The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-09-24
NOTICE OF ELECTION-CONSTI-
TUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

NOIlCE 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 1. 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 to 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 LIST, 1925: and of
the third first appointed on March LIST,
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 APP
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 ($5,000.00) per an
num-. 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
t~ication has not been made and a per-
centum of the valuation crowded by
law: supervise and review the acts of
the county assessors and county
boards of equalization; change, in
crease or decrease valuations made by
county assessors or equalized by
county boards of equalization; make
the assessment and apportionment
provided for in Section Is of Article
XII and the special levy required by
Section 8 of said Article, as amended;
exercise such authority and do all
things necessary to secure a fair, just
and equitable valuation of taxable
property among the counties between
the different classes of property and
between individual taxpayers. Said
Commission shall also have such other
powers, and perform such other duties
relating to taxation as may be pre-
scribed by law.
Section 3. Separate official ballots
shall be used at the general election
to be held in November, 1920, which
shall have printed thereon the words:
"For the amendment to the consti-
tuition providing for the creation of
County Boards of Equalization, and a
State Tax Commission, and defining
their powers and duties" and the
words: against the amendment to
the constitution providing for the
creation of County Boards of Equaliza-
ton and a State Tax Commission and
defining their powers and duties"
and each elector shall designate a
preference for either of the provis-
ions by marking an X before the pro-
position for which such elector de-
sires to vote.
Section A. The votes cast for and
against the amendment above pro-
posed shall be c~anvassed and deter
mined as provided by the general cleo
ton laws of the State of Montana.
Section ). All Acts and parts of
Acts in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section 6. This Act shall take eff
feet and be in full force from and
after its passage and approval.
Approved February IS, 1919.
United States of America, State of
Montana, SIS.
L. C. T. Stweart, Secretary of State
of the State of Montana, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of an Act entitled:
"An Act for the Submission to the
Qualified Electors of the State of
Montana of an Amendment to Section
II of Article XII of the Constitution
as Amended; Creating County Boards
of Equalization, and a State Tax