYS,
Secretary of State.