The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-10-29
NOTICE o p ELECTION - CoNsTrTu
TIoNAL AMENDMENT.
CHAPTER Of

CHAPTER 81
AZ ~. a. 70 ,Hroylde for the Submission to
me SQuallIled 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 LEVINE Of
IaXes for the Purpose of Insuring
GROWING Crops Against Loss or Dam
age by Hail.
Be 1t Enacted by the Leeislatfva Assam
ply OF the State of Montana:
SecJlon 1. 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
eral election.
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 a
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
u submitting Iu6lr lauQS ana the CF0DS
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
burden 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 Legislative Assembly
may determine the rates and may levy
the tax in the different districts or may
provide that such rates may be deter
mined and such tax levied by the State
Board Of Equalization. The provisions
Of Section of this Article limiting the
rate Of tax for such purposes, shall not
apply to the tax herein provided for
but such tax shall be in addition there
Section g. Separate official ballots
shall be provided at the general election
to be held in November, 1926 which
shall have printed thereon all of Sec
| ton 2 Of this Act, and below the same
shall be printed the words:
For the above written Amendment to
the Constitution
Against the above written Amendment
to the Constitution.
Each eIector shall designate his pref
! erence by marking an x in the square
| before the proposition for which such
/ elector desires to vote.
Section A. The votes for and against
the amendment above proposed shall Dc
canvassed, determined and declared Is
provided by the general election laws OF
! the State of Montana.
Section 5. All Acts and parts OF ActS
| in conflict herewith are hereby repealed
Section 6. This Act shall be in tul
| force and effect from and after It's pass
age and approval.
! Approved March 10. 1925.
i UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
II STATE OF MONTANA SIS.
Il l. G. T. Stewart, Secretary OF Stateo.
/ the State Of Montana, do hereby ceruI!
II that the foregoing is true and correc
n cOpv of an act entitled: An ACT z
Il Provide for the Submission to the t9ual
! flied Electors of the State OF Mont2ns
! of an Amendment to Article XII OF In'
Constitution Of the State OF Montan9s
! Relating to Revenue and Taxatlon p.
Il Adding q New Section Thereto ProVlqlnt
i for the Ievying Of Taxes for the tur
/ nose of Insuring Growing Crops Agalhs
n Loss or Damage by Hail.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREBY L nav
bereunto set my hand and affixed tn
n Great Seal Of the State Of Montana q
Il Helena the Capital, this 10Th oay
July 1925. n crEvvABT
Secretary Of State. 80
First publication August b, 1870.
Last publication November o. 1870.