The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-10-15
NUTICE OF ELECTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
CHAPTER 81.

81.
An Act to Provide for the Submission to
the Qualified 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
Taxes for the Purpose OF Insuring
Growing Crops Against Loss or Damage
by Hail.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislative Assem-
bly, of the State of Montana:
Section 1. That Article XII Of h Con-
Of the State Of Montana De
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 general
election.
Section 2. That Article XII Of the
Constitution be. and the same 10 hereby
amended by adding thereto a new section
to be known as Section 10 and to read as
follows:
"section 1s. 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 10
authorized n empowered TO provide
for the levy n collection annually OF q
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 Qualt1ieo
electors Of u county shall, ct any reg
ular election or at an election held Tor
such purpose, have voted in favor OF sub
uniting their lands n the crops grow
ing thereon to the provisions OF the state
er Of any tract Of and 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 n with u exemptions as may
be provided by aw. The Legislative AS
sembly may divide he state into hail In
surance districts on such basis as shall
seem just and necessary to secure an
equitable distribution OF the burden OF
taxation among such lands and nay cias-
sify the lands within such district n
the rates Of tax therein may a r In ac-
cOrdance with the risk incurred. The
Legislative Assembly may determine the
rates and may levy the tax in the differ
ent districts or may provide that such
rates may be determined n such tax
levied by the State Board o. Equalization.
The provisions Of Section 9 of this Article
limiting the rate Of tax for such pur-
poses. shall not apply TO the tax herein
provided for hut such tax shal be in ad-
dition thereto"
Section 8. Separate official ballots
shall be provided at the general election
to be held in November, 1926, which shall
ave printed thereon all Of Section 2 Of
this Act. and below the same shall be
printed the words:
For the above written Amendment 70
the Constitution.
Against the above written Amendment
to the Constitution.
Each elector shall designate his pref
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 az
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 fun
force and effect from n after it's pas
!. sage and approval.
Approved March 10. 1926.
UNITED STATES or AMERICA,
STATE OF MONTANA. ga.
I, c. T. Stewart. Secretary OF State OF
The state Of Montana. DO hereby certify
that the foregoing Is a true and correct
CODY Of an act entitled "An Act TO Pre-,
vide for the Submissic to the Qualified
Electors Of the State e. Montana OF an
Amendment to Article XII Of the Con-
stftutfOn OF the State Of Montana. Relat-
ing 20 Rewenue and Taxation By Addfnn
\ New Section Thereto Providing for ehS
Levying OF Taxes for the Purpose Of In
surfing Growing Crops Against Less o.
Damage BY Hafl."
m TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal Of the State Of Montana al
Helena, the Capital, this 1Sth day Of July
1896.
(SEALl~ 9. 7. STEWART,
A~aNrafarw ~ State