The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-08-19
NOTICE OF ELECTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT
CHAPTER 81.

An AcJ 10 ffONlue LII NHS 80
mission to the Qualified Elec-
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
30 be a public purpose and the
legislative Assembly is authoriz-
ed and empowered to provide for
the levy and collection annually
IF a tax upon agricultural land for
said purpose; provided, however,
that no such tax shall be levied
lands in any county until
/ majority of the qualified cleo
.ors of such county shall, at any
regular election or at an electionI
leld for such purpose, have voted
favor of submitting their lands
md the crops growing thereon to
he provisions of the State Hail
insurance Laws, or unless the
owner Of any tract of land in any
shall have consented in
writing to the imposition Of such
ak. Said tax shall be levied up-I
n such Classification of said
ands and with such exemptions as
nay be provided by law. The
legislative Assembly may divide
he state into hail insurance dis
on such basis as shall seem
ust and necessary to secure an
quitable distribution Of the bur-
EN- of taxation among such landsf
nd may classify the lands within
UGH district and the rates of tax
herein may vary in a~ccordance
Nth the risk incurred. The Leg
Assembly may determine
he rates and may levy the tax
n the different districts or may
rovide that such rates may be
etermined and such tax levied by
he State Board of Equalization.
he 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 adj
ition thereto"
Section 8. Separate official
shall be provided at the
eneral election to be held in No
ember, 1926, which shall have
thereon all of Section 2lf
f this Act, and below the same {
nall be printed the words: /
For the above written Amend {
tent to the Constitution. L
Against the above written
mendment to the Constitution. t
Each elector shall designate his {
reference by marking an x in !
le square before the proposition :
n which such elector desires tol !
ote. J
Section A. The votes for andi
the~amendment above pro-s
}sed shall be eanvassed, DETER
med and declared as provided bylT
e general election laws of the
ate of Montana. :
Section s. All Acts and parts I
Acts in conflict herewith are !.
reby repealed. II
Section g.. This Act shall belA
full force and effect from and F