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NOTICE OF ELECTION
constitutional Amendment)
CHAPTER II

IAN 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 a State Board OF
Equalization, and Defining and Pres
cribing their Powers and Duties
B E IT 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
that 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
| 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 board shall
be to adjust and equal;ze the valua-
ton of taxable property within their
respective counties, and all such adj
justments and equalizations may be
supervised, reviewed, changed, in
creased or decreased by the State
Board of Equalization. The State
Board of Equalization shall be com
posed 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 State Board of Equalization shall
constitute quorum. The term of Of
flee of one of the members first ap-
of another first appointed on March
LIST, 1927, and of the third first APP
pointed on March LIST, 1929. Each
succeeding member shall hold his of
flee for the term of six years, and UNI
til his successors shall have been APP
pointed and qualified. In case of
vacancy the person appointed to fill
such vacancy shall hold office for the
unexpired term in which the vacancy
occurs. The qualifications and sal
aries of the members of the State
Board of Equalization shall be as pro-
vided by law, provided, however, that
such members shall be so selected
that the board will not be composed
of more than two persons who are af-
flliated with the same political party
or organization; provided, further,
that each member shall devote his en-
tire time to the duties of the office
and shall not hold any position of
trust or profit, or engage in any occu-
patton or business interfering or in
consistent with his duties as a mem
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
the valuation of taxable prop
erty among the several counties, and
he different classes of taxable prop |
arty in any county and in the several |
and between individual tax
payers; supervise and review the acts |
II 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-
ercise such authority and do all things
necessary to secure fair, just and
equitable valuation of all taxable
property among counties, between the
classes of property, and be-
ween individual taxpayers. Said
State Board of Equalization shall also
nfh
uch other 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
# Section Is 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
to the Constitution.
u 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
hitch such elector desires to vote.
Section 4 The votes cast for and
gainst the amendment above propos-
d shall be canvassed and declared as
rovided by the general election laws
f the State of Montana.
Section 5. All acts and parts of
cts in conflict herewith are hereby
apealed.
Section 6. This act shall take eff
set and be in full force from and
fter it's approval.
pproved March %, 1921. :
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