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Section 1. Tha. .lon Fifteen n
Article Twelve of tt. Constitution a
the State OF Montana, as amended. be
amended as hereinafter provided. auf
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 n,
Article XII OF the Constitution, as
amended, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section Is. The board of couaty
commissioners of each county shall
constitute the County Board of Eopak
ization. The duties OF such board shall
be to adjust and equalize the vaIua.
ton of taxable property within their
respective counties, and all such ad.
Justments and equalizations may be
supervised, reviewed, changed. In.
creased or decreased by the State
Board of Equalization. The State
Board OF Equalization shall bs com
posed OF three members who shall be
appointed by the Govarnor, 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.
lice OF one OF the members first ap.
pointed shall end ON March 1st. 1g2b.
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.
flee for the term of six years, and I'M.
til his successors shall have been an.
pointed and qualified. In case OF .
vacancy the person appointed to tilI
such vacancy shall hold office for thu
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 sslected
that the board will not be compoasd
OF more than two persons who are AZ
Inflated with the same political party
OF 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
rust or profit, or engage In any occu-
patton or business interfering or in.
consistent with his duties as q mann.
Der OF such board, or serve on or mn.
der any committee of any political
party or Organization, OF take part
either directly or indirectly, In any
poiltlcal campaign in the interest Of
dhy poIltlcaI party or organization
OF candidate for office. The State
Board OF Equalization shall adjust and
the valuation of taxable prop
erty among the several counties, and
me different classes of taxable prop
5rty IN any county and In the several
counties and between individual tax.
layers; 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 nv
county boards Of equalization: and az
7rcise such authority and do all thinrs
necessary to secure fair, just and
equitable valuation of all taxahla
property among counties, between thu
Inherent classes of property, and be-
.ween individual taxpayers. Said
state Board of Equalization shall alsa
ave such other powers, and perform
such other duties relating to TAXATION
is may be prescribed by law"
Section 8. Separate official ballots
snail be provided at the general cleo
Ion to be held in November, 1922,
which shall have printed thereon ali
u Section 15 of Article XII. Of tho
constitution of the State of Montana.
Us amended by this act, and below the
anne shall be printed the words.
For the above written amend.
to the Constitution.
Against the above Written
amendment to the Constitution
Each elector shall designata his
reference by marking an x in the
quare before the proposition for
which such elector desires to vote.
Section 4. The votes cast for and
gainst the amendment above propos-
ID shall be canvassed and declared a.
provided by the general election laws
4 the State of Montana.
Section 5. All acts and parts Of
cts in conflict herewith are hereby
epealed.
Section 6. This act shall taks e.
ect and be in full force from and
fter its approval.
approved March %, 1921.
United STATES OF AMERICA. }
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:
"AnsAet 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
"a State Board of Equalization, and
Defining and Prescribing their Pow.
ers and Duties"
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
LIST day of August, A. D. 1922.
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Z. G. T. STEWART,
Secretary Of State.