The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-08-06
NOTICE OF ELECTION - CONSTTTU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT.
CHAPTER Oh

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 It 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 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
for 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 in
TO nail 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 9 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 8. 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 of this Act, and below the same
shall be printed the words:
For the above written Amendment to
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 a. 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 g. This Act shall be in full
force and effect from and after its pass
age and approval.
Approved March 10. 1925.
UNITED STATES or AMERICA,
STATE OF MONTANA, IS.
l. c. #. Stewart. Secretary Of Stateof
the State of Montana, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of an act entitled: "An Act to
Provide for the Submission to the Quail
flied Electors of the State Of Montana
Of an Amendment to Article XII of the
Relating to Revenue and Taxation by
ADDING a New Section Thereto Providing
for the 1eVying of Taxes for the Pur-
pose of lnsuring Growing Crops Against
Loss or Damage by HAIL"
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the state Of Montana AZ
Helena. the Capital, this 18th day Of
July 1926.
c. T. STEWART.
Secretary Of State.
First publication August 6. 1926.
Last publication November 5. 1926.