Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-10-18
NOTICE OF ELEcTlON-CONSTi.
TuTIOkAL AMENDMENT

IOItONAL Am
Chapter so.
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SUB
MISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELEG-
TORS OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION FIVE
A ARIBI IN XVI GmAETJNG THE
ERs THE POWER TO CONSOLIDATE
COUNTY OFFICES, AND PROVIDING
THE PROCEDURE FOR THE con-
BH sohIp aNAeTE Of G ~ THn g IEGfsEA-
TIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE
OF MONTANA:
Section l. That Section Five Of Article
XVI OF the Constitution OF the State OF
Question of the said amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified electors Of the
State OF Montana At the next general
election.
XVI OF the Constitution of the State OF
Montana be amended so that, as amend
cd. tho same shall read as follows:
Section 8. There shall be elected in
each county the following county officers:
One County Clerk, who shall be Clerk
OF the Board of County Commissioners
and Ex-Officio Recorder: one Sheriff; one
Treasurer, who shall be collector OF the
the office OF County Treasurer for more
than two (2) consecutive terms; one
County Superintendent OF Schools; one
County Surveyor; one Assessor; one Cor
oiAll oiO 4 dplIC hdiiI " 4 CA MIX
elected to the different offices named in
this section shall hold their respective
offices for the term OF two ~ years, and
until their successors are elected and
ship and precinct offices. except that OF
County Commissioners, shall be filled by
appointment by the Board OF County
hold his office until the next general
election; provided, however, that tho
Board OF County Commissioners OF any
county may, in Its discretion, consolidate
any two ~ or moro Of the within named
offices and combine tho powers and du-
| ties OF the said offices consolidated; how
ever, the provisions hereof shall not be
construed as allowing one ID office in.
emoluments OF two t2) or more offices;
| provided, further. hat in consolidating
county offices, the Board Of County Com
the general election held for the purpose
Of eiecting the aforesaid officers, make
and enter an order, combining any two
(2) or more OF the within named offices,
and shall cause the said order to be pub
lished in 4 newspaper, published and circ-
ulated generally In said county, for .
period Of six ls) weeks next following
the date OF entry of said order"
Section 3. This amendment shall be
submitted to the qualified electors OF tho
!, State of Montana by being placed on the
official ballot as provided hI law and
shall be voted on at the general election
10 DO uclu III NONtuibCls 15Df- Vii lhc
principal ballot to be used at said election
shall be printed thereon the words:
+" For an amendment to the Consti-
tuition relating to the consolidation
OF county offices.
II Against an amendment to the Con-
stitution relating to the consolida-
ton OF county offices.
The elector shall designate his preference
for either Of the propositions by marking
an TX" before the proposition he desires.
Section 4. The votes cast for and
against this amendment above proposed
shall be counted and canvassed as Is
provided by law, and II a majority OF al
such amendment, be In the favor OF sucf
amendment the Governor of the State OF
Montana shall SO declare by public proc
lAmation, and the same shall be In full
force and effect as a part of the Consti.
tuition after tho date Of such proclama'
ton.
Section s. This Act shall be In full
force and effect Immediately upon itI
passage and approval. r
Approved March 7, 1883.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, :.
STATE OF MONTANA;
r, Sam w. Mitchell, Secretary Of Stat.
of the State OF Montana, do hereby ~certif,
that the foregoing Is y true and correc
copy OF an act entitled: A Act Provid'
, Ing for the Submission to the Qualified
} Electors OF the State of Montana al
Amendment to Section Five, Article XVI
Granting the Board Of County Commits
J, sioners the Power to Consolidate Count.
: offices, and Providing the Procedure 10
the Consolidation Of County Offices"
,, IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. hay
] hereunto set my hand and affixed TIL
Great Seal OF the State of Montana, =
i Helena, the Capital, this 25th day OF July
: 1Grsat Seal Of the sAM w. MITCHELL
: etAts OF NontRnA1 Secretary OF Stats