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NOTICE OF ELECTION
Constitutional Amendment
Chapter rs

tlou tine state or Montana Great
). ing a Board of Examiners and De-
) filming and Prescribing its Powers
: and Duties; Authorizing the Legis-
latlye Assembly to Create q 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
tons, 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 sub
united to the qualified electors OF the
state of Montana at the next general
election.
Section Q. That Section 20 of Article
WI OF the Constitution OF the State of
M0nana be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 20. The Governor, Score.
tary OF State and Attorney Genera
shall constitute Board of Examinere
which Board shall have general SUD.
erylsory control of the examination
and payment OF all claims against the
state, under such regulations as may
De prescribed by law, and shall per-
form SUCH other duties as may be pre-
scrlbed by law.
The Legislative Assembly may pro-
Flde Tor the temporary suspension of
the State Treasurer by the Governor
Wnen the Board OF Examiners deem
sucn acton necessary for the protec-
ZION OF the moneys OF the state. The
Legislative Assembly shall have DOW
! er to provide for the creation of a
Board OF Administration, whose duty
IL snail be to examine and audit all
claims against the State, except
Chains 1or salaries and compensation
OF oIIlcers fixed by law. Sucn Board
OF administration shall have power to
regulate and control all purchases by
state Officers, boards, departments
ana bureaus, and perform sucn other
outleS as may be prescribed by law.
NO claims against the State, except
LOT Salaries and compensation of Of
ilcers liked by law, snail be passed
upon by the Legislative Assembly.
without first having been considered
and acted upon by the said Board of
Administration. The Legislative AS
sembly, Shall have power to create
sucn administrative bureaus, boards
or departments heretofore or nerear-
Dry, and may define and prescribe the
iunctious, powers and duties OF such
bureaus OF departments, within the
powers provisions and limitations of
Inns Constitution.
section 2. That separate official
oaiious snail be provided at the gen.
efai election TO be neld November,
iS10, winch snail nave printed thereon
al oi Section ~ OF ArCIcIe vi or the
constitution OF the State of Montana
as amended by his act. Below said
amended section there shall be print
ed on the ballots.
/ FOR the above written amend
IL ment TO the Constitution.
I Against the above written a.
mendment to the Constitution,
Ane eiecIor snail Indicate his pref
erence by marKIag an "X' in the
SQUARE before Inc proposition for
wuicn he desires 10 Vote
occLiOn 4. 1ue yuLys cast tor and
against said proposed ameuamea
sndil De canvassed aud tie Result de-
ternllned IN tue manner provided by
the general election laws OF the STATE
VI AIOntana.
Section S. All Acts and parts CO 1.,.ts
In conflict herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 6. This Act shall be in full
force and effect after its passage and
approval.
Approved August IL, 1918.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN
IS.
STATE OF MONTANA.
l, C. T. STEWART, Secretary of
State Of the State OF Montana, d.
hereby certify that the foregoing ia
/ true and correct copy of an Act en-
tiled: IAN Act for the Submission to
he Qualified Electors of the State of
Montana Of an Amendment to Section
20 OF Article OF the Constitution OF
he State Of Montana Creating Board
u examiners ana Defining and pre-
'crtbing its Powers and Duties; Auth
'rizing the Legislative Assembly to
create Board Of Administrative De-
'artments Is the Interests Of the State
day Require and In Creating such
departments the Legislative Assembly
day Consolidate or Abolish any
Boards, Offices and Bureaus Created
y Statutory Law, and Define and
'rescribe Their Functions, Powers
nd Duties.
In Testimony Whereof, have here
INTO set my hand and affixed the
treat Seal of the State Of Montana at
lelena, the Capital. this seventh day
July, A. D. 1880.
@. T. STEWART
6esrntary of 0to1A
First publication August, eth.
rwelfth pub3acGtiou Octoher INA.