The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-10-04
NOTICE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Al AMENDMENT.
CHAPTER II3

Chapter II3
A Act to Provide for the Submission 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 thereto a section to be Known az
Section 2, Authorizing the Legislative As
sembly by a General or Special Law 10
Provide a Form and Plan of Government
for Counties or for Cities and Counties
Under such Form or Plan as the Legtslat-
i've Assembly May Prescribe"
BE It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly
Of the State Of Montana:
Section 1. 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 70
the qualified electors of the State OF Mon
tana at the general election 70 be held In
November, 1922.
Section 2. That Article v 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
Section a. 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 advisa-
bic. may abolish city or town govern
lment and unite, consolidate or merge cities
and towns and county under one municipal
government, and any limitation in this con-
~stitution notwithstanding, may designate the
! name, fix and prescribe. the number, desig-
2 nation, terms, qualifications, method Of ap-
2 pointment, election or removal OF the Off
GERS thereof, define their duties and fix PEN
4 aIties for the violation thereof, and fix and
= define boundaries of the territory so gov
erned, and may provide for me discontinue
8 ance Of such form Of government when
deemed advisable; provided, however, Jnat no
: form of government permittea IN this sec
c ton shall be adopted or discontinued until
s after it is submitted to the qualified electors
a in the territory affected and by them APP
! proved"
e Section 8. That separate official ballots be
lprovided at the general election 10 be held
thereon the words For the amendment to
IS the Constitution relating TO the form Of
county governments or county and city gov
ernments,'' and Against the amendment to
the Constitution relating to the form OF
county governments or county and city gov
.e ernments," and each elector shall designaoe
n his preference by making an X before the
J. proposition for which such elector desires "a
Section J.. The votes cast for and against
the amendment above proposed shall be can
vassed and determined as provided by the
general election laws of the State OF Mon
le tana-
conflict herewith are hereby r~peaIeS.
Section 6. This Act shall take effect upor
its passage and approval
Approved February &c, 1921.
Z, United States of America, State Of Mon
I c. T. Stewart. Secretary of State Of
Id the State of Montana, do hereby certify thai
Z the foregoing is a true and correct copy Of
Re an act entitled "An Ect 20 Provide fol
the Submission to the Qualified Electors o.
h the State of Montana Of an Amendment Z
j. Article XVI Of the ContitutiOn Of the Stats
Of of Montana by Adding Thereto a Section K
O. be known as Section 2, Authorizing the Legs
be lative Assembly by a General or Special Law
to Provide a Form and Plan Of Government
re for Counties or for Counties and for Cite.
Or and Counties under such Form or Plan as tn
n Legislative Assembly May Prescribe"
In testimony whereof, ] have hereunto Sc
~ my hand and affixed the Great Seal of Ia
~ State of Montana at HeIens, rne Capital
n this LIST day OF August, a. D. 1922.
III (Seal)
G. T. STEWART,
ke Secretary of State.
D. First publication August 9, 1922.
Last publication November l, 1922.