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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
to Article XVI of the Constitution Of
the State of Montana by Adding there
to section to be known as Section T.,
Authorizing the Legislative Assembly
by General or Special Law to Pro-
vide Form and Plan of Government
for Counties or for Cities and Coun-
ties Under Such Form or Plan as the
Legislative Assembly May Prescribe.
BE 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 such amend
ment be submitted to the qualified
| electors of the State of Montana at
| the general election to be held III
November, 1922.
Section 2. That Article XVI of the
Constitution OF the State of Montana
be and 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-
| bly, may, by general or special law,
provide any plan, kind, manner or
lorm 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
and unite, consolidate or merge cities
and towns and county under one mu-
nlcipal government, and any limlta-
lions in this constitution notwith-
standing, may designate the name,
fix and prescribe the number, desig-
nation, terms, qualifications, metno
OF appointment, election or removal
or the Officers thereof, define their
duties and fix penalties for the VIOLA
ton thereof, and fix and define boun-
daries of 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 1t
is submitted to the qualified electors
III the territory affected and by them
approved.
Section 3. That separate official
ballots be provided at the general
election to be held in November, 1922
winch shall have printed thereon the
words: For the amendment to the
constitution relating to the form of
county governments or county and
CITY governments, and each elector
shah designate> his preference by
making an tx" before the PROPOSE
ton for which such elector desires to
vote.
Section A. The votes cast for and
against the amendment above pro-
posed shall be canvassed and deter
mined as 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 6. This Act shall take eff
feet upon its passage and approval.
Approved February 26, 1921.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
ISIS.
STATE OF MONTANA.
|, C. 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 XVI 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, | have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the Great Seal of the State of Mon
tana at Helena, the Capitol, this
LIST day of August, A. d. 1922.
tSEAL)
C. T. STEWART,
Secretary of State. !