The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-09-06
NOTICE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AL AMENDMENT.
CHAPTER II3

Chapter 1I3
IAN Act TO Provide for the Submission to the
Qualified Electors Of the State of Montana
of an Amendment to Article of the
Constitution. of the State Of Montana by
Adding thereto a section TO be Known rs
Section z, Authorizing the Legislative As
sembly by a General or Special Law TO
Provide a Form and Plan OF Government
for Counties or for Cities and Counties
Under such Form or Plan as the Legislat-
i've Assembly May Prescribe"
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislative Assembly
Of the State of Montana:
Section /. That Article XVI. Of the Con-
~stitution of the State OF Montana be amend
ed as hereinafter provided, and that the
question Of such amendment be submitted TO
tana at the general election to be held in
November, 1922.
Section 2. That Article XVI. of the Con-
~stitution of the State Of Montana be and
the same is hereby amended by adding there
to a section TO be known as Section z and
to read as follows:
Section Z. The Legislative assembly may,
by general or special law, provide any plan,
kind, manner or form Of municipal govern
ment for counties, or counties and cities and
towns or cities and towns and when
ever deemed necessary or advi3a-
bic, may abolish city or town govern
ment and unite, consolidate or merge cities
and towns and county under one municlpai
government, and any limitation in this con-
stitution notwithstanding, mny designate the
name, fix and prescribe the number, desig-
nation, terms, qualifications, method Of ap-
| ROAANAANhNf [A|NtACh VI NANG Va Wv 49,
| GERS thereof, define their duties and fix PEN
alties for the violation thereof, and fix and
define boundaries OF the territory so gov
erned, and may provide for the discontinue
ance of such form OF government when
deemed advisable provided, however, tnat no
form of government permitted n this sec
ton shall be adopted or discontinued until
after it is submitted to the Qualified electors
in the territory affected and by them APP
proved"
provided at the general election TO be held
in November, 1922, which shall have printed
thereon the words For the amendment to
the Constitution relating to the form OF
county governments or county and city gov
ernments," and Against the amendment TO
2 the Constitution relating TO the form OF
I county governments or county and city gov
2 ernments," and each electOr shall designate
his preference by making an tx" before the
: proposition for which such electOr desires to
vote.
= Section 4. The votes cast for and against
!. the amendment above proposed shall be cam
: vassed and determined as provided by the
: general election laws of the State of Mon
: Section s. All acts and parts Of acts in
Z conflict herewith are hereby r-peaIeS.
e Section G. This Act shall take effect upOr
{ its passage and approval.
Z Approved February rs, 1921.
, United States Of America, State Of Mon
i I. c. T. Stewart, Secretary of State Of
d the State OF Montana, do hereby certify thai
: the foregoing is a true and correct copy o.
e an act emitted. AR Act 70 IroViaS Aol
II the Submission to the Qualified Electors Of
h the State of Montana of an Amendment Il
Article XVI of the Contitution Of the Stat'
4 Of Montana by Adding Thereto a Section Il
be known as Section 2, Authorizing the Legis
e lative Assembly by a General or Special Law
to Provide a Form and Plan Of Government
e for Counties or for Counties and for Cite
II and Counties under such Form or Plan as tn
h Legislative Assembl May Prescribe"
e In testimony whereof, I have hereunto Sc
y my hand and affixed the Great Seal of tn
State of Montana at Helens, rne Capital
this LIST day Of August, a. d. 1922.
c. T. STEWART,
,e Secretary Of State.
J. First publication August 9, 1922.
al Last publication November ], 1922.