The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-08-20
NOTICE o T ELECTION - CoNsTITIT-
TIoNAL AMENDMENT.
CHAPTER OIL

CHAPTER 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
Thereto Providing for the Levying Of
Taxes for the Purpose Of Insuring
Growing Crops Against Loss or Dam
age by Hail
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislative Assem-
bly, Of the State Of Montana:
Section /. 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
the State Of Montana at the next gen
eral election.
Section 2. That Article XII Of the
Constitution be, and the same Is here
by amended by adding thereto 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 public
purpose and the Legislative Assembly is
authorized and empowered to provide Tor
the levy and collection annually or a
tax upon agricultural land Tor sald puT-
pose; provided, however, that no such
tax shall be levied against lands IN any
county until a majority Of the quallfled
electors 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 or the
state Hail Insurance Laws, or unless
the owner Of any tract or land IN any
county shall have consented in writing
to the imposition Of such tax. SAID TAX
shall be levied upon such classlIlcatlon
Of said lands and with such exempllolls
as may be provided by law. Ihe Legs
lative Assembly may divide the state IN
to hail insurance districts on such basis
as shall seem just and necessary 10 Sc
cure an equitable distribution OF I1e
burden Of taxation among Such lahus
and may classify the lands within such
district and the rates Of tax therein
may vary in accordance with the rlsk
incurred. The Legislative Ass se II,lS,
/ may determine the rates ana 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 pro ,v.5 9ils
! of Section 8 of this Article limiting the
rate Of tax for such purposes, shall not
i apply to the tax herein provided Tor
/ but such tax shall be in addition there
/ to-"
Section 3. 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 Of this Act, and below the Same
shall be printed the words
For the above written Amendment t.
| the Constitution
Against the above written Amendment
]
Each elector shall designate his pref
erence by marking an x in the squar
before the proposition for which sucl
elector desires to vote.
Section 4. The votes for and agains
the amendment above proposed shall D.
canvassed determined and declared a
provided by the general election laws o
the state Of Montana.
Section 5. All Acts and parts Of Act
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed
Section 6. This Act shall be in ful
force and effect from and after It's pass
age and approval.
Approved March 10, 1925.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF MONTANA, S.
I, c. r. Stewart, Secretary OF Stateo
the State of Montana, do hereby certl
that the foregoing is true and correc
copy Of an act entitled: An Act
Provide for the Submission to the Qual
flied Electors of the state Of Montan
! of an Amendment to Article XII OF tn
Constitution Of the State of Montana
Relating to Revenue and Taxation d
Adding a New Section Thereto Providin
! for the levying of Taxes for the Pun
pose Of Insuring Growing Crops Agains
Loss or Damage by Hail"
, IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, L nav
] hereunto set my hand and affixed III
Great Seal Of the State Of Montana {
Helena, the Capital, this 18th day
!. July 1926. .,.,,,,,, M,
, Secretary Of State.
First publication August 6, 1925.
Last publication November 5, 1926