The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-08-18
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(Seal) Secretary of State.
Aug. Acct. 81.

(SeaD Secretary of State.
Aug. Acct. 81.
NOTICE OF ELECTION-CONSTI-
TUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Chapter IL.
can Act for the Submission to the
Qualified Electors of the State of Mon
tana of an Amendment to Section Fiji
teen of Article Twelve of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Montana, as
Amended; Creating County Board of
Equalization and a State Board of
Equalization, and Defining and Pre-
scribing their Powers and Duties"
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the State of Montana:
Section /. That Section Fifteen of
Article Twelve of the Constitu-
ton of the , State of Montana,
as amended, be amended as here
matter provided, and that the
question of said amendment be submit
ted 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 of Equal
~ization. The duties of such board shall
be to adjust and ~equalize the valua-
ton of taxable property within their
respective counties, and all such ad-
ustments and e~qualizations may be ST.
pervised, 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 Governor, by and with the adj
vice 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 LIST, 1927, and of
the third first appointed on March LIST,
1929. Each succeeding member shall
hold his office for the term of six
years, and until his successor shall
have been appointed 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
salaries OF the members OF the oIare
Board OF Equailzation shall be as pro-
vlded by law, provided, however, n a
such members shall be so selected n a
the board VIII not be composed OF more
than two persons VINO are animated
with same political party or or
~anlzatlon; provided, furIher, that eact
member shall devote his entire time to
the duties OF the office and shall not
mold any position OF trHst or pfo1lt'
OF engage IN any occupation or pusl-
ness interfering or mconslstent VIII
ms duties as a member 81 such
or serve on or under any committee
OF any poiltlcal party or ORGANIZATION
or take part, either directly or lndlroct-
iy IN any political campalg en- IN the IN
terest OF any polltlcal party or organ
z9tloh fcaholdate Tor oI1lce' me otale
board OF Equalizatlon shall August anc
equallze the valuation OF taxable pro,
perty among the several couhIles' ahd
the different classes OF taxable pro,
perty IN any county II IN tne several
counties ana between lhd!Vldual taH-
payers; supervise ana review the acts
OF the county assessors ana county
boards OF equallzatloh; chahge' IN
crease or decrease Valua.iohS mace D!
county assessors or equallzed by coun-
ty boards OF e~qual,zatlom; ana exercise
7 such authority ana 90 all thlngs neces-
sary to secure a 1alr, just n equitable
valuation OF all taxable proper!
among countles' between tne ollleren
classes OF property, n between ma
yldual taxpayers. Said state Board o.
; tquailzation shall also nave sucl
other powers, and perform SUCH othel
, duties relatlng TO taXatlon as may De
:, prescribed by law" ,...,,
l Section 8. separate o11lclal DaiiotS
shall be provided at the general ele ec
= ton to be held IN NovemDe l9z1
which shall nave printed thereon a
OF section 10 OF Artlcie Al: OF tne
Constitution OF the State OF Montana
as amended bV this Act( and below the