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NOTICE OF ELECTION
Constitutional Amendment
Chapter rs

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Montana OF an Amendment to Sec
ton 20 Of Article Of the Constitu-
! ton fthe State OF Montana Great
ing Board of Examiners and De-
, filming and Prescribing its Powers
! and Duties; Authorizing the Legis-
,, lative Assembly to Create a Board
,, of Administration and Defining and
Prescribing its powers and Duties;
and Authorizing the Legislative As
!, sembly to Create such Administra-
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"
Be 1t enacted by the Legislative As
....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
lelecion.
1 ~
VII of the Constitution of the State OF
Monana be, and the same is hereby
Iamended to read as follows:
Section 20. The Governor, Secre-
tary of State and Attorney General
shall constitute Board of Examiners,
which Board shall have general sup
ervlsory control OF the examination
and payment of all claims against the
State, under such regulations as may
De prescribed by law, and shall per-
iOrm sucn other duties as may be pre-
scrlbed by law.
| The Legislative Assembly may pro-
vide for the temporary suspension Of
| the State Treasurer by the Governor
| wnen the Board OF Examiners deem
| Sucn action necessary for the protec-
| zion 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
VI officers 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 Of
Ulcers fixed by law, shall be passed
upon by the Legislative Assembly,
without first having been considered
and acted upon by the said Board OF
administration. The Legislative As
sembIy, shall have power to create
SUCH administrative bureaus, boards
or departments heretofore or hereaf-
ter created by the Legislative Assem-
oily, and may define and prescribe the
functions, powers and duties OF such
bureaus or departments, within the
powers, provisions and limitations OF
.nls Constitution.
Section 2 That separate official
ballots shall be provided at the gen.
eral election to be held 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 his act. Below said
section there shall be print
ed on the ballots.
For the above written amend
ment to the Constitution.
IT Against the above written a.
mendment to the Constitution.
rne elector shall indicate his pref
erence by marking an "a in the
square before the proposition for
which he desires to vote.
section 4. Inc votes cast for and
lgaInsL SAID proposed amendment
mall be canvassed and the result de-
q in hN H.,
he general election laws of the State
IT Montana.
Section s. All Acts and parts OF Acts
n conflict herewith are hereby re-
,ealed.
Section s. This Act shall be In full
ofce and effect after its passage and
pproval.
Approved August IL, 1919.
United STATES OF AMERICA,)
STATE OF MONTANA. }
I, C. T. STEWART, Secretary Of
tate OF the State OF Montana, DO
ereby certify that the foregoing is
true and correct copy of an Act en-
tiled: "An Act for the Submission to
be Qualified Electors OF the State OF
4OQLAu0 u Ill AmCuQ Iu0uL 10 S0CLlOQ
Of Article OF the Constitution OF
1e State of Montana Creating Z Board
I Examiners and Defining and pre-
cribinS it, Powers and Duties; Auth
rizing the legislative Assembly to
reate Board OF Administrative De-
ailments rs the Interests Of the State
lay Require and In Creating such
apartments the Legislative Assembly
lay Consolidate or Abolish any
cards. Offices and Bureaus Crested
y Statutory Law, and Define and
rsscribe Their Functions, Powers
~ Duties.
In Testimony Whereof. have here
ato ut my haAA and AIMED The
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Secr0tury Ut STATE.
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