The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-08-10
NOTICE OF ELECTION-CONSTI-
TUTIONAL AMENDMENA
Chapter IL.

Qualified Electors of the State O.
Montana of 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 q
State Board of ~qualization, and De
fining and Prescribing their Powers
and Duties"
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LFGIS-
LATIVE ASSEMBLY, OF THE
STATE OF MONTANA:
Section /. That Section Fifteen
of Article Twelve of the Constitu-
ton 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 cleo
ton.
Section 2. 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
Equalization. The duties of such
board shall be to adjust and equalize
the valuation of taxable property
within their respective counties, and
all such adjustments and equaliza-
tions may be supervised, reviewed.
changed, increased or decreased by
the State Board of Equalization.
The State Board of Equalization
shall be composed of three members
yuhn choI7 he ornOfn4aI L. IL o.
ernor, by and with the advise and
consent Of the Senate. A majority
of the members of the State Board
Of Equalization shall constitute a
quorum. The term of office Of one
of the members first appointed shall
end on March LIST, 1925, of another
first appointed on March LIST, 1927,
and of the third appointed on March
1st, 1929. Each succeeding member
shall hold his office for the term of
six years, and until his successors
shall have been appointed and quail
led. In case of a vacancy the per-
son appointed to fill the vacancy
shall hold office for the unexpired
,erm in which the vacancy occurs.
rhe qualifications and salaries of the
State Board of Equalization shall be
IS provided by law, provided, how
,ver, that such members shall be so
elected that the board will not be
romposed of more than two persons
Who are affiliated with the same pol
teal party or organization; provid- i
d, further, that each member shall
.evote his entire time to the duties =
f the office and shall not hold any :
osition of trust or profit, or engage
4 any occupation or business inter-
ering or inconsistent with his duties
S a member of such board, or serve
n or under any committee of any =
Official party or organization, or \
axe any part, either directly or indi- 7
in any political campaign in
le interest of any political party or
rganization or candidate for office.
he State Board of Equalization |
lall adjust and equalize the vaIua-
on of taxable property among the
sveral counties, and the different
asses of taxable property in any
)unty and in the several counties 81
I'd between individual taxpayers; a
lpervise and review the acts of the 7
,unty assessors and county boards :
equalization; change. increase or u
9crease valuations made by county CT
SCISSORS or equalized by county Il
of equalization; and exercise g
-ch authority and do all things nee II
ssary to secure a fair, just and =
valuation of all taxable ~
among counties, between Il
e different classes of property, and G.
tween individual taxpayers. Said "a
ate State Board of Equalization 70
all also have such other powers, :
d perform such other duties relat- D..
2 to taxation as may be prescribed HI
law" tie
Section 3. Separate official bal pc
S shall be provided at the general n
.ction to be held in November, =
%. which shall have printed there So
all of Section Is of Article XII. OIL
the Constitution of the State of ad
as amended by this act, at
d below the same shall be printed 70
words: 7"
For the above written amend o.