The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-10-08

cured by the use Of these tablets.
NOTICE OF ELECTION-CONSTI-
TUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Chapter AZ.
IAN Act for the Submission to the
Qualified Electors of the State of
Montana of an Amendment to Section
Is of Article XII of the Constitution
as Amended; Creating County Boards
of Equalization, and a State tax Com
mission, And Defining their Powers
and Duties"
Be it enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the State of Montana:
Section l. That Section Is of Article
XII of the Constitution Of the State
OF Montana, as amended, be amended
as hereinafter provided, and that the
question of said amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State of Montana at the next general
election.
Section 2. That Section Is of Article
XII of the Constitution as amended.
be, and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Section Is. The board of county
commissioners of each county shall
constitute the County Board of Equal
ization. The duties of such boards
shall be tc adjust and equalize the val
uation of taxable property within
their respective counties, and all such
adjustments and equalizations may be
supervised, reviewed, changed, in
creased or decreased by the Montana
Tax Commission. The Montana Tax
Commission shall be composed of three
members who shall be appointed by
the Governor, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate. A majority
of the members of the Montana Tax
Commission shall constitute a quorum.
The term of office of one of the COM
m%issioners first appointed shall end
on March LIST, 1923; of another first
appointed on March 1st, 1925: and of
the third first appointed on March 1st,
1927. Each succeeding commissioner
shall hold his office for the term Of
six years, and until his successor shall
have been appointed and qualified. In
case of a vacancy, the person ap-
pointed to fill such vacancy shall hold
office for the unexpired term in which
the vacancy occurs. The qualifications
and salaries of such commissioners
shall be as provided by law, provided,
however that the salary of each COM
missioner shall not be less than five
thousand dollars ($5,O0O.OO) per an
mum. The commission shall adjust
and equalize the valuation of taxable
property among the several counties,
and the different classes of taxable
property in any county and in the sew
eral counties and between individual
taxpayers; classify property for the
purpose of taxation and provide the
percentum of value of each class as
the basis for taxation where a CLASH
flcation has not been made and a per-
centum of the valuation provided by
law: supervise and review the acts of
the county assessors and county
boards Of equalization; change, in
crease or decrease valuations made by
assessors or equalized by
boards of equalization; make
the assessment and apportionment
provided for in Section 16 of Article
XII and the special levy required by
Section 9 of said Article, as amended;
exercise such authority and do ali
necessary to secure a fair, lust
and equitable valuation of taxable
property among the counties between
he different classes of property and
individual taxpayers. Said
shall also have such other
powers, and perform such other duties
'elating to taxation as may be pre-
icribed by law.
Section 8. Separate official ballots
hall be used at the general election
0 be held in November, 1920, which
hall have printed thereon the words:
For the amendment to the consti-
ution providing for the creation of
Boards of Equalization, and a
tate Tax Commission, and defining
heir powers and Duties" and the
against the amendment to
he constitution providing for the
reation Of County Boards of Equaliza-
ion and a State Tax Commission and
efining their powers and duties,"
nd each elector shall designate a
for either of the provis-
ms by marking an X before the pro-
osition for which such elector de-
Tres to vote.
Section A. The votes cast for and
gainst the amendment above pro-
osed shall be canvassed and deter
lined as provided by the general cleo
on laws of the State of Montana.
Section 5. All Acts and parts of
cts in conflict herewith are hereby
Section 6. This Act shall take eff
,ct and be in full force from and
fter its passage and approval.
Approved February 20, 1919.
United States of America, State of
SIS.
I. c. T. Stweart, Secretary of State
; the State of Montana, do hereby
that the foregoing is a true
I'd correct copy of an Act entitled:
An Act for the Submission to the
ualiied Electors of the State of
.ontana of an Amendment to Section
of Article XII of the Constitution
Amended; Creating County Boards
Equalization, and q State Tax