The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-09-07
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CHAPTER 80

AT 70 he Snaified E, az. suontisst1n
state of Montana an Amendment
I" section Five. Article XVI. Grant
ing the Board of County Commits
COUNTY Offices. and Providing the
Procedure for the Consolidation of
County Offices.
Be 1t Enacted bv the legislative As
s.mblv of the State Of Montana:
Article WI of the Constitutio., of the
STATE OF Montana. be amended. pro
vidtd that h question of the said
amendment be submitted to the quail
tana at the next general election.
Section .. That Section Five of
Article XVI of the Constitution OF
the State of Montana be amended so
that. as amended. the same shall read
as follows:
Section 5. There shall be elected
in each county the following county
officers:
one County Clerk. who shall be
Clerk of h Board of County Com
~missioners and Ex-Oficio Recorder:
one sheriff: one Treasurer. who shall
he e, collector Of the provided;
of Countv TREASURER for more than
two (2) consecutive terms: one Coun-
v Superintendent of Schools: one
| orn5s su one Puo Hne Adminisfiaf Sne
Persons elected to the different offices
named in this section shall hold their
respective offices for the term of W.
are elected and qualified. Vacancies
in all county. township and precinct
offices. except that of County Com
missioners. shall be filled bv APPOINT
missioners. n the appointee shall
hold his office until the next general
election: provided. however. that the
Board of County Commissioners Of
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solidate any two (2) or more Of the
within named offices and combine
the powers and duties Of the said
Offices consolidated: however. the
cumbent to be entitled to TIE salaries
and emoluments of two (2) or mort
offices: provided. further. that in con.
solidating county offices. the Board
of County Commissioners shall. six
(6) months prior to the eeneral eiec-
ton held for the purpose of electing
the aforesaid offices. make and en-
Or more of the within named offices.
and shal cause the said order to be
published in a newspaper. published
and circulated generally in said coun
following the date of entry of said
order"
Section B.. This amendment shall
be submittsd to the qualified electors
placed on the official ballot as pro-
vided by Law and shall be voted on
at h general election to be held in
Soyember: 1891. On the PRINCIPAL
be printed thereon the words:
II For an amendment to the
Constitution relating to h con-
consolidation of county offices.
r Against an amendment to the
/ Constitution relating to the con-
So1idafiOn Of county offices.
The elector shall designate his
preference for either of the prop
ositions by marking an x before
the proposition he desires.
Section 4. The votes cast for and
against this amendment above pro-
posed shall be counted n canvassed
as is provided bv law. and If a ma
ton for and against such amendment.
he in the favor of such amendment
the governor Of the State of Montana
shall so declare bv public proclama-
ton. and the same shall be in fnil
Constitution after the date OF such
proclamation.
section s. s,e1 This Is, Act a ct shalI be ,en in full I'll
passage and approval.
Approved March 7. 1888.
United States of America
State of Montana
state of the State of Montana. do
hereby certify that h foregoing is
a true and correct COPY of an act en-
titled: A Act Providing for the Sub.
mission to the Qualified Electors Of
the State of Montana an amendment
to Section Five. Article XVI. Granting
the Board of County Commissioners
the Power to Consolidate County Of
fees. and Providing the Procedure
for the Consolidation of County Of
neg fN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I
have hereunto set my hand and at.
fixed the Great Seal Of the STATE OF
Montana, at Helena, the Capital. this
l25th day of JULY. 1884.
SAM w. MITCHELL
(Seal) secretaTy u S"'