The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-09-03

ouSA IilSItS, CIc Legislative
Assembly May Consolidate or Abol-
ish any Boards, Offices and Bureaus
Define and Prescribe their Func-
tions, Powers and Duties"
Be it enacted by the Legislative As
sembly of the State of Montana:
Section 1. 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
election.
Section 2. That Section 20 of Ar
ticle VII of the Constitution of the
State of Montana be, and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 20. The Governor, Secre-
tary of State anad Attorney General
shall constitute a Board of Examiners,
which Board shall have general super
visory control Of the examination and
payment of all claims against the
State, under such regulations as may
be prescribed by law, and shall per-
form such other duties as may be pre-
scribed by law.
The Legislative Assembly may pro-
eide for the temporary suspension of
the State Treasurer by the Governor
when the Board of Examiners deem
such action necessary for the protec-
ton of the moneys of the State. The
Legislative Assembly shall have pow
er to provide for the creation of a
Board of Administration, whose duty
it shall be to examine and audit all
claims against the State, except claims
for salaries and compensation of Of
ficrs fixed by law. Such Board of
Administration shall have power to
regulate and control all purchases by
State officers, boards, departments
and bureaus, and perform such other
duties as may be prescribed by law.
No claims against the State, except for
salaries and compensation of officers
fixed by law, shall be passed upon by
the Legislative Assembly, without
first having been considered and acted
upon by the said Board of Administra-
ton. The Legislative Assembly shall
have power to create such administra-
tive bureaus, boards and departments
as the interests of the State may re-
quire, and may consolidate or abolish
any administrative bureaus, boards or
departments heretofore or hereafter
created by the Legislative Assembly,
and may define and prescribe the func-
tions, powers and duties of such bur-
eaus, boards or departments, within
the powers, provisions and limitations
of this Constitution.
Section 8. That separate official bal
lots shall be provided at the gneral ell
ection to be held in November, 1920,
which shall have printed thereon all
of Section 20 of Article VII of the
Constitution of the State of Montana
as amended by this act. Below said
amended section there shall be printed
on the ballots:
For the above written amend
ment to the Constitution.
Against the above written
II amendment to the Constitution.
The %elector shall indicate his pref
erence by marking an tx" in the
square before the proposition for
which he desires to vote.
Section A. The votes cast for and
against said proposed amendment
shall be canvassed and the result de-
termined in the provided by
the general election laws of the State
of Montana.
Section 5. All Acts and parts of
Acts in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section 6. This Act shall be in full
force and effect from and after it's
passage and approval.
Approved August II, 1919.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF MONTANA, SIS.
l, C. T. Stewart, Secretary of State
of the State of Montana, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of an Act entitled:
can Act for the Submission to the
Qualified Electors of the State of
Montana of an Amendment to Section
20 of Article 7 of the Constitution Of
the State of Montana Creating a
Board of Examiners and Defining and
prescribing it's Powers and Duties;
Authorizing and Legislative Assembly
to create a Board of Administration
and Defining and Prescribing it's Pow
ers and Duties; and authorizing the
Legislative Assembly to Create such
Administrative Departments as the
Interests of the State May Require
and in Creating such Departments the
| Legislative Assembly May Consolidate
or Abolish any Boards, Offices and
Bureaus Created by Statutory Law,
and Define and Prescribe Their Func-
tions, Powers and Duties"
In Testimony Whereof, 1 have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State of Montana at
Helena, the Capital, this seventh day
of July, A. d. 1920.
(SEAL) C. T. STEWART,
Aug. 6-Oct. % Secretary of State.