The producers news., 1926-09-24
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE o 2 ELECTION - CoNsTTTr.
TIONAL AMENDMENT.
CHAPTER e1

CHAPTER 81
An Act to Provide for the Submission to
the Qualified Electors Of the State of
Montana of an Amendment to Article
XII of the Constitution of the State
OF Montana, Relating to Revenue and
Taxation by Adding a New Section
Thereto Providing for the Levying of
Taxes for the Purpose of Insuring
Growing Crops Against Loss or Dam
age by Hail.
Be Tt Enacted by the legislative Assem-
bly, Of the State of Montana
Section /. That Article XII of the
Constitution Of the State of Montana 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 gen
eral election.
Constitution be- and the same is here
by amended by adding thereto a new
section to be known as Section 10 and
to read as follows:
Section 10. The providing Of insur-
ance against loss or damage to crops by
hail is hereby declared to be a public
purpose and the Legislative Assembly is
authorized and empowered to provide Tor
the levy and collection annually of
tax upon agricultural land for said pur-
pose; provided, however, that no such
tax shall be levied against lands IN any
county until a majority OF the QuallIled
electors Of such county shall, at any
regular election or at an election held
for such purpose, have voted in favor
o SuDI0lLTlnR
growing thereon to the PROVISIONS OF the
! State Hail Insurance Laws, or unless
/ the owner of any tract OF land IN any
county shall have consented In writing
/ to the imposition Of such tax. Said tax
/ shall be levied upon such classification
/ Of said lands and with such exemptions
/ as may be provided by law. The Legs
/ Iative Assembly may divide the state IN
to hail insurance districts on such basis
! as shall seem just and necessary to Sc
cure an equitable distribution Of the
4 burden Of taxation among sucn lanuS
i and may classify the lands W1Jhln sucn
/ district and the rates OF tax Jhereln
/ may vary in accordance with the RISK
n incurred The Legislative Assembly
\ NAV determine the rates and may levy
tho tax in the different districts or may
provide that such rates may De ueteF-
mined and such tax LEVIED py the !s oteCe
Board of Equalization. Inc pEto.vl pt.S lsiQI,e fie
Of Section of this Article limiting tne
rate Of tax for such purposes, snalI no no
anDlv to the tax herein PROVIDED IOl
bI1t such tax shall be in addition there
Section 8. Separate official ballots
shall be provided at the general elecJioi
| to he held in November, 1875 WnlcI
| tion 2 of this Act, and below the SAM
| shall be printed the words: - !.
| For the above written Amendment y
/ the Constitution ..5v,o,
/ Against the above written AIleHuiii0ii
zach eIector shall designate his pref
| erence by marking an x IN Jne sQuol,
/ before the proposition for Whlch sue
/ eIector desires to vote.
III Section 4. The votes TOT anu S69ii 65I - y
! tbe amendment above proposed shaI = =
: canvassed, determined and oeclareu q q
provided by the general elec1oh laws =
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| Section 5. All Acts and parts OF ACII
l in Conflict herewith are hereby repeaIeS
Section g. This Act shall be IN Iul
1 fo1ce and effect from and after its pass
age and approval. 4oor
1 Approved March 10, 1879:
1 United STATES OF AMHR1CA'
i STATF OF MONTANA, Ss. o4.+,o
! G. T. Stewart, Secretary OF OF. oCrtiiff ooCa1.ti 2
+ba state of Montana, do hereby ceIIIL
tbe+ the foregoing is a true ana corr COL = :
coDSr Of an act entitled: An Az
T1OIPoyy,i6e for the Submission to the S@ud- @
& ii.9o5 Eylectors of the State OF MoIIaIl II
Z ~ e "a, amendment to Article XII OF ~ ~
Y SSLon-tif1Ition of the State OF MonlarI' l
: 99oIofine to Revenue and TaXatloni "a, y =
R55inp a New Section Thereto PToVl35IIl I5,il
fo1 tbe levying of Taxes Tor Ihe e.; I ~ ~
oosa Of Insuring Growing crops Asa1iiiS
Tose or Damage by Hall 4ov
m TFSTIMONY WHEtShiO6d r.. = = ~ ~,
,LLNo,,y+o SET my hand and a1IlXeu u -
= Hroot ~ seal Of the State of MonIaIa s1
# ITeIena the Capital, this 15th uaS
o July 1925. r r STEWART,
y Secretary of state. -ooe
s 1,irsf publication August o, 1SA99cooe
i Tnef publication November o. A91O-