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NOTICE OF ELECTION
Constitutional Amendment)
CHAPTER II

IAN Act for the submission to the
Qualified Electors of the State OF
Montana for 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
Equalization, and Defining and Pres
crlbing their Powers and Duties
b e 1T 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 st the next
general election.
Section 2. That Section Fifteen OF
Article XII of the Constitution, a.
amended, be, and the same in hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section Is. The board OF county
commissioners of each county shall
constitute the County Board of Equal
ization. The duties of such board shall
be to adjust and equalize the vafua-
ton of taxable property within their
respective counties, and all such ad.
justments and eQualizatfons 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 b.
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
flee of one of the members first ap-
pointed shall end ON March lat, 1s16,
OF another first appointed On March
LIST, 1927, and of the third first Ap-
pointed on March LIST, 1893. Each
succeeding member shall hold his Of
flee for the term of six years, and un-
til his successors shall have been ~.
pointed and qualified. In case of
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 tho State
Board of Equalization shall be a. pro-
vided 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 At
filiated with the same political party
or organization; provided, further,
that each member shall devote his an
tire time to- the duties OF the offics
and shall not hold any position e
trust or profit, or engage in any oocu4
patton or business interfering or In
consistent with his duties as q menu
Der 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 organizatioo
or candidate for office. The State
Board of Equalization shall adjust and
equalize the valuation OF taxable prop
erty among the several counties, and
the different classes of taxable prop
erty in any county and In the several
counties and between individual tar
payers; supervise and review the acts
OF the county assessors and county
boards of equalization; change, n.
crease or decrease valuations made ~
county assessors or eQualixed BIZ
county boards of equalization; and exs
ercise such authority and do all things
necessary to secure fair, just and
equitable valuation of all taxahls
property among counties, between the
different classes Of property, and ~
tween individual Taxpayers. Said
State Board of Equalization shall also
have such other powers, and psrforn
such other duties relating to TAXATION
as may be prescribed by law"
Section 8. Separate official ballots
shall be provided at the general slss-
ton to be held in November, 1922,
which shall have printed thereon al
of Section 10 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.
" For the above written amend
to the Constitution.
tt Against the above wnttsa
amendment to the Constitnttsa
Each elector shall designate his
preference by marking an K IN The
square before the proposition tor
which such elector desires to vote.
Section 4. The votes cast for ana
against the amendment above proDos-
ed shall be canvassed and declared ~
provided by the general election laws
Of the State of Montana.
Section 8. All acts and parts e
acts In conflict herewith arc hereby
repealed.
Section g. This act shall take Of.
feet and be In full force from and
after its approval.
Approved March %, 1921.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, J
STATE OF MONTANA