The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-09-21

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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 1t Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana:
Section L There shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the
tmtion of tha stata Of eIort.na re,atins to the countv commissioner,
That Section four of Article XVI of the Constitution of the State
of Montana, be amended Sc as to read as follows:
Section q (of Article xvD. In each county there shall re elected
three County Commissioners, whose term of office shall be six years;
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 II Montana at heir regular session, o. tne Bt N
May, 1929, O IS soon thereafter a $ convenient " possible, not exceed
anSntias MI iua +proe mD ysst ni+ricts as comnact and emaI in
population and are a possible, and number them respectively, one
two and three, and when such division has been made, there shall be
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
each of said Commissioners Districts, which certificate shall be signed
by said Judge or Judges; provided, also that a the nst regular ss.
sion of any newly organized and created county, the said Board of
County Commissioners, by and under the direction of the District
Court Judge or Judges of said county. shall divide such new county
into Commissioner Districts as herein provided.
member nh Of te said BOARD 1It then in service shall be assigned to the dis
in which he is residing " the nearest thereto; the senior member
0. the Board in service to be assigned to the Commissioner District No
the next member in seniority to be assigned to Commissioner Dis
tnt No Z, and the junior member of the board to be assigned to Com
District No 3; provided, that at the first general election of
any newly created and organized county, the commissioner TO District
No. l shall be elected for two years, for No 2 for four years and for
No. 8 for six years, and biennaHy thereafter there shall be ne Com
elected to take the place OF the retiring commissioner, who
shall hold his office for six years.
liza te DOdIu d IOunC mulSSlOu D. III unuSrL the uHeC-f
ion of the District ourt. Judge or Judges of said County, fr the pur-
,ose of equahzing in population and area such Commissioner Districts.
nay change the boundaries of any " all of the Commissioner Districts
n their respective county, by filing in the office of the County Clerk
nd 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 or all
he districts in such county, shall become effective from and after fill
ng of such certificate; provided, however, that the boundaries of no
District shall at any time be changed in such a manner
to affect the term of office of any County Commissioner who has /,
cen elected, and whose term of office has not expired; and provided, y
Tther, that n o change in the boundaries of any Commissioner Dis H.
let shall be made within six months next preceding a general cleo :"
on.
A The oenera a1ectiont o to be1di in o2o M rea ar aacb
eneral election the member o members Of the Board to be elected,
al be selected from the residents and electors of the district IT dis y
in which the vacancy occurs, but the election OF such member %
members of the Board shall be submitted to the entire electorate
the county, provided, however, that no n shall be elected as a d
ember of said board, who has not resided in said district for at least
70 years ext receding the time when he shall become a candidate -
said office. %
when a vacancy occurs in the Board of County Commissioners
Judge or Judges of the Judicial District in which the vacancy ocI p
rs, shall appoint someone residing in such Commissioner District Sc
ere the vacancy occurs, to fill the office until the next general cleo
n when a Commissioner shall be elected to fill the unexpred term" H.
Section 2 The vote upon this amendment shall be counted and
lyassed by such officials and in such manner as is provided by law
n counting and canyassing of the votes for members OF Congress
II a majority of all votes cast at said election for against said
endment shall be in favor of the amendment, the Governor of the IA
shall Immediately 81 declare by public proclamation, and said
sinai be in full force and effect as a part Of the Consutu-
from III after the date OF said proclamation. l
Section 3 Separate official ballots shall be used at the general Lot
to be held November 1928, which shall have printed thereon \
words: T
For the amendment to the Constitution relating to County Com this
missioner Districts 1872
Against the amendment to the Constitution relating to Com
missioner Districts
And the elector shall designate his nraferance for either of the 2os