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NOTICE OF ELECTION
constitutional Amendment)
CHAPTER 11s.


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 there
to a section to be known as Section z,
Authorizing the Legislative Assembly
by General or Special Law to Pro
vide Form and Plan of Government
Tor Counties or for Cities and Coun-
ties Under Such Form or Plan as the
Legislative Assembly May Prescribe.
BE If ENACTED BY THE LEGISLA-
TIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE
OF MONTANA:
Section l. mat 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 IN
November, 1922.
Section 2. That Article XVI of the
constitution OF the State of Montana
be the same is hereby amended by
adding thereto section to be known
dis Section and to read as follows:
Section z. The Legislative Assem-
Oily may, by general or special law,
provide any plan, kind, manner or
lorm OF municipal government for
counties, or counties and cities and
GOWNS, or cities and towns, and when
ever deemed necessary or advisable,
MAY abolish city or town government
anu unite, consolidate or merge cities
and IoWns and county under one mu-
nlcipal government, and any limlta-
ions in this constitution notwith-
standing, may designate the name,
Xix and prescribe the number, desig-
natIon, terms, qualifications, metho,
OF appointment, election or removal
OF the officers thereof, define their
duties and fix penalties for the viola
ton thereof, and fly and define boun-
daries OF the territory so governed,
and may provide for the discontinue
ance OF such form of government
when deemed advisable; provided,
however, that no form of government
permitted in this section shall be
or discontinued until after 1t
is submitted to the qualified electors
III the territory affected and by them
approved.
section 8. That separate official
ballots be provided at the general
election to be held in November, 1922
which shall have printed thereon the
words: For the amendment to the
relating to the form of
county governments or county and
city governments" and each elector
shall designate, his preference by
making an u before the PROPOSE
ION for which such elector desires to
yote.
Section 4. The votes cast for and |
lgainst the amendment above pro
,osed shall be. canvassed and deter
mned as provided by the general |
election laws of the State of Montana. |
Section 5. All acts and parts of |
cts in conflict herewith are hereby
epealed. |
Section 6. This Act shall take eff |
ect upon its passage and approval.
February 26, 1921.
United STATES OF AMERICA,
ISIS.
STATE OF MONTANA.
|, G. T. STEWART, Secretary of
Tic soldlt VI MOULdud, 40 hereby
certify that the foregoing is true
and correct copy of an act entitled:
AN Act to Provide for the Submis-
sion to the qualified Electors of the
State of Montana of an Amendment
to Article JVI of the Constitution
of the State of Montana by Adding
Thereto Section to be known as
Section 2, Authorizing the LegisIa-
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
It day of August, A. d. 1922.
(SEAL)
G. T. STEWART,
Secretary of State.