The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-10-22
NOTICE OF ELECTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
CHAPTER 25.

"An Act for the Submission to the
Qualified Electors of the State of
Montana of an Amendment to Sec
tion 20 of Article 7 of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Montana Gre
ating a Board of Examiners and
Defining and Prescribing it's Pow
ers and duties; Authorizing the Leg
islative Assembly to Create a Board
OF Administration and Defining and
Prescribing it's Powers and Duties;
and Authorizing the Legislative AS
sembly to Create such Administra-
tive Departments as Interests of the
State May Require and in Creating
such Departments, the 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 l. 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 |
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
Legislative Assembly, without
first having been considered and acted
upon by the said Board of Administra-
lion. 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,
lions, powers and duties of such bur-
eaus, boards or departments, within
the powers, provisions and limitations
Of this Constitution. I
Section 3. That separate official bal
lots shall be provided at the gneral ell
action 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
amendment to the Constitution.
The elector shall indicate his pref
,rence by marking an tx" in the
square before the proposition for
which he desires to vote.
Section 4. The votes cast for and
said proposed amendment