Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-25
CHAPTER 1Ol.

An Act to Submit to the Qualified
Electors of the State of Montana an
Amendment to Section of Article TX
of the Constitution of the State of Mon
tana Relating to the Qualifications Re-
quired of Persons to Entitle Them to
Vote at General Elections, for all Of
ficers Elective by the People and upon
Questions that may be Submitted to
the Vote or the People or Electors.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the State of Montana:
Section l. That Ssection 2 of Article
TX of the Constitution of the State OF
Montana be amended as hereinafter
provided and that the question of such
amendment be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the State of Montana at
the next general election.
Section g That Section of Article
TX of the Constitution of the State OF
Montana be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section g. Every person of the age
OF twenty-one years or over, possess
ing the following qualifications, shall
be entitled to vote at all general cleo
tons and for all officers that now are
or hereafter may be, elective by the
people, and, except as hereinafter pro-
vided, upon all questions which may
be submitted to the vote of the peo-
pie or electors. First, he shall be q
citizen of the United States; second
he shall have resided in this state one
year Immediately preceding the cleo
ton at which he offers to vote, and in
the town, county or precinct such time
as may be prescribed by law. If the
question submitted concerns the crea-
ton of any levy, debt or liability the
person, in addition to possessing the
qualifications above mentioned, must
also be a taxpayer whose name APP
pears upon the last preceding COM
pleted assessment roll, in order to en-
title him to vote upon such question.
Provided, first, that no person convicted
of felony shall have the right to vote
unless he has been pardoned or re-
stored to citizenship by the Governor
provided, second, that nothing hereir
contained shall be construed to deprive
any person of the right to vote who
has such right at the time of the adop-
ton of this constitution; provided, that
after the expiration of five years from
the time of the adoption Of this con-
stitution, no person except citizens Of
the United States shall have the right
to vote.
Section g. That separate official bal
lots shall be provided at the general
election to be held in November, 1892
which shall have printed thereon the
words, For the Amendment to the
Constitution Relating to the Qualifica-
tons Required of Persons to Entitle
Them to Vote" and the words, against
the Amendment to the Constitution Re-
lating to the Qualifications Required oil
Persons to Entitle Them to Vote" and
the elector shall indicate his prefer
ence by marking an X before the prop
osition for which he desires to vote
and the result of the vote on sale
question shall be determined and de-
clared as provided by law.
Section 4. All Acts and parts Of Acts
in conflict herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 5. This Act shall be in full
force and effect after its passage anc
approval.
Approved March 8, 1881.
United States of America,
State of Montana %
|, w E. Harmon, Secretary of State
of the State of Montana, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is true
and correct COPY of an act entitled. An