Montana labor news., 1934-09-06
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF ELECTION-CONSTl-
TUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Chapter 80
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMlS-
SION TO THE QUALIFIED
OF THE STATE or MONTANA AN
AMENDMENT TO sESTl0N FIVE ARIi-
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS The POW
Err TO CONSOLIDATE COUNTY OFflC-
Is, AND PROVIDING THE PROCEDURE
FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF COUN-
TH OFFICES.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF MON
TANA;
Section l.. That Section Five of Article
IXVl OF the Constitution OF the State OF
| Montana, be amended, provided that the
| question OF the said amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified electors OF the state
| OF Montana at the next general election.
Section 2. That Section Five of Article
| XVI OF the Constitution OF the state OF
| Montana be amended SO that, as amended
t 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 the Board Of County Commissioners and
Ex- Officio Recorder; one Sheriff; one Treas
urer, who shall be collector OF the taxes
| provided, that no person shall hold the Of
| lice of County Treasurer for more than
| Two ~ consecutive termsi one County
| Superintendent OF Schoolsi one County Sur
| veyor; one Assessor; one Coroneri one Pub
| lie Administrator. Persons elected to the
| different offices named in this section shall
| hold their respective offices Tor the term
OF two (2) years, and until their success
| ors are elected and qualified. Vacancies
| in all county, township and precinct offices,
except that Of County Commissioner shall
| be filled by appointment by the Board OF
| County commissioners and the appointee
| shall hold his office until the next general
| election; provided, however, that the Board
of County Commissioners of any county
may, in its discraation, consolidate any two
| (2) or more Of the within named offices
| and combine the powers and duties OF the
said offices consolidated however, the pro-
visions hereof shall not be construed as al
lowing one Cd office incumbent to be en-
| titled to the salaries and emoluments OF
two ~ or more offices; provided, further,
that in consolidating county offices, the
| Board of County commissioner shall, six
(6) months prior to the general election
| held for the purpose of eleeting the atore-
| said officers, make and enter an order, com
| bining any two ~ or more of the within
named offices, and shall cause the said or
der to be published in a newspaper, pub
lished and circulated generally in said coun-
| tv. for "a period Of six 90 weeks next fol-
lowing the date of entry of said order
Section 3. This amendment shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors OF the State
of Montana by being placed on the official
ballot as provided by law and shall be vot-
ed on at the general election to be held in
November, 1884. On the 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.
= Against an amendment to the Con
stitution relating to the consolida-
ton OF county offices.
The elector shall designate his pre-
ferance for either of the propositions by
marking an *" 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 if a majority of all votes cast,
at such election for and against such amen
dment, be in the favor of such amendment
the Governor of the State of Montana shall
so declare by public proclamation, and the
same shall be in full force and effect as
a part of the Constitution after the date of
such proclamation.
Section 5. This Act shall be in full force
and effect Immediately upon its passage
and approval.
Approved March 7, 1898.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, lss.
STATE OF MONTANA.
l. Sam w. Mitchell, Secretary of State
of the State of Montana, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of an act entitled; "A. Act Provid.
ing for the Submission to the Qualified
Electors of the State of Montana an Amend
ment to Section Five, Article XVI, Grant
ing the Board of County Commissioned
the Power to Consolidate County Offices,
and Providing the Procedure for the Con
solidation of County Offices"
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, | have here
unto set my hand and affixed the Great
Seal of the State of Montana, at Helena,
the Capital, this 18th day of July, 1884:
Great Seal of the SAM VI. MITCHELL
State of Montana) Secretary OF State
First Publication August 2. l934-l3T.