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NOTICE OF ELECTION
Constitutional Amendment)
CHAPTER 11s.

An Act to Provide for the Submis
SION to the Qualified Electors OF the
state OF Montana OF an Amendment
10 Article AVI of the Constitution oil
the State OF Montana by Adding there
10 a section to be known as Section T.
authorizing the Legislative Assembly
by General or Special Law to Pro
VIDE Form and Plan of Government
Tor Counties or for Cities and Coun-
ties Under Such Form or Plan as the
Legislative Assembly May Prescribe
BIZ 1T ENACTED BY THE LEGISLA-
TIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE
OF MONTANA:
Section l. That Article XVI of the
Constitution OF the State of Montana
be amended as hereinafter provided,
and that the question of sucn amend
ment be submitted to the qualified
electors OF the State of Montana at
the general election TO be held III
November, 1922
Section z. That Article XVI of the
| constitution OF the State of Montana
De the same is hereby amended by
adding thereto a section to be known
as Section and to read as follows:
Section Z. The Legislative Assem-
DIy may, by general or special law,
provide any plan, kind, manner or
form OF municipal government for
counties, or counties and cities and
towns, or cities and towns, and when
ever deemed necessary or advisable,
may abolish city or town government
~slId unite, consolidate or merge cities
and towns and county under one mu-
niclpal government, and any limlta-
lions In this constitution notwith-
Standing, may designate the name,
Tx ana prescribe the number, deSlg-
hatlon, terms, qualifications, methC4
Vi appointment, election or removal
ol The officers thereof, define their
dutles and Tx penalties for the viola
tIon thereof, and fly and define boun-
darles Oh the territory SO governed,
and may provide for the discontinue
ance OF such form of government
wnen deemed advisable; provided,
however, that no form OF government
permitted in this section shall be
adopted or discontinued until after ii
IS submitted to the qualified electors
IN the territory affected and by them
approved.
section 3. That separate official |
ballots be provided at the general
election TO be held in November, 1927
which shall have printed thereon the
words: For the amendment to the
relating to the form of
county governments or county and
city governments" and each elector
snail designateS his preference by
an ~ before the PROPOSE
ION for which such elector desires to /
vote.
Section 4. The votes cast for and
against the amendment above pro-
'osed shall be canyassed and deter
nlned as provided by the general
election laws of the State of Montana.
Section 5. All acts and parts OF
cts in conflict herewith are hereby Il
epeaded
Section g. This Act shall take eff
ect upon its passage and approval
approved February 26, 1921.
United STATES OF AMERICA, }
lss. [
STATE OF MONTANA. l.
|, G. T. STEWART, Secretary of
the State of Montana, do hereby I
certify that the foregoing is true
and correct copy of an act entitled:
An Act to Provide for the Submits
sion to the qualified Electors of the
State of Montana of an Amendment
TO Article JVI of the Constitution
OF the State of Montana by Adding
Thereto Section to be known as
Section Z, Authorizing the Legisla-
tive Assembly by General or Spec
ial Law to Provide Form and Plan
OF Government for Counties or For
Counties and For Cities and Coun-
ties Under Such Form or Plan as
the Legislative Assembly May Pre-
scribe
In Testimony Whereof, l have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the Great Seal of the State of Mon
tana at Helena, the Capitol, this
t day of August, A. d. 1922.
(SEAL)
c. T. STEWART,
Secretary of State.