The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-24

CHAPTER r.
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
Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana:
State of Montana at the next general election Ito be held lin said State,
the following amendment to Section -Four of Article XVI 0. 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 So as to read as follows:
Section a (of Article XVI. 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
tricts. numbers one, two and three respectively
THE Board of County Commissioners shall in every county in the
State If Montana, at their regular session, on the first Monday in
ing sixty days thereafter, meet and by and under the direction of the
District Court Judge II 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,
f f~o IN tn hre eesa ana when such division has been made there shall be
MED 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 o Judges; provided, also that at the first regular SEES
sion If any newly organized and created county, the said Board of
our 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
IT'S 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 or the nearest thereto; the senior member
the Board in service to be assigned to the Commissioner District No
= ne na' ~ IN seniority TO be assigned to Commissioner Dis
rict No. 2 and the junior member of the board to besassigned to Com {
District No. 3; 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
missioner elected to take the place of the retiring Commissioner, who \
hold his office for six years.
"That the Board of County Commissioners by and under the direc-
ion OF the District Court Judge or Judges of said County, for the pur-
Of quahzng in population and are 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
hd Recorder offs such county, a certificate signed by said Judge or il
Judges designating by metes and bounds the boundary lines of each of "
districts in such county. shall become effective from and after fill R
g OF uch certificate; provided, however, that the boundaries of no W
ommlssioner District shall ata any time be changed in such a manner tn
TO AFFECT he term of office of any County Commissioner who has c
cen elected. n whose term of office has not expired; and provided tn
Hther. that no change in the boundaries of any Commissioner Dis 10
on. m
AT the general election to be held in 1880. and thereafter a each tn
election the member or members of the Board to be elected sa
lah be selected from the residents and electors of the district IT dis da
in which the vacancy occurs, but the election of such member
members OF the Board shall be submitted to the entire electorate ell
ember of said board, who has not resided in said district Tor 1t least pc
70 years next receding the time when he shall become a candidate Re
said office. -.
When a vacancy occurs in the Board of County Commissioners tn
e Judge n Judges of the Judicial District in which the vacancy &C. be
rs Ia appoint someone residing in such Commissioner District ec
leFe the vacancy occurs, to fill the office until the next general cleo
when a Commissioner shall be elected to fill the unexpTed term" aw
section 2 The vote upon this amendment shall be counted and .m
h'aSseu by such officials and in such manner as is provided by law vi
the counting canyassing of the votes for members of Congress Gin
- m"TU u al votes asst at said election for nc against said CHI
penunehe shal be In favor of the amendment the Governor of the p,
ae hah Immediately so declare by public proclamation, and said
ehdmen snail be in full force and effect s a part of the ConsttuI IN
e In aM AZ aver te lat OF said proclamation. ISL
oectloh 3. separate official ballots shall be used at the general IT
10 D nell November 1928, which shall have printed thereon ia,
words: 10
FOR n amendment to the Constitution relating to County Com 70,
missioner Districts r
Against the amendment tn he conctirtion relating 10 o. -
missioner Districts. ~
q h eiector shall designate his preference for either of the tn
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