The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-08-04

NOTICE OF ELECTION-CONSTI'
TUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Chapter 113.
can Act to Provide for the Submis-
sion to the Qualified Electors of the
State of Montana of an Amendment to
Article XVI of the Constitution of the
State of Montana by Adding thereto
a section to be Known as Section z
Authorizing the Legislative Assembly
by a General or Special Law to Pro-
vide a Form and Plan of Government
for Counties or for Cities and Counties
Under Such Form or Plan as the Leg
islative Assembly May Prescribe"
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislative AS.
sembly of the State of Montana:
Section /. That Article XVI of the
Constitution of the State of Montana
be amended as hereinafter provided,
and that the question of such amend
ment be submitted to the qualified
electors of the State of Montana at
the general election to be held in No
vember, 1922.
Section 2. That Article XVI Of the
Constitution Of the State of Montana
be and the same is hereby amended by
adding thereto a section to be known
as Section Z and to read as follows.
"Section 7. The Legislative Assem-
bly, may, by general or special law,
provide any plan, kind, name or form
of municipal government for counties,
or counties and cities and towns, or
cities and towns, and whenever deemed
necessary or advisable, may abolish
city or town government and unite,
consolidate or merge cities and towns
and county under one municipal gov
eminent, and any limitations in this
constitution Notwithstanding, may DIES.
ignate the name, fix and prescribe the
number, designation, terms, qualifica'
tions, method Of appointment, election
or removal of the officers thereof, de.
fine their duties and fix penalties for
the violation thereof, and fix and de-
fine boundaries of the territory SO
governed, and may provide for the dis
continuance of such form of govern
ment when deemed advisable; provided
however, that no form of government
permitted in this section shall be ad'
opted or discontinued until after it is
submitted to the qualified electors in
the territory affected and by them ap-
proved"
Section 3. That separate official bal
lots be provided at the general cleo
ton to be held in November, 1922,
which 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 against the am
endment to the Constitution relating
to the form of county governments OF
county and city governments" anc
each elector shall designate his pref
erence by making an "X" before the
proposition for which such elector de-
sires 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 cleo.
ton laws of the State of Montana.
Section 5. All acts and part of acts
in conflict herewith are hereby re,
pealed.
Section 6. This Act shall take eff.
feet upon it's passage and approval.
Approved February 26, 1921.
United States of America,
SIS.
State of Montana.
L, C. T. Stewart, Secretary Of State
of the State of Montana, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of an act entitled:
"An Act to Provide for the Submission
to the qualified Electors of the State
of Montana of an Amendment to Ar
ticle XVI of the Constitution of thu
State of Montana by Adding Thereto
a Section to be known as Section z
Authorizing the Legislative Assembl,
by a General or Special Law to Pro
vide a Form and Plan of Government
for Counties or for Countie
and for Cities and Countie
Under Such Form or Plan as the Leg
|islative Assembly May Prescribe"
In Testimony Whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the Grea'
Seal of the State of Montana at Hell
ena, the Capital, this 1st day of Aug
ust, A. D., 1922.
C. T. STEWART,
(Seal) Secretary of State.
Aug. 4-Oct. 81.
NOTICE OF ELECTION-CONSTI