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NOTICE OF ELECTION
Constitutional Amendment)
CHAPTER II


An Act for the submission to the
} Qualified Electors of the State OF
Montana for an Amendment to Sec
ton Fifteen of Article Twelve of the
Constitution OF the State of Montana
as Amended; Creating County Board
OF Equalization and State Board OF
Equalization, and Defining and Pres.
crlbng their Powers and Duties"
BE IL ENACTED BY THE LEGIS-
LATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF MONTANA:
Section l. That Section Fifteen of
Article Twelve of the Constitution of
the STATE OF Montana, as amended be
amended as hereinafter provided, and
tnat the question of said amendment
be submitted to the qualified electors
OF the State of Montana at the next
general election.
Section g. That Section Fifteen of
Arucle All OF the Constitution, as
AMENDED, pc, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 10. The board of county
commissioners of each county shall
constitute the County Board of Eaual
lzatlon. The duties Oh such board shall
be TO adjust and equal,Ze the yaIua-
tlon OF taxable property within their
respective counties, and all such adj
Justments and equ& iizations NAV he
supervised, reviewed, changed. 10.
creased or decreased by the State
Board OF Equalization. The State
Board OF Equalization shall be COM
posed or 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 State Board OF Equalization shall
constitute a quorum. The term of Of
nee OF one OF the members first ap-
pointed shall end ON March lst. 1925.
OF another first appointed on March
LIST, 1927, and of the third first ap-
pointed on March LIST, 1929. Each
succeeding member shall hold his of.
ice Tor the term of six years. and nm
til his successors shall nave been an
pointed and qualified. In case of a
vacancy the person appointed to fill
sucn vacancy shall Lold office for the
unexplred term IN which the vacancy
occurs The qualifications and sal
aries OF the members OF the State
board OF Equalization shall be as pro-
ylded by law, provided, however, that
sucn members shall be so selected
that the board will not be composed
OF more than two persons who are af-
Iliiated with the same political party
or organization: provided, further.
that each member shall devote his en-
IRE time to the duties of the office
and shall not hold any position of
trust or profit, or engage in any oecu-
patton or business interfering or in
consistent with his duties as a men,
Der OF such board, or serve on or I'M
der any committee of any political
party or organization, or take part.
either directly or indirectly, in any
political campaign in the interest of
any political party or organization
or candidate for office The State
Board OF Equalization shall adjust and
eduallze the valuation of taxable prop
erty among the several counties, and
Lne dlIIerent classes of taxable prop
erty IN any county and in the several
counties and between Individual tax
payers; supervise and review the acts
Oh 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: and ex-
srclse such authority and do all things
necessary to secure a fair, Just and
equitable valuation Of all taxable
among counties, between the
Inherent classes OF property, and be-
ween individual taxpayers. Said
state Board OF Equalization shall also
lave such other powers, and perform
'uch otner duties relating to taxation
IS may be prescribed by law"
Section 3. Separate official ballots
hall be provided at the general cleo
ion to be held in November, 1922,
which shall have printed thereon all
Il Section 10 of Article XII. of the
constitution Of the State of Montana,
S amended by this act, and below the
anne shall be printed the words.
For the above written amend
ment to the Constitution.
Against the above written
amendment to the Constitution
Each elector shall designate his
reference by marking an x in the
quare before the proposition for
Thlch such elector desires to VOTE
Section 4. The votes cast for and
galnst the amendment above propos-
shall be canvassed, determined
nd declared as provided by the gen.
raj election laws Of the State of Mon
IAN.
Section 5. All acts and parts Of
cts in conflict herewith are hereby
7pealed.
Section 6. This act shall take eff
sct and be in full force from and
fter its approval.
pproved March %, 1921.
NITED STATES OF AMERICA, J
STATE OF MONTANA
/, C. t. STEWART, Secretary of
the State of Montana, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is 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 Sec
ton Fifteen of Article Twelve of
the Constitution of the State of
Montana, as amended: Creating
County Boards of Equalization and
a State Board of Equalization, and
Defining and Prescribing their Pow