The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-08-17
NOTICE OF ELECTION-CONSTI-
TUTIONAL AMENDMENA
Chapter IL.

can 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 Board of Equalization and a
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 I:
"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-
lions 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 LIST, 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
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
or inconsistent with his duties
a member of such board, or serve
on or under any committee of any
political party or organization, or
any part, either directly or indi-
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
county 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
cessary to secure a fair, just and
equitable valuation Of all taxable
property among counties, between
the different classes of property, and
between individual taxpayers. Said
State State Board of Equalization
shall also have such other powers,
and perform such other duties relat-
to taxation as may be prescribed
by law"
Section 8. Separate official bal
lots shall be provided at the general
election to be held in November,
1922, which shall have printed there
on all of Section Is of Article XII.
the Constitution of the State of
Montana, as amended by this act,
and below the same shall be printed
the words:
For the above written amend