The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-08-26

tors 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 Add
ing a New Section Thereto Pro-
viding for the Levying of Taxes
for the Purpose of Insuring
Growing Crops Against Loss or
Damage by Hail.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislative
Assembly of the State Of Mon
tana:
Section 1. That Article XII
of the Constitution of the State
of Montana be amended as here
matter 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 Article XII of
the Constitution be, and the same
is hereby amended by adding
thereto a new section to be known
as Section 10 and to read as fol-
lows.
"Section 10. The providing of
insurance against loss or damage
to crops by hail is hereby declared
to be a public purpose and the
Legislative Assembly is authoriz-
ed and empowered to provide for
the levy and collection annually
of a tax upon agricultural land for
said purpose; provided, however,
that no such tax shall be levied
lands in any county until
a majority of the qualified cleo
tors of such county shall, at any
regular election or at an election
held for such purpose, have voted
in favor of submitting their lands
and the crops 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 up
on such classification of said
lands and with such exemptions as
may be provided by law. The
Legislative Assembly may divide
The state into hail insurance dis
5ricts on such basis as shall seem
Just and necessary to secure an
equitable distribution of the bur-
len of taxation among such lands
md may classify the lands within
such district and the rates of tax
herein may vary in accordance
With the risk incurred. The Leg
Assembly may determine
he rates and may levy the tax
n the different districts or may
provide that such rates may be
determined and such tax levied by
he State Board of Equalization.
The provisions of Section 9 of
his Article limiting the rate Of
ak for such purposes, shall not
.pply to the tax herein provided
or but such tax shall be in ad-
ition thereto"
Section 8. Separate official
.allots shall be provided at the
eneral election to be held in No
ember, 1926, which shall have
rnted thereon all of Section 2
t this Act, and below the same
hall be printed the words:
For the above written Amend
lent to the Constitution.
Against the above written
-mendment to the Constitution.
Each elector shall designate his
reference by marking an X in
lie square before the proposition
which such elector desires to
Dte.
Section A. The votes for and
gainst the amendment above pro-
osed shall be canvassed, deter
and declared as provided by
ie general election laws of the
5ate of Montana.
Section 5. All Acts and parts
Acts in conflict herewith are
.reby repealed.
Section 6. This Act shall be
full force and effect from and
ter its passage and approval.
Approved March 10, 1925.
.ITED STATES OF AMERICA,
TATE OF MONTANA, IS.
I, G. 7. Stewart, Secretary of
ate of the State of Montana, do
.reby certify that the foregoing
a true and correct copy of an
t entitled: "An Act to Provide
r the Submission to the Quail
d Electors of the State of Mon
ma of an Amendment to Article
I of the Constitution of the
ate of Montana, Relating to
venue and Taxation by Adding
New Section Thereto Providing
r the levying of Taxes for the
rpose of Insuring Growing
ops Against Loss or Damage by
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I
1e hereunto set my hand and af-
I'd the Great Seal Of the State
Montana at Helena, the Capt.
this 18th day of July, 1926.
1AL) C. T. STEWART.
Secretary of State.
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