The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-09-21
NOTICE OF ELECTION-CONSTI-
TUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Chapter IL.

Montana of an Amendment to Sec
tion Fifteen of Article Twelve O.
the Constitution of the State o.
Montana, as Amended; Creating
County Board of Equalization and :
State Board of ~qualization, and De.
fining and Prescribing their Powers
and Duties"
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LEGIS.
LATIVE ASSEMBLY, OF THE
STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. That Section Fifteen
of Article Twelve of the Constitu-
ton 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 cleo
ton,
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 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 on March 1st, 1925, of another
first appointed on March 1st, 1927,
and of the third appointed on March
1st, 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
in which the acanc 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
that the board will not be
composed of more than two persons
who are affiliated with the same pol
'tical party or organization; provid-
ed, further, that each member shall
devote his entire time to the duties
the office and shall not hold any
position of trust or profit, or engage
any occupation or business inter-
or inconsistent with his duties
is a member of such board, or serve
IN or under any committee of any
political party or organization, or
axe any part, either directly or indi-
in any political campaign in
he interest of any political party or
organization or candidate for office.
rhe State Board of Equalization
hall adjust and equalize the valua-
ion of taxable property among the
counties, and the different |
lasses of taxable property in any
.ounty and in the several counties
nd between individual taxpayers;
upervise and review the acts of the
ounty assessors and county boards
f equalization; change, increase or
ecrease valuations made by county
or equalized by county
cards of equalization; and exercise
Ich authority and do all things nee :
essary to secure a fair, just and :
quitable valuation of all taxable
among counties, between
lie different classes of property, and
etween individual taxpayers. Said
tate State Board of Equalization
hall also have such other powers,
nd perform such other duties relat-
lg to taxation as may be prescribed
Y law"
Section 3. Separate official bal
It's 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.
{ the Constitution of the State of
as amended by this act, /
I'd below the same shall be printed
le words:
7 For the above written amend
ment to the Constitution.
. Against the above written
amendment to the Constitu-
. tion.
Each elector shall designate his
'eference by marking an x in the
uare before the proposition for
hich such elector desires to vote.
Section a. The votes cast for
i'd against the amendment above
shall be canvassed, deter
and declared as provided by
e general election laws of the
ate of Montana.
Section 5. All acts and parts of
is in conflict herewith are hereby
Section 6. This act shall take eff
ct and be in full force from and
ter its approval. Approved March
{, 1921.
IITED STATES OF AMERICAN
(ss.
STATE OF MONTANA
I, C. T. STEWART, Secretary of
ate of the State of Montana, do =
reby certify that the foregoing is =
true and correct copy of an Act q
"An Act for the Submission r.
the Qualified Electors of the =
ate of Montana of an Amendment =
Spction Fifteap of Article Tmo1ve q