The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-10-05
NOTICE OF ELECTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

NOTICE OF ELECTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
CHAPTER 70.
An Act Providing for the Submission tic the Qualified Electors of the
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 1. There shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the
the following amendment to Section Four of Article XVI of the Consti
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 SC a $ to read as follows:
Section 4 (f Article XVII. In each county there shall be 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
1.-THE Board of County Commissioners shall in every county in the
State of Montana, at their regular session. o IN the first Monday in
May, 1929, or a soon thereafter as convenient or possible, not exceed
ing sixty days thereafter, meet and by and under the direction Of the
District our Judge OF judges OF san county dlVlde her respective
counties into three Commissioner Districts as compact and equal in
FLED in III office q h County Clerk ~ Recordar of sncb cunt
certificate designating the metes and bounds of the boundary lines of
each of said Commissioners Districts, which certificate shall be signed
by said Judge 0 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 or 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
te nex member in sentority 70 he assigned % ommtuionar NE o
No !, and the junior member of the board to be assigned to Com
District No. 9; provided, that at the first general election of !
any newly created and organized county. the commissioner for District .
No. !, shall be elected for two years, for No. 2 for four years, and for q
No. 9 for six years, and biennally thereafter there shall be one Com
elected to take the place of the retiring Commissioner, who =
shall hold his office for six years. i
"Inat IN Board OF county commissioners by and under the direcI
ion of the District Court Judge o Judges of said County, for the pr-
lose of equaizing in population and ares such Commissioner Districts, .,
nay change the boundaries of any Or all of the Commissioner Districts q
n their respective county, by filing in the office of the County Clerk
Recorder OF such county, a certificate signed by said Judge or
designating by metes and bounds the boundary lines of each Of
aid Commissioner Districts a s changed, and such change in any or al ~
districts in such county, shall become effective from and after fill
of such certificate; provided, however, that the boundaries of no
commissioners District shall alta 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. M
rther, that no change in the boundaries of any Commissioner Dis
let shall be made within six months next preceding a general cleo So
AT the general election to be held in 1880, and thereafter al each
election, the member o. members of the Board to be elected,
in which the vacancy occurs, but the election of such member So
members of the Board shall be submitted to the entire electorate
the county, provided, however, that no one shall be elected as a Sc
OF said board, who has not resided in said district for at least
o years next recedfng the time when he shall become a candidate "a
said office. 2Sl
When a vacancy occurs in the Board of County Commissioners L
Judge Or Judges of the Judicial District in which the vacancy oc 22&
rs, shall appoint someone residing in such Commissioner District Sec
ERE the vacancy occurs, to fill the office until the next general cleo S
n when a Commissioner shall be elected to fill the unexpired term" II.
Secton z The vote upon this amendment shall be counted and v
iYassed by such officials and in such manner IS is provided by law E
te counting and canvassing of the vote. for members of Congress S
II a majority Of all votes cast at said election for and against said S
shall be in favor of the amendment, the Governor of the 1H2
shall Immediately Sc declare by public proclamation, and said L
huMen De N full force and effect IS a part Of the Consttu- s.
% n after the date of said proclamation. Il
9eouo . separate official ballots shall be used at the general Lot
words: -
iuenl linen 70 the Constitution relating to County Com this
iot sulcts. 1928
Against D. amendment to the Constitution relating to Com
missioner Districts.
u M hector shall designate his preference for either of the cost