The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-01
NOTICE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Al AMENDMENT.
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Chapter I13
AN Act TO Provide for the Submission 10 the
Qualified Electors Of the State Of Montana
OF an Amendment TO Article XVI. Of the
Constitution Of the State of Montanx bT
Adding thereto a section TO be Known ss
Section z, Authorizing the Legislative Az
sembly by a General or Special Law 20
Provide a Form and Plan Of Government
for Counties or for Cities and COUNTIES
Under such Form or Plan as the LeGlslat-
i've Assembly May Prescribe"
Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly
Of the State of Montana:
Section l. That Article XVI. of the Con-
~stitutiOn of the State of Montana be amend
ed as hereinafter provided, and that 6e
question of such amendment be submitsad b..
tana at the general election to be heh IN
Section 2. That Article XVI. of the csu-
~stitution of the State of Montana be and
to a section to be known as Section 7 and
to read as follows:
Section Z. The Legislative assembly m&ys
by general or special law, provide any p4azs
kind, manner or form of municipal gOvor1-
meat for counties, or counties and cities ana
towns, or cities and towns, and whan-
ever deemed necessary or advts3-
bic, may abolish city or town gOveEn-
ment and unite, consolidate or merge eitn8
and towns and county under one municipal
government, and any limitation in this con
stitution Notwithstanding, may designate ne
name, fix and prescribe the number, deskS~
nation, terms, qualifications, method Of ap-
/ n0tnI0f0L GlGCIOU OF removal OF n QGE
GERS thereof, define their duties and fix pen
alties for the violation thereof, and fix Snd
define boundaries of the territory so gov
erned, and may provide for Jhe discontinue
deemed advisable; provided, however, mat no
form of government permitteG IN this Sec
ton shall be adopted or discontinued unt11
after it is submitted to the qualified eleetsrn
in the territory affected and by them ap-
proved"
Section 8. That separate official ballots BE
~-,-eIo1 - - -~nr-r Glrats-r 20 hn ha1A
in November, 1922, which shall have printed
! thereon the words: For the amendment 60
the Constitution relating to the form az
county governments or county and city gov
ernments," and Against the amendment 10
the Constitution relating to the form az
county governments or county and city G0S-
ernments," and each eisstor shall deslGnaSe
his preference by making All before Ore
proposition for which such eieetor desires -
vote.
the amendment above proposed shall be can
| vassed and determined as provided By the
general election laws of the State of Mon
Section s. All acts and parts of acts in
! conflict herewith are hereby rvpenIea.
Section s.. This Act shall take effect uDOu
its passage and approval.
Approved February 26, 1891.
United States of America State OF Nom
!. c. T. Stewart, Secretary of State Of
the State Of Montana, do hereby certify o@s
the foregoing is a true and correct copy OF
an act entitled: "An Act to Provide fox
the Submission to the Qualified Electors Of
the State of Montana of an Amendment %
Article XVI of the Contitution of the State
Of Montana by Adding Thereto a Section 20
be known as Section z, Authorizing the Legs
/ lative Assembly by a General or Special Law
to Provide a Form and Plan Of Government
? for Counties or for Counties and for Cities
T and Counties under such Form or Plan as TIE
/ Legislative Assembly May Prescribe"
: In testimony whereof. ] have hereunt0 ser
? my hand and affixed the Great Seal Of the
? State of Montana at HeenH, me Capital
this LIST day c. August. a. ID. 1922
e C. T STEWART.
Ell Secretary of State
: First publication August 9, 1922.
II Last publication November /, 1922