The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-08-11
NOTICE OF ELECTION-CONSTI
TUTIONAL AMENDMENT


can Act for the Submission to the
Qualified Electors of the State of Mon
tana of an Amendment to Section Fiji
teen of Article Twelve of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Montana, as
Amended; Creating County Board Of
Equalization and a State Board of
Equalization, and Defining and Pre-
scribing their Powers and Duties"
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislative As.
sembly 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 here.
matter provided, and that the
question of said amendment be submit.
ted to the qualified electors of the
State of Montana at the next genera,
election.
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 Equal
ization. The duties Of such board shall
be to adjust and egualize the valua.
ton of taxable property within their
respective counties, and all such ad.
ustments and e~qualizations may be su.
pervised, reviewed, changed, increased
or decreased by the State Board Of
Equalization. The State Board Of
Equalization shall be composed Of
three members who shall be appointed
by the Governor, by and with the ad'
vice and consent of the Senate. A
majority of the members of the State
Board of Equalization shall constitute
Ia 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 first appointed IN March LIST
1929. Each succeeding member shall
hold his office for the term of si1
years, and until his successor shall
have been appointed and qualified. Ir
case of a vacancy the person appointed
to fill such vacancy shall hold office
for the unexpired term in which the
vacancy occurs. The qualifications anC
salaries of the members of the State
Board Of Equalization shall be as pro.
vided by law, provided, however, thai
such members shall be so selected that
the board will not be composed of more
than two persons who are affiliated
with the same political party or or.
anization; provided, further, that each
member shall devote his entire time to
the duties of the office and shall moi
hold any position of trust or profit
or engage in any occupation or bust
ness interfering or inconsistent with
his duties as a member of such board
or serve on or under any committee
of any political party or organization
or take part, either directly or indirect
ly in any political campaign in the in
terest of any political party or organi
cation or candidate for office. The Stat,
Board of Equalization shall adjust ant
equalize the valuation of taxable pro
Iperty among the several counties, ant
the different classes of taxable pro
lperty in any county and in the severa
counties and between individual tax
payers; supervise and review the act
of the county assessors and COUNTY
boards of equalization; change, in
crease or decrease valuations made b,
county assessors or equalized by coun
ty boards of equalization; and exercise
such authority and do all things neces
sary to secure a fair, just and equitabl
valuation of all taxable propert.
among counties, between the differen
classes of property, and between indi
vidual taxpayers. Said State Board o
Equalization shall also have sucI
other powers, and perform such othe
duties relating to taxation as may b,
prescribed by law
Section g.. Separate official ballot
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 tn