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NOTICE OF ELECTION
Constitutional Amendment
Chapter IS

timing and Prescribing its Power,
and Duties; Authorizing the Legis
lative Assembly to Create a Boar(
OF Administration and Defining anc
Prescribing its powers and Duties
and Authorizing the Legislative AS.
sembly to Create such Administers
tive Departments as the Interests OF
the State May Require and In Great
ing such Departments, the Legisla-
tive Assembly May Consolidate OF
Abolish any Boards, Offices and
Bureaus Created by Statutory Law,
and Define and Prescribe their Func
tons. Powers and Duties"
De it enacted by the Legislative As.
...sembiy 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 sucn amendment be sub
united to the qualified electors OF the
State of Montana at the next general
eieclon.
Section 2. That Section 20 of Article
VII 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
shall constitute Board of Examiners,
which Board shall have general sup
erylSOry control of the examination
and payment OF all claims against the
otate, under sucn regulations as may
ne prescribed by law, and snail per-
iorm sucn otner duties as may be pre-
scriDed by law.
The Legislative Assembly may pro-
vide for the temporary suspension OF
Tue State Treasurer by the Governor
wnen the Board OF Examiners deem
sucn action necessary Tor the protec-
lion OF the moneys OF the State. The
Legislative Assembly shall nave DOW
er TO provide Tor the creation OF a
Board OF administration, whose duty
II snail be TO examine and audit all
Claims against the State, except
Claims for salaries and compensation
oI officers liked by law. Sucn board
or Administration snail nave power to
regulate and control ali purchases by
otate OFFICERS. boards, departments
ana bureaus, and perform sucn otner
lut1es as may be prescribed by law.
NO claims against the State, except
or salaries and compensation OF Of
lcers fixed by law, shall be passed
lpon by the Legislative Assembly,
"lth0ut first having been considered
md acted upon by the said Board OF
Administration. The Legislative As
empty, snail nave power TO create
ucn administrative bureaus, boards
" departments heretofore or hereaf-
er created by the Legislative Assem-.
ny, and may define and prescribe the
unctlons, powers and duties OF sucn
uredus or departments, within the
overs, provisions and limitations of
als Constitution.
Section z. That separate official
alOts shall be provided at the gem
raj election to be held November.
wv, which shall have printed thereon
II OF Section ~ OF Article VII OF the
OF the state OF Montana
) amended by mis- act. Below said
mended section there shall De print
/ on the ballots.
For the above written amend
/ ment to the Constitution.
1 Against the above written a.
nenament TO Tue Constitution.
lie eiector Snail Indicate his pref
'euce W uidrhins al - III tina
luare before the propOsilion Iof
Alcn ne desires 10 yute.
oectivn 4. ine yutes caot for and
,allio. Saiu PROPOSED aineudmeLx
ali ne canyassed and the result de-
rmiued IA the manner provided by
e general election laws OF the State
montana.
Section s. All Acts and parts of Acts
conflict herewith are hereby re-
aled.
Section 6. This Act shall be In full
rec and effect after its passage and
proval.
Approved August IL, 1919.
lITED STATES OF AMERICA,)
STATE OF MONTANA.
|, C. T. STEWART, Secretary OF
ate Of the State of Montana, do
reby certify that the foregoing is
rue and correct copy of an Act en-
led: AN Act for the Submission to
, Qualified Electors OF the State OF
'ntana Of an Amendment to Section
of Article of the Constitution of
State of Montana Creating q Board
Examiners and Defining and pre-
ibing its Powers and Duties; Auth
zine the Legislative Assembly to
cate a Board Of Administrative De-
tments as the Interests of the State
y Require and In Creating such
partments the Legislative Assembly
= Consolidate or Abolish any
lrds, Offices and Bureaus Created
Statutory Law, and Define and
)scFibe Their Functions, Powers
Duties.
. Testimony Whereof. have here
o set my hand and affixed the
ut Seal OF the State Of Montana at
ona, the Capital. this seventh day
July, A. d. 1o1e.
C. r. STEWART
SECRETARY ef Gtato.
Int pubaioa1too AnGuut oth.
= elfth pa6ljcn3lUu October 23nd.