The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-09-16

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
linafter 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
against 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 in1
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
tricts on such basis as shall seem
just and necessary to secure an
equitable distribution of the bur-
den of taxation among such lands
and may classify the lands within
such district and the rates of tax
therein may vary in accordance
with the risk incurred. The Leg
islative Assembly may determine
the rates and may levy the tax
in the different districts or may
provide that such rates may be
determined and such tax levied by
the State Board Of Equalization.
The provisions of Section 9 Of
this Article limiting the rate Of
tax for such purposes, shall not
to the tax herein provided
for but such tax shall be in ad-
dition thereto"
Section 8. Separate official
ballots shall be provided at the
general election to be held in No
vember, 1926, which shall have
printed thereon all Of Section 2
of 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.
Each e%lector 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 for and
against the amendment above pro-
posed shall be canvassed, deter
mined and declared as provided by
general election laws of the
State of Montana.
Section 5. All Acts and parts
If Acts in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Section g.. This Act shall be
full force and effect from and
after its passage and approval.
Approved March 10, 1925.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF MONTANA, SIS.
|, G. t. Stewart, Secretary of
State of the State of Montana, do
certify that the foregoing
8 a true and correct copy of an
lct entitled: "An Act to Provide
or the Submission to the Quail
led Electors of the State of Mon
ana of an Amendment to Article
III of the Constitution of the
State of Montana, Relating to
Revenue and Taxation by Adding
New Section Thereto Providing
or the levying of Taxes for the
of Insuring Growing
jrops Against Loss or Damage by
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, II
ave hereunto set my hand and af-
.xed the Great Seal of the State
f Montana at Helena, the Capt.
al, this 18th day Of July, 1926.
SEAL) C. T. STEWART,
Secretary of State.
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