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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
TO Article XVI. of the Constitution OF
the state of Montana by Adding there
10 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
Tor Counues or for Cities and Coun-
Ues Under such Form or Plan as the
Legislative Assembly May Prescribe.
l3E IL ENACTED BY THE LEGISLA-
1--WE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE
OF MONTANA:
Section l.. That Article XVI of the
Constitution of the State of Montana
De amended as hereinafter provided,
and that the question of such amend
ment be submitted to the qualified
electors of the State of Montana at
cne general election to be held III
November, 1922.
Section 2. That Article XVI of the
constitution OF the State OF Montana
be the same is hereby amended by
adding thereto a section to be known
as Section and to read as follows:
Section z. The Legislative Assem-
ply may, by general or special law,
provide any plan, kind, manner OF
form OF municipal government Tor
counties, or counties and cities ana
towns, or cities and towns, and when
ever deemed necessary or advisable,
may abolish city or town government
ana unite, consolidate or merge cities
ana towns and county under one mu-
nlclpai government, and any llmlta-
ions III this constitution notWlth-
standing, may designate the name,
TX ana prescribe the number, deSlg-
nation, terms, qualifications, metho,
vi Appointment, election or removal
ul the Officers thereof, define their
uutles anu Tx penalties for the VIOLA
lIon Inereor, and ny and define bouh-
uaries Oh the territory SO governed,
ana may provide Tor the discontinue
ance OF such form OF government
wnen deemed ADVISABLE; provided,
however, that no form OF government
permitted III this section shall be
adopted or discontinued until after II
IS submitted to the qualified electors
IN the Territory affected and by them
approved.
section 3. That separate official
ballots be provided at the general
eiectlon 10 be neid in November, 1922
wnlcn snail have printed thereon the
words: .For the amendment to the
constitution relating to the form oil
county governments or county and
Guy governments, ana each elector
snaiI desIgnates his preference by
making an -" before the PROPOSE
ION Tor which such elector desires 10
vote.
section 4. The votes cast for and
against the amendment above pro
POSED shall be canyassed and deter
mined as provided by the general
election laws of the State OF Montana.
Section 5. ALI acts and parts OF
acts in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
section 6. This Act shall take eff
iect upon its passage and approval.
approved February 26, 1921.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
SIS.
STATE OF MONTANA.
l, C. T. STEWART, Secretary Of
the State of Montana, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is true
and correct copy of an act entitled:
IAN Act to Provide for the Submis-
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 Z, Authorizing the Legisla
tive Assembly by 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. ID. 1922.
(SEAL)
c. T. STEWART,
Secretary of State.