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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 Tor an Amendment to Sec
tlon 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
crIblDg their Powers and Duties"
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LEGIS-
LATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF MONTANA:
Section /. 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 Is. The board Of county
commissioners OF each county shall
constitute the County Board OF Equal
lzatlon. The duties OF such board shall
De TO adjust and equali1e the Valua-
tlon OF taxable property within their
respective counties, and all such adj
JusLments and equaliza, ions may be
Supervised, reviewed, changed, in
creased or decreased by the State
Board oil Equalization. The State
Board OF Equalization shall be COM
posed OF three members who shall be
appointed by the Goyernor, by and
WIN 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
nee OF one OF the members first ap-
pointed shall end ON March 1st, 1926,
oI another first appointed on March
Isl, 1877, ana OF the third first ap-
pointed on March LIST, 1929. Each
succeeding member shall hold his Of
ice Tor the term OF six years, and UNI
I'll his Successors shall have been ap-
pointed and qualified In case of a
vacancy the person appointed to fill
aucn vacancy shall hold office for the
unexpired term IN which the vacancy
occurs. The qualifications and sal
arles OF the members of the State
Board OF Equalization shall be as pro-
Wded by law, provided, however, that
sucn members shall be so selected
tnat the board will not be composed
oI more than TWO persons who are af-
Inflated with the same political party
0f organlzation provided, further.
mat eacn member shall devote his en-
TIRE time to the duties OF the office
and snail not hold any position of
lfust or profit, or engage in any occu-
patton or business interfering or in
consistent with his duties as a mem
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 organization
or candidate for office. The State
Board OF Equalization shall adjust and
eauallze the valuation of taxable prop
erty among the several counties, and
tne different classes of taxable prop
cry in any county and in the several
counties and between Individual tax
layers; supervise and review the acts
Vi 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-
erclse such authority and do all things
necessary to secure fair, just and
equitable valuation of all taxable
property among counties, between the
Inherent classes OF property, and be-
tween individual taxpayers. Said
State Board OF Equalization shall also
have such other powers, and perform
such other duties relating to taxation
as may be prescribed by law"
Section 3. Separate official ballots
shall be provided at the general cleo
ton to be held in November, 1922,
winch shall have printed thereon all
OF Section Is 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
ment to the Constitution.
Against the above written
amendment to the Constitution
zach elector shall designate his
preference by marking an x in the
square before the proposition for
which such elector desires to vote.
Section 4. The votes cast for and
against the amendment above propos-
ed shall be canvassed, determined
and declared as provided by the gem
eral election laws of the State of Mon
taan.
Section 5. All acts and parts of
acts in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section g. This act shall take eff
feet and be in full force from and
after its approval.
Approved March %, 1921.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, }
STATE OF MONTANA
!, G. t. STEWART, Secretary of
the State of Montana, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is 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