The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-08-27

Al Of the Constitution OF the state
OF montana, Relating to Revenue and
,rrssXation by Adding a New Section
Ihereto Providing for the Levying Of
IaXes for the Purpose Of InsuTinF
growing Crops Against Loss or Dam
age by Hail.
BE It Enacted by the Legislative Assem-
Oily Of the State Of Montana:
Section 1. That Article XII Of the
Constitution of the State Of Montana he
amended as hereinafter provided. and
that the question Of said amendment be
submitted to the qualified electors of
the state or Montana at the next gem
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
10 read as follows:
Section 10. The providing Of insur-
3nce 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
Tor 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 i'm
to hail insurance districts on such basis
as shall seem just and necessary to Sc
cure an equitable distribution of the
burden or 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 8 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
to-"
Section g. Separate official ballots
shall be provided at the general election
to be held in November, 1925 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 elector shall designate his pref
erence 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 proposed shall be
canvassed, determined and declared as
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 full
! force and effect from and after it's pass
! age and approval
! Approved March TO- 1925.
! UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
| STATE OF MONTANA SIS.
! I, Q. T. Stewart Secretary Of Stateof
| the State of Montana, do hereby certify
/ that the foregoing is a true and correct
/ copy of an act entitled: IAN Act to
Provide for the Submission to the Quail
/ flied 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 Pur-
pose of Insuring Growing Crops Against
Loss or Damage by Hail"
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, ] have
| hereunto set my hand and affixed the
! Great Seal Of the State Of Montana at
Helena, the Capital, this 18th day Of
July 1926.
9. T. STEWART,
Secretary of State.
| First publication August 6, 1926.
! Last publication November 5, 1925.