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NOTICE OF ELECTION
Constitutional Amendment)
CHAPTER 113.

An Act to Provide for the Submis-
SION to the Qualified Electors OF the
state OF Montana OF an Amendment
20 Article XVI of the Constitution OF
the state OF Montana by Adding there
70 a sectlon to be known as Section z,
authorizing the Legislative Assembly
ny a General or Special Law to Pro-
,lde Form and Plan of Government
1of Counties or for Cities and Coun-
lies Under Such Form or Plan as the
Legislative Assembly May Prescribe.
or II ENACTED BY THE LEGISLA-
| AVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE
Ut MONTANA:
| Section l. That Article XVI of the
constitution OF the State of Montana
De amended as hereinafter provided,
Ind that the question OF sucn amend
ment be submitted to the qualified
electors OF the State of Montana at
lie general election to be held In
November, 1922.
Section 2. That Article XVI of the
constitution OF the State of Montana
DC the same is hereby amended by
4dding thereto section to be known
ds section and to read as follows:
Section Z. The Legislative Assem-
Oily may, by general or special law,
provide any plan, kind, manner or
4orm of municipal government for
counties, or counties and cities and
owns, or cities and towns, and when
ever deemed necessary or advisable,
may abolish city or town government
4nd unite, consolidate or merge cities
Ind towns and county under one mu-
uicipal government, and any limita-
lions in this constitution notWith-
standing, may designate the name,
Tx and prescribe the number, desig-
nation, terms, qualifications, metno
of appointment, election or removal
of the officers thereof, define their
duties and fix penalties for the viola
zion thereof, and fly and define boun-
uarles OF the territory SO governed,
and may provide for the discontinue
ance OF such form of government
when deemed advisable; provided,
however, that no form OF government
permitted in this section shall be
ADOPTED or discontinued until after IT
ls submitted to the qualified electors
IN the territory affected and by them
approved.
section 3. That separate official
ballots be provided at the general
election 10 be held in November, 1922
winch shall have printed thereon the
words: For the amendment to the
constitution relating to the form OF
county governments or county and
CITY governments" and each elector
.snajl designate, his preference by
making an u" before the PROPOSE
LIon for which such elector desires to
vote.
section 4. The votes cast for and
against the amendment above pro-
posed shall be canvassed and deter
mined as provided by the general
election laws of the State of Montana.
Section 5. All acts and parts of
acts in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
section 6. This Act shall take eff
rect upon its passage and approval.
approved February 26, 1921.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
SIS.
STATE OF MONTANA.
/, G. It. STEWART, Secretary of
the State of Montana, do hereby
and correct copy of an act entitled:
IAN Act to Provide for the Submits
sion to the qualified Electors of the
State of Montana of an Amendment
to Article JVI of the Constitution
of the State of Montana by Adding
Thereto a Section to be known as
Section 7, Authorizing the Legisla-
tive Assembly by a General or Spec
ial Law to Provide Form and Plan
OF Government for Counties or For
Counties and For Cities and Coun-
ties Under Such Form or Plan as
the Legislative Assembly May Pre-
scribe
In Testimony Whereof, / have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the Great Seal of the State of Mon
tana at Helena, the Capitol, this
LIST day of August, A. d. 1922.
(SEAL)
G. T. STEWART,
Secretary of State.