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NOTICE OF ELECTION
Constitutional Amendment
Chapter Is

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/ Qualified Electors of the State OF
/ Montana OF an Amendment to Sec
ton 20 OF Article OF the Constitu-
ton o fthe State OF Montana Great
ing a Board of Examiners and De-
filming and Prescribing its Powers
and Duties; Authorizing the Legis-
latiye Assembly to Create a Board
of Administration and Defining and
/ Prescribing its powers and Duties;
| and Authorizing the Legislative As
| sembly to Create such Admtnistra-
| tive Departments as the Interests of
the State May Require and in Great
| ing such Departments, the Legisla-
| tive Assembly May Consolidate or
| Abolish any Boards, Offices and
Bureaus Created by Statutory Law,
and Define and Prescribe their Func
tions, Powers and Duties"
.sembly of the State Of Montana:
Section /. That Section 20 of Article
VII OF the Constitution OF the State of
Montana be amended, and that the
question of such amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State of Montana at the next general
rejection.
Section 2. That Section 20 of Article
wi OF the Constitution OF the State OF
Monana be, and the same is hereby
amended TO read as follows:
Section 20. The Governor, Secre-
|tary of State and Attorney General
snail constitute a Board Of Examiners,
which Board shall have general sup
Of 10 .iv,o
aud payment OF ali claims against the
'oIaLe, under such regulations as may
De prescribed by law, ana snail per-
lorn sucn OLuer duties as may De pre-
scriDed ny law.
me Legislative Assembly may pro-
vide Tor Tue temporary suspension OF
Tie State treasurer by the Governor
wnen the Board OF examiners deem
sucn action necessary for the proIec-
Llon or the moneys OF the State. The
Legislative Assembly snail nave pow
er 10 provide Tor the creation OF a
Board or Administration, whose. duty
1t Shall be TO examine and audit All
claims against the State, except
claims for salaries and compensation
OF Officers fixed by law. Sucn Board
on administration snail have power TO
regulate and control all purchases by
ouate Officers, boards, Departments
aua bureaus, and perform sucn oIner
uuties as may be prescribed by law.
mo claims against the state, except
Tor salaries and compensation OF or
flcers liked by law, snail be passed
upon by the Legislative Assembly,
without first having been considered
aud acted upon by the said Board OF
administration. The Legislative As
seInDiy, snail nave power to create
sucn administrative bureaus, boards
"a departments heretofore or hereaf-
-ei created by the Legislative Assem-
Jiy, aud may define and prescribe the
auctions, powers and duties or sucn
bureaus or departments, within the
yowers, proylsIons and limitations OF
Ills constitution.
oectIon z. Tnat separate official
,aIious snail be provided at the gen.
,rai election 10 be nelds November,
-5zU, whlcn shall have printed thereon
III OF Section ~ or arIlcte VII OF the
or the state Oh montana
amended section there shall be print
d on the ballots.
FOR the above written amend
II nent TO the Constitution.
against the above written a.
nienQment 10 tue Constitution.
Ine eieclor snail indicate Ills pref
rence by marking all "a IN the
4uare DeIore the proposition Ior
n.cn iio desires 10 vote.
eanis. salo proposed s..uendmeB4
naIi De canpassea ana the Jesuit de-
ermlhcd III the manner provided by
ne general election laws ol the State
1 montana.
Section S. All Acts and parts of Acts
q conflict herewith are hereby re-
called
Section g. This Act shall be in full
orce and effect after its passage and
pproval.
Approved August IL, 1919
United STATES OF AMERICA,)
STATE OF MONTANA.
l, C. r. STEWART. Secretary OF
tate of the State of Montana, do
ereby certify that the foregoing IL
true and correct copy OF an Act en-
tied: IAN Act for the Submission to
,e Qualified Electors of the State of
LontAna Of IN Amendment to Section
D of Article z of the Constellation Of
le State OF Montana Creating = Beard
I Examiners and Defining and DGe-
,ribing it, Powers and Duties: Anti
rizing the Legislative Assembiy TO
reate 4 Board Of Administrative d.
lrtments ~ the Interests Of The otote
nv Require and in Creating s1ph
the Legislative Asoomo1y
AZ Consolidate or Abolish ny
oards, Offices and Bureaus Created
! Statutory Law, and Deeine aAd
Their FnAc<isaa. Powers
ID, Duties.
II Testfnoay whersef. have hsrs-
TO ~ ny hsnd anl afftxa1 the
roat Seal e ~ 0tato q uo0eona ct
naona, - Ca11fal this sesoaeh ~
July. A n ~
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