Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-14
NOTICE OF ELECTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMEN EMIT,
HOUSE BILL. No. 22,

HOUSE BILL No. 22,
IAN Act for the submission 60 the
qualified electors Of the State of Montana
of an amendment to Section i5 Artcl"
XII of the Constitution of the state OF
Equalization and IL state Board Of
EQUALIZATION and prescribing the powers,
authority and duties of such respective
Hn " ENACrED BY THE i.EGlsI.A,
or MONTANA:
XII OF the Constitution of the State of
Montana BE- amended ana That the qucs-
ton Of such nmendm;nt be submitted Z"
the qualified electors of the State of Mon
Section 2. That Section 10 Of Article
XII of the Constitution of the State OF
Montana he and the same Is hereby
amended to read HI follows:
section l5 The Board of County Com
nissioners OF each County shall consti-
tute y County Board of Equalization and
Treasurer, State Auditor and Attorney
General shnl constitute State Board Of
Equalization. The duty of the County
Board of EQUALIZATION shall be to adjust
and equaliZe the valuation OF taxable
property within their respective Counties
and all such adjustments and equaliza-
tion may be su per Sc q, revicweu.
changed, Increased or decreased by the
State Board of Equalization. The State
i.ourd of Equalization may adjust and
equalizc the valuation of taxable prop
tIly among lIe btVtTdI NDIltLItF anu tUt
, different classes of taxable property in
the same and IN the several counties and
| between Individual taxpayers supervise
and review the acts or County Assessors
and County II o r q y of Equalization:
change. increase or decrease valuations
| made by County Assessors or equalized
! h% County Boards of Equalization and
| has such authority and may do al
| things necessary to secure fair. just
| aud equitable valuation of taxable prop
| erty among the Counties and between
| the different classes OF property and in
| dviduas.
Section 3. Separate official ba llots
| shall be used ut the general election TO
he held In November, 1916. which shall
| the amendment to the constitution pro-
yiding for the creation of G unity
| Board OF Equalization and State Board
OF Equalization and defining the powers
| authority aVd duties of such Boa 'ds"
and the words Against the amendment
| to the constitution providing for the
tion and State Board of Equalization
and defining the powers, authority and
duties of such Boards" and the electors
shall designate n preference for either of
the propositions by marking an X before
the proposition for which such elector
desires to vote.
Section 4. The votes cast for and
against the amendment to the constitu-
tion above proposed shall be canvased as
provided by the general election laws or
the State of Montana, for the eanvassing
Section s. All Acts and parts Of Acts
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section g. This Act shall take. effect
and be in full force from and after its
passage and approval.
Approved March I. 1915.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State of Montana. SO.
I, A. NJ Anderson, the duly elected,
qualified and acting Secretary of State
of the State of Montana. do hereby GER
tifv that the above and foregoing is a
full. true and correct copy of an Act en-
titled: IAN Act for the submission to
the qualified electors of the State o.
Montana of an amendment to Section 10.
Article XII of the Constitution of the
state OF Montana. creating county
Board of Equalization and State Board
of EGlializaton and escrib b ing
the powers, authority and duties of such
respective Boards"
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Great Seal
of the State Of Montana at Helena. the
capital Of said State this Sth day of July.
A. D.. 1876 ~.
A. NJ ANDERSON.
(SeaD Secretary of State
First publication July 20-lst