The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-17
NOTICE OF ELECTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

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50 State of Montana d of An Amendment to Section 4 of Article XVI
of the Constitution of Montana, Relating to County Commission
es; 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 l. There shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the
State of Montana at the next general election to be held in said State,
the following amendment to Section Four of Article XVI of the Const-
That Section four of Article XVI of the Constitution of the State
Of N ssaann ! , "a am artieIs 5 % z a to IN read aaea a $ oo fonGvs there shall be elected
three County commissioners. whose term of office shall he sx years:
provided that each county in the State Of Montana shall be divided into
three Commissioner Districts, to be designated as Commissioner Dis
ricts, numbers one, two and three respectively.
1.-THE Board of County Commissioners shall in every county in the
State of Montana, at their regular session, on the first Monday in
May, 1929, Or a soon thereafter a convenient or possible. not exceed
ing sixty days thereafter, meet and by and under the direction of the
District Court Judge OF Judges of said county, divide their respective
counties into three Commissioner Districts as compact and equal in
population and area as possible, and number them respectively, one
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each of said Commissioners Districts, which certificate shall be signed
by said Judge Or Judges; provided, also that at the first regular SEES
County Commissioners, by and under the direction of the District
Court Judge o Judges of said county, shall divide such new county
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
trct in which he is residing or the nearest thereto; the senior member
of the Board in service to be assigned to the Commissioner District No
J, the next member in seniority to be assigned to Commissioner Dis
No 2 and the junior member of the board to be assigned to Com
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No. 81 for six years, and biennaly thereafter there shall be one Com
elected to take the place of the retiring Commissioner. who
shall hold his office for six years.
ion of the District Court Judge o. Judges of said County, for the pr-
of equalizng in population and area such Commissioner Districts,
nay change the boundaries of any or all of the Commissioner Districts
n their respective county, by filing in the office of the County Clerk
md Recorder of such county, a certificate signed by said Judge or
Judges designating by metes and bounds the boundary lines of each of
aid Commissioner Districts as changed, and such change in any o all
he districts in such county. shall become effective from and after I'll
ng of such certificate; provided, however. that the boundaries of no ?
commissioners District shall at any time be changed in such a manner
S to affect the term of office of any County Commissioner who has
een elected, and whose term of office has not expired; and provided, 1
urther, that no change in the boundaries of any Commissioner Dis
shall be made within six months next preceding a general cleo
ion. ~
"At the general election to be held in 1890, and thereafter at each
eneral election. the member or members Of the Board to be elected
hall be selected from the residents and electors of the district or dis b
in which the vacancy occurs, but the election of such member $
members of the Board shall be submitted to the entire electorate Il
the county, provided, however, that no one shall be elected as a n
lember Of said board, who has not resided in said district for at least e
wo years next recedng the time when he shall become a candidate Z
said office. 7
WHEN a vacancy occurs in the Board of County Commissioners d
Judge or Judges of the Judicial District in which the vacancy oc- d
the vacancy occurs, to fill the office until the next general cleo
on when a Commissioner shall be elected to fill the unexpred term"
Section !. The vote upon this amendment shall be counted and
anvassed by such officials and in such manner IS IS provided by law
" the counting and canyasIng of the votes for members of Congress y
nd if a majority of al. votes cast at said election or m against said
nendment shall be in favor of the amendment the Governor Of the
tate shall Immediately so declare by public proclamation ard said So
on from and after the date of said proclamation.
Section 3. Separate official ballots shall be used a the general
ection to be held November 1923, which shall have printed thereon Z
e words:
For the amendment to the Constitution relating to County Com
missioner Districts. n
Against the amendment to the Constitution relating to Com
missioner Districts. s.
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