The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-08-24
NOTICE OF ELECTION-CONSTI-
TUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Chapter IL.

NiOHtdHd OF an Amendment to Sec
tion Fifteen of Article Twelve of
the Constitution of the State of
montana, as Amended; Creating
County Board of Equalization and a
state Board of ~qualization, and De-
hnlng and Prescribing their Powers
and Duties"
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGIS-
LATIVE ASSEMBLY, OF THE
STATE OF MONTANA:
section 1. That Section Fifteen
OF Article Twelve of the Constitu-
tlon OF the State of Montana, as
amended, be amended as hereinafter
provided, and that the question of
SAID amendment be submitted to the
qualliled electors of the State of
Montana at the next general cleo
ton.
Section ?. 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-
tons 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
who shall be appointed by the Gov
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 IN March 1st, 1925, of another
first appointed on March 1st, 1927,
and of the third appointed on March
lst, 1929. Each succeeding member
shall hold his office for the term of
six years, and until his successors
shall have been appointed and quail
fed. In case of a vacancy the per-
son appointed to fill the vacancy
shall hold office for the unexpired
term in which the vacancy occurs.
The qualifications and salaries of the
State Board of Equalization shall be
as provided by law, provided, how
ever, that such members shall be so
selected that the board will not be
composed of more than two persons
who are affiliated with the same pol
itical party or organization; provid-
ed, further, that each member shall
devote his entire time to the duties
of the office and shall not hold any
position of trust or profit, or engage
in any occupation or business inter-
fering or inconsistent with his duties
a member of such board, or serve
on or under any committee of any
political party or organization, or
take any part, either directly or indi-
rectly, in any political campaign in
the interest of any political party or
organization or candidate for office.
The State Board of Equalization
shall adjust and equalize the valua-
ton of taxable property among the
several counties, and the different
classes of taxable property in any
county and in the several counties
and between individual Taxpayers;
supervise and review the acts of the
assessors and county boards
Of equalization; change, increase or
decrease valuations made by county
assessors or equalized by county
boards of equalization; and exercise
such authority and do all things nee
,essary to secure a fair, just and
equitable valuation of all taxable
property among counties, between
he different classes of property, and
between individual taxpayers. Said
State State Board of Equalization
hall also have such other powers,
nd perform such other duties relat-
ng to taxation as may be prescribed
y law"
Section 8. Separate official bal
shall be provided at the general
lection to be held in November,
922, which shall have printed there
n all of Section Is of Article XII.
f the Constitution of the State of
lontana, as amended by this act,
nd below the same shall be printed
he words:
For the above written amend
ment to the Constitution.
Against the above written
amendment to the Constitu-
ton.
Each elector shall designate his
reference by marking an x in the
quare before the proposition for
Which such elector desires to vote.
Section 4. The votes cast for
against the amendment above !
roposed shall be canvassed, deter
and declared as provided by !
he general election laws of the -.
tate of Montana. J
Section 5. All acts and parts of ]
cts in conflict herewith are hereby /
epealed. /,
Section 6. This act shall take eff ,
ect and be in full force from and
fter its approval. Approved March 2
1921.
TNITED STATES OF AMERICAN
STATE OF MONTANA (
I, c. T. STEWART, Secretary of
tate of the State of Montana, do
ereby certify that the foregoing is
true and correct copy of an Act T
ntitled: can Act for the Submission
the Qualified Electors of the
tate of Montana of an Amendment
Section Fifteen of Article Twelve
{ the Constitution of the State of s