The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-10-15
NOTICE ELECTION - CoNsTTTu
TIoNAE AMENDMENT.
CHAPTER 81.

OE1<AF TEX III.
An Act to Provide for the Submission n
the qualified Electors Of the State OF |
Montana Of an Amendment to Article
III OF the Constitution Of the State
or Montana, Relating to Revenue and
Taxation by Adding a New SectfoD
Thereto Providing for the Levying OF
Taxes for the Purpose Of Insuring
Growing Crops Against Loss or Dam
Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assem-
Oily or 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.
Section 2. That Article XII Of the
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 for
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 qualified
electors 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 upon such classification
| Of said lands and with such exemptions
as may be provided by law. The Legis-
! lative 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
of taxation among EuCn
and may classify the lands within such
district and the rates Of tax therein
incurred. The Legislative Assembly
may determine the rates and may lew
the tax in the different districts or may
N provide that such rates may be deter
mined and such tax levied by the state
Board of Equalization. The provisions
of Section 8 of this Article limiting INT
rate Of tax for such purposes. snall no
apply to the tax herein PROVIDED 70
but such tax shall be in addition there
Section 3. Separate official ballot
shall be provided at the general election
to be held in November. 1875 Wnlcl
shall have printed thereon all OF Sec
tfon 2 Of this Act, and below the sam
shall be printed the words: -.
Against the above written Amendment
Il to the Constitution. ,.
III Each elector shall designate his pref
4
| before the proposition Tor Whicn sue
elector desires TO vote. -, - .,,otre
III Section A. The votes FOR ana aseins
| the amendment above proposed shali :
/ ! canvassed, determined and declared
| provided by the general election laws
| the state Of Montana
III Section 5. All Acts and parts or a. c.
in conflict herewith are hereby repeate'
III Section 6. This Act shall De IN ~
force and effect from and after It's pas
/ age and approval ~
III Approved March 10. 1875.
J UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF MONTANA, S. e,....,
a i. Q. T. Stewart, Secretary or S s,.se,.tJf
l the state Of Montana do hereby ceISll
1 that the foregoing IS a true ana S ~ =
n conv Of an act entitled: An ASSs'
provide for the Submission 20 the y "a
l ified ELECTORS of the state or Mon ~ tl
l - an Amendment to Article HI OF -
Sonefifution of the State OF M9htaiti
pcIafing to Revenue and Ia3atlOins !, !
R5dine a New Section Thereto troNl III
fov the levying Of Taxes Tor the -
- 1,oee 81 Insuring Growing crops AbeiiA
80 or Danage by Hail" - -.
M TESTIMONY WHEhhOEf 4 ne =,
,,oro,,nto set my hand and aIIlNe1 u
C-oef Seal Of the state OF Monlala
Helena. the Capital, this loth Gay
July 1926. n ~ STEWART,
Secretary Of state. nor
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