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NOTICE OF ELECTION
Constitutional Amendment)
CHAPTER II

tion 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 1T 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 2. That Section Fifteen Of
Article XII of the Constitution, a.
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 equalize the valua-
ton of taxable property within their
respective counties, and all such ad.
Juslments and equaliza, ions may ba
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 Governo~, 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
ice OF one OF the members first ap-
pointed shall end ON March 1st, 1895,
vi another first appointed on March
list, 1927, and of the third first ap-
pointed on March 1st, 1929. Zach
succeeding member shall hold his Of
ice for the term of six years, and I'M
I'll his successors shall have been Rp-
pointed and qualified. In case OF Z
vacancy the person appointed to I'LL
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-
yided 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-
Inflated with the same political party
or organization; provided, further,
that each member shall devote his on
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
elualize the valuation OF taxable prop
erty among the several counties, and
the different classes of taxable prop
erty in any county and in the several
counties and between individual tax
payers; supervise and review the acts
OF the county assessors and county
boards of equalization; change, I'm
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 a fair, just and
equitable valuation of all taxable
property among counties, between the
different classes of property, and be-
tween individual taxpayers. Said
State Board of Equalization shall also
have such other powers, and perform
such other duties relating to taxation
as may be prescribed by law"
Section 3. Separate official ballots
shall be provided at the general cleo
ton to be held in November, 1922.
which shall have printed thereon al
of Section Is of Article XII. of the
Constitution of the State of Montana,
as amended by this act, and below the
same shall be printed the words.
For the above written amend.
to the Constitution.
tt Against the above written
amendment to the Constitution
Each elector shall designate his
preference by marking an x IN the
square before the proposition for
which such elector desires to vote.
Section a. The votes cast for and
against the amendment above propos.
ed shall be canvassed and declared ~
provided by the general election laws
Of the State of Montana.
Section 5. All acts and parts Of
acts in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section g. This act shall take Il.
tect and be In full force from and
after its approval.
March %, 1921.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, }
STATE OF MONTANA
l, c. T. STEWART, Secretary OF
the State of Montana, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy Of an Act entitled:
"An Act for the Submission to tho
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
State Board of Equalization, and +
Defining and Prescribing their Pow.