The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-09-07

An Act. Providing for the Submission to the Qualified Electors of the
State of Montana of An Amendment to Section 4 of Article XVI
of the Constitution of Montana, Relating to County Commission
ers; Providing for the Division of Counties Into Commissioners
Districts; Providing for the Election of One Commissioner From
Each of Said Commissioners Districts
Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana:
Section 1 There shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the
State of Montana at the next general election to be held in said State,
tuition of the State of Montana relating to the County Commissioners.
That Section four of Article XVI of the Constitution of the State
of Montana, be amended 10 a to read as follows:
Section q (of Article XVII. In each county there shall be elected
provided that each county in the State of Montana shall be divided into
three Commissioner Districts, to be designated as Commissioner Dis
tricts, numbers one two and three respectively
1.-THE Board of County Commissioners shall in every county in the
state , 81 Montana At them regular session IN n fst Monday in
May, 1872 or as soon thereafter as convenient or possible, not exceed
ing sixty days thereafter meet and by and under the direction of the
counties into three Commissioner Districts as compact and equal in
population and area IS possible, and number them respectively one,
filed in the office of the County Clerk and Recorder of such county, a
certificate designating the metes and bounds of the boundary lines of
by said Judge or Judges; provided, also that at the first regular SEES
sion of any newly organized and created county, the said Board of
County Commissioners, by and under the direction of the District
Court Judge u Judges of said county, shall divide such new county
into Commissioner Districts as herein provided.
Upon such division, the Board of County Commissioners shall
assign its members to such districts in the following manner; each
member of the said Board then in service shall be assigned to the dis
in which he is residing n the nearest thereto; the senior member
ri gT NJ n9 , a mgH tbe tn IN eron = 70 - D ~ as Sasrg - 20 ~ on mmssio ne - DIS {
District No. 3; provided, that at the first general election of
my newly created and organized county, the commissioner for District >
No. /, shall be elected for two years. for No. 2 for four years, and for
No. 3 for six years, and bennaly thereafter there shall be one Com
elected to take the place of the retiring Commissioner, who N
hall hold his office for six years.
"That the Board of County Commissioners by and under the dhec
ion of the Dlstrlct Court Judge or Judges o. said County, for the pur- 9
ose of equalzfng in population and area such Commissioner Districts,
nay change the boundaries of any or all of the Commissioner Districts
their respective county, by filing in the office of the County Clerk
nd Recorder of such county, a certificate signed by said Judge or IN
designating by metes and bounds the boundary lines of each of "
aid Commissioner Districts as changed, and such change in any or all n
districts in such county, shall become effective from and after fill 10
g of such certificate: provided, however. that the boundaries of no We
commissioners District shall at any time be changed in such a manner IN
to affect the term of office of any County Commissioner who has &c
cen elected, and whose term of office has not expired; and provided, IN
rther, that no change in the boundaries of any Commissioner Dis ~
let shall be made within six months next preceding a general cleo
on. Gle
cat the general election to be held in 1890, and thereafter at each tbs
election the member o members of the Board to be elected, sal
all be selected from the residents and electors of the district or dis da
lets in which the vacancy occurs, but the election of such member
members OF the Board shall be submitted to the entire electorate ele
the county, provided, however, that NJ n shall be elected as a No
smber of said board, who has not resided in said district for at least Pc
o years next receding the time when he shall become a candidate Ro
said office. IRA
When a vacancy occurs in the Board of County Commissioners the
Judge OF Judges of the Judicial District in which the vacancy oc Def
RS, shall appoint someone residing in such Commissioner District flee
ere the vacancy occurs, to fill the office until the next general cleo
n when a Commissioner shall be elected to fill the unexpired term era
Section 2 The vote upon this amendment shall be counted and ter
1yassed by such officials and in such manner as is provided by law wE
the counting and canvassing of the votes for members of Congress cn
if a majority of all votes cast at said election for and against said cha
endment shall be in favor of the amendment the Governor of the Boo
We n Immediately so declare by public proclamation, and said Il
snail DC IN full force and effect a a part OF the Constitu-I Ed
from and after the date OF said proclamation. fsT
section 3 separate official ballots shall be used at the general D
TO De held November 1928, which shall have printed thereon DAY
words:
For the amendment to the Constitution relating to County Com Con
missioner Districts. y
Against the amendment to the Constitution relating to Com fse
missioner Districts. 100
Ana the elector shall designate his preference for either OF the THr