The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-31

OIiaT En- a.
State of Montana Of An Amendm e ito the Section 1 I If spHr, ei WI VT
of the Constitution of Montana, Relating to County Commission
er; 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
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 Consti
tuition of the State of Montana relating to the County Commissioners.
That Section four Of Article XVI of the Constitution of the State
Section 4 (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 of Montana, at their regular session, on the first Monday in
May 1929 or IS soon thereafter a $ convenient or possible, not exceed
ing sixty days thereafter, meet and by and under the direction of the
District Court Judge or Judges of said county, divide their respective
INTO tmee mmlsslo Districts IS compact and equal in
population and are a possible, and number them respectively, one
rertincate designating no metes and hounds ~ ~ p 10 SUI cunt 1m
of said Commissioners Districts, which certificate shall be signed
by said Judge II 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
curt Judge o Judges of said county, shall divide such new county
nto Commissioner Districts as herein provided
Upon such division, the Board of County Commissioners shall
ssign it's members to such districts in the following manner; each
nember OF the said Board then in service shall be assigned to the dis
riot in which he is residing or the nearest thereto; the senior member :
the next member in seniority to be assigned to Commissioner Dis y
ict No. 2, and the junior member of the board to be assigned to Com y
o O. / 9 shall heel be elected ed for o. two two ear eUu4 fr e o . , f mf sor ge. lor DIS mr 2
o 8. for six years, and biennany thereafter there shall be ne Com
issioner elected to take the place of the retiring Commissioner, who N
"That the Board of County Commissioners by and under the direc-
on of the District Court Judge Or Judges of said County, for the pur- g
use of equahzing in population and area such Commissioner Districts "
ay change the boundaries of any o all of the Commissioner Districts
their respective county by filing in the office of the County Clerk
dges designating by metes and bounds the boundary lines of each of w
id Commissioner Districts as changed, and such change in any " all Re
e districts in such county, shall become effective from and after fill re
OF such certificate; provided, however, that the boundaries of no We
District shall at any time be changed in such a manner thu
to affect the term of office of any County Commissioner who has Co
en- elected, and whose term of office has not expired; and provided, the
ther, that NJ change in the boundaries of any Commissioner Dis 49,
ct shall be made within six months next preceding a general cleo
n clio
AT the general election to be held in 1880, and thereafter at each the
election, the member O. members of the Board to be elected sal
I'll be selected from the residents and electors of the district or dis day
in which the vacancy occurs, but the election of such member
members of the Board shall be submitted to the entire electorate ee
the county provided, however, that no one shall be elected a S a No
mber OF said board, who has not resided in said district for at least Pes
years next receding the time when he shall become a candidate RO
said office. tm,
When a vacancy occurs in the Board of County Commissioners The
Judge or Judges of the Judicial District in which the vacancy &C. bf
snail appoint someone residing in such Commissioner District flee
ire ne vacancy occurs, to fill the office until the next general cleo f
"heh d commissioner snail be elected to fill the unexpred term" eral
Section 2 The vote upon this amendment shall be counted and Ter
vassed by such officials and in such manner as is provided by law wFc
lhe counting n canvassing of the votes for members of Congress zinc
II d majority OF Ill votesc cast at said election for and against said char
ndment snail be in favor of the amendment, the Governor of the Boo
{ shai mmedlateg Sc declare by public proclamation, and said II
ndment shall be in full force and effect S a part of the Constftu- I'm
nom aa alper Tn date OF said proclamation IsT
Section !. Separate official ballots shall he used a. the general ~
TO d. hed November 1928, which shall have printed thereon dav
words:
o the amendment to the Constitution relating to County Com Con,
missioner Districts. o.
Asans IS .ne am en TO the Constitution relating to Com (sea
And the elector shall designate his preference for either Of the rue