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NOTICE OF ELECTION
Constitutional Amendment)
CHAPTER II

An 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 State Board of
Equalization, and Defining and Pres
cribing their Powers and Duties"
Il e IT 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 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 10. 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 adj
Justments and equaliza, ions may be
supervised, reviewed, changed, in.
creased or decreased by the State
Board of Equalization. The State
Board of Equalization shall DE COM
posed of three members who shall be
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 a quorum. The term of Of
ice OF one OF the members first ap-
pointed shall end ON March LIST, 1925,
or another first appointed on March
Ist, 1927, and of the third first ap-
pointed on March LIST, 1929. Each
succeeding member shall hold his Of
fice for the term of six years, and un-
I'll his successors shall have been ap-
pointed and qualified. In case of a
vacancy the person appointed to fill
such vacancy shall hold office for the
unexplred term in which the vacancy
occurs. The qualifications and sal
aries OF the members of the State
Board OF Equalization shall be as 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 af-
fllIated with the same political party
or organization; provided, further.
that each member shall devote his en-
TIRE time to the duties of the office
and shall not hold any position of
rust or profit, or engage in any occu-
nation h1cinncc int
consistent with his duties as a MEM
Der Oh 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 organization
or candidate for office. The State
Board OF Equalization shall adjust and
eilallze 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 tax
payers; supervise and review the acts
OF the county assessors and county
boards OF equalization; change. in
crease or decrease valuations made by
county assessors or equalized by
county boards of equalization: and ex-
ercIse such authority and do all things
necessary to secure fair, lust and
equitable valuation of all taxable
property among counties, between the
Inherent classes of property, and be-
.Ween individual taxpayers. Said
state Board of Equalization shall also
nave such other powers, and perform
'uch other duties relating to taxation
rs may be prescribed by law"
Section 3. Separate official ballots
shall be provided at the general cleo
ION to be held in November. 1922.
which shall have printed thereon ali
II Section Is of Article XII. OF the
constitution of the State of Montana.
Us amended by this act, and below the
anne shall be printed the words.
For the above written amend
to the Constitution.
Against the above written
amendment to the Constitution
Each elector shall Designate his
reference by marking an X in the
quare before the proposition for
which such elector desires to vote.
Section A. The votes cast for and
gainst the amendment above propos-
d shall be canyassed and declared as
rovided by the general election laws
the State of Montana.
Section 5. All acts and parts of
cts in conflict herewith are hereby
epealed.
Section 6. This act shall take eff
ect and be In full force from and
fter its approval.
pproved March %, 1921.
TNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF MONTANA
J. C. t. STEWART, Secretary OF
the State of Montana, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of an Act entitled:
An 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 Boards of Equalization and
a State Board of F,oua 1f1oti aud