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NOTICE OF ELECTION
Constitutional Amendment
Chapter 25

Montana OF an Amendment to Sec
tion 20 of Article OF the Constitu-
: tion fthe State of Montana Great
ing a Board OF Examiners and De-
filming and Prescribing its Powers
and Duties; Authorizing the Legis-
lative Assembly to Create 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 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 SUBJ
mitted to the qualified electors OF the
State OF Montana at the next general
election.
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
ervisory 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 sucn other duties as may be pre-
scribed 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 acLion necessary Tor the protec-
tlon 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
II shall be to examine and audit all
claims against the State, except
Claims for salaries and compensation
OF officers tlxed by law. Sucn Board
OF Administration shall have power TO
regulate and control all purchases by
state officers, boards, departments
and bureaus, and perform sucn other
duties as may be prescribed by law.
NO claims against the State, except
tor Salaries and compensation OF Of
rlcerS fixed by law, shall be passed
upon by the Leglslatlva Assembly,
wILnOut first having been considered
aud acted upon by the sald\ Board Of
administration. The Legislative AS
sembly, shall have power to create
sucn administrative bureaus, boards
or departments heretofore or hereaf-
ter created by the Legislative Assem-.
bly,, and may define and prescribe the
lunctlons, powers and duties of such
bureaus or departments, within the
powers, provisions and limitations of
Lnis 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
al OF Section ~ OF Article VII of the
constitution OF the State of Montana
IS amended by his act. Below said
lmended section there shall De print
I'd on the ballots.
For the above written amend
ment to the Constitution.
Against the aDoye written a.
meuumenI TO the Constitution.
Aae eieclur euau Indicate uls preI-
rence W nIarnins an ~ III Lne
quare Deiore tne proposition IOr.
ui.l ne ueoireS 10 VVle.
DcCIiuu 4. Ius yUles cdoI Ior aud
saiust said proposed aIheudmer4
n..Ii Ue dusd5sed anQ Lne lesuIL de-
iii Lne manner pruyIded Dy
Ie general election laws Vi lne state
L nonLana.
Section b. All Acts and parts of Acts
4 conflict herewith are hereby re-
called.
Section 6. This Act shall be in full
1rce and effect after its passage and
pproyal
approved August II, 1919
United STATES OF AMERICA,)
IS.
STATE OF MONTANA.
|, c. r. STEWART, Secretary of
tate OF the State OF Montana, do
ereby certify that the foregoing is
true and correct copy OF an Act en-
tied: An Act for the Submission to
le Qualified Electors of the State of
[0ntana OF an Amendment to Section
Of Article OF the Constitution OF
le State of Montana Creating Board
Examiners and Defining and pre-
;rtbing its Powers and Duties; Auth
liking the Legislative Assembly to
reate Board of Administrative De-
as the Interests Of the State
ay Require and In Creating such
apartments the Legislative Assembly
ay Consolidate or Abolish any
cards, Offices and Bureaus Created
I Statutory Law, and Define and
Their Functions, Powers
ID Duties.
In Testimony Whereof, l have here-
ito set my hand and affixed the
reat Seal Of the State OF Mou<an2 at
Blona. the Capital, this seventh day
July. A. d. 1890
c. r. STEWART
6ocrOt4fy ol State.
First pablication August 9Th.
Twelfth publication October 43ad.