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NOTICE OF ELECTION
Constitutional Amendment)
CHAPTER II

Montana for an Amendment to Sec
Z ton Fifteen of Article Twelve of the
: Constitution OF the State of Montana
as Amended; Creating County BoarC
: OF Equalization and a State Board Of
Equalization, and Defining and Pres
, criblng their Powers and Duties"
BE ii ENACTED BY THE LEGIS
LATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF MONTANA:
Section L. That Section Fifteen OF
Article Twelve of the Constitution OF
The state OF Montana, as amended. be
amended as hereinafter provided, and
that the question of said amendment
be submitted to the qualified electors
OF the State of Montana at the next
general 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 CT Equal
izatlon. The duties OF such board shall
De TO adjust and equalixe the valua-
tlon OF taxable property within their
respective counties, and all such adj
JusIments and equalizalions may be
supervised, reviewed, changed, in
creased or decreased by the State
Board of Equalization. The State
Board of Equalization shall be COM
posed of three members who shall be
appointed by the Governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate. A majority of the members of
the State Board of Equalization shall
constitute quorum. The term of Of
lice OF one OF the members first ap-
pointed shall end ON March LIST, 1925,
OF another first appointed on March
lst, 1927, and of the third first ap-
pointed on March LIST, 1929. Each
succeeding member shall hold his Of
lice for the term of six years, and I'M
I'll his successors shall have been ap-
pointed and qualified. In 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 and sal
aries OF the members of the State
Doard of Equalization shall be as pro-
ylded by law, provided, however, that
such members shall be so selected
that the board will not be composed
OF more than two persons who are af-
mated with the same political party
or organization; provided, further
mat each member shall devote his en-
TIRE time to the duties of the office
ana snail not hold any position of
trust or profit, oreengage in any occu-
patton or BUSINESS interfering or in
consistent with his duties as a mem
Ger OF such board, or serve on or I'M
der any committee of any political
party or organization, or take part.
either directly or indirectly, in any
political campaign in the interest of
any political party or organization
or Candidate tor office. The State
Board OF Equalization shall adjust and
eduaiize the valuation of taxable prop
erty among the several counties, and
tne different classes of taxable prop
erty III any county and in the several
counties and between individual tax
payers; supervise and review the acts
OF the county assessors and county
boards OF equalization; change, in
crease or decrease valuations made by
county assessors or equalized by
county boards of equalization; and ex-
ercIse such authority and do all things
necessary to secure a fair, just and
equitable valuation Of all taxable
property among counties, between the
Inherent classes of property, and be-
tween individual taxpayers. Said
STATE Board of Equalization shall also
nave such other powers, and perform
such other duties relating to taxation
as may be prescribed by law"
Section 3. Separate official ballots
shall be provided at the general cleo
ton to be held in November, 1922.
which shall have printed thereon all
OF Section Is of Article XII. of the
Constitution of the State of Montana,
as amended by this act, and below the
same shall be printed the words.
T For the above written amend
ment to the Constitution.
Against the above written
amendment to the Constitution
Each elector shall designate his
by marking an X in the
square before the proposition for
which such elector desires to vote.
Section 4. The votes cast for and
against the amendment above propos-
ed shall be canvassed, determined
and declared as provided by the gen.
eral election laws of the State of Mon
taan.
Section 5. All acts and parts of
acts in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section 6. This act shall take ef-
feet and be In full force from and
after its approval.
March %, 1921.
UNITED STATES or AMERICA, J
STATE OF MONTANA
|, G. t. STEWART, Secretary of
the State of Montana, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of an Act entitled:
An Act for the Submission to the
Qualified Electors of the State of
Montana of an Amendment to Sec
ton Fifteen of Article Twelve of
the Constitution of the State of
Montana, as amended: Creating
County Boards of Equalization and
State Board of Equalization, and
Defining and Prescribing their Pow
ers and Duties"
In Testimony Whereof, | have
hereunto set my hand and affixed