The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-10

NOTICE OF ELECTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
CHAPTER 70.
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 10 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 ConSi
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 IS follows
Section a (of 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 COMMISSIONS DIS
tricts. numbers one, two and three respectively .o
State of Montana, at their regular session, o the first Monday IN
NAV. 1929. O + Is soon thereafter as convenient or possible, not exceed
ing sixty days thereafter. meet and by and under the direction of the
District Court Judge n Judges of said county, divide their respective
counties into three Commissioner Districts al compact n equal IN
population and area as possible, and number them Respectively, VI re-
two and three, and when such division has been made mere shal oe
filed in the office of the County Clerk and Recorder u suen COUNT a
certificate designating the metes and bounds Oh te ouha Ia ~ nn ntmned
each of said Commissioners Districts, which certificate shall b signed
by said Judge or Judges; provided, also that at the fnst regular Ses
sion of any newly organized I'M eal oun me ~ district
County Commissioners, by and under the direction OF Tn DS lne
into Commissioner Districts IS herein provided.
"IJpon 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 MS
VIC in which 70 is residing or the nearest thereto; the senior member
of the Board in service to be assigned to the Commissioner District NO
l.. the next member in seniority to be assigned TO ommlsslon rs
tict No ?. and the junior member of the board to be assigned TO COM
missioner District No. 3; provided, that at the first general eecuon 81
any newly created and organized county, the commissioner lor ps'f na
No. :, shall be elected for two years, To- NO 2 rr our yeas 10 COW.
No. g. for six years, and biennaly thereafter there shall be N com,
missioner elected to take the place OF n retiring omm''o"e WV
shall hold his office for six years.
aThat the Board of County Commissioners by and under the direc-
ton of the District Court Judge or Judges of said County OF n pr
pose of equalizng in population n ara u o nmmf@aGona nistricts
NAV change the boundaries of any or all of the ommlssiohe lNSu L
in their respective county, by filing in the OFFICE OIL the Gun oetm IN
and Recorder OF uch county, d ertnna hannaan 1inos Of each or
Judges designating by metes and bounds the boundary mes OF aeh ' o.
said Commissioner Districts as changed, and such change sag Ind n my ge OF f aL
the districts in such county, shall become effective from a after III
ing of such certificate: provided, however, that the boundaries Oh no
Is &c adtect ne na 'e1 ms % tomo Of 20 Office fhs b has not expired; and provided,
hat no han in he undar1 OIL IN OuIHINonhO ~
trict shall be made within six months next preceding a general eN0
Eat the general election to be held in 1890, and thereafter at each
general election, the member or members OF tn BOARD to o. elect aa
shall be selected from the residents and electors o. the district o us
tricts in which the vacancy occurs, but the election of such member
or members of the Board shall be submitted to the entire electorate
of the county, provided however a ne ohe sna aiu ps sr ~ foos+
member of said board, who has not resided in said district Tor u cas-
for said office.
the Judge or Judges of the Judicial District in which the vacancy oc-
ours, shall appoint someone residing in such Commissioner District
when a Commissioner shall be elected to fill the unexpred term
Section {. The vote upon this amendment shall be counted and
by such officials and in such manner rs is provided D law
for the counting and canvassing of the votes for members of Congress
and if a majority of all votes cast at said election for against saId
shall be in favor of the amendment the Governor OF the
shall Immediately so declare by public proclamation n sald
shall be in full force and effect as a part of the consutu-
ion from and after the date of said proclamation.
Section s. Separate official ballots shall be use at n generai
lection to be held November 1928, which shall nave printed thereon
he words:
II Against the amendment to the Constitution relating to Com
missioner Districts.
And the elector shall designate his preference for either of the
Propositions by making an tx before the proposition desired.
Section 4 All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict herewith are
ereby repealed.
Section 5 This Act shall be in full force and effect from and
her its passage and approval
Approved March T, 1921.
NITED STATES OF AMERICA,
TATE OF MONTANA. lei
/, John W. Mountjoy, Secretary of State of the State of Montana
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy IL an
entitled: "An Act Providing for the Submission to the Quahned e
ectors of the State of Montana of An Amendment to section d Ar
Gle XVI of the Constitution of Montana, Relating to County Commits
oners; Providing for the Division of Counties Into Commissioners
stricts; Providing for the Election of One Commissioner From Each
Said Commissioners Districts"
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have hereunto set my hand ana
the Great Seal of the State of Montana, at Helena, the Capital A
ly IA, 1928.
1t JOHN w. MOUNTJOY, Secretary OF state.
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