Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-09-20
NOTICE OF ELEcTIoN-coNsTI.
TUTlONAL AMENDMENT

Chapter so.
AN PROVIDING FOR THE SUB
TORS OF THE STATE OF MoNTAN4
AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION FIVE.
AAaaITIBG I XVI GRANTING THE
RP r OBJ COUNTY COMMISSION
TT0IIggNHY OFFICES, AND PROVIDING
rdE PROCEDURE FOR THE CON
pS soIhTiDATioM OF COUNTY OFFICES.
TIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STTATn
OF MONTANA:
section l. That Section Five OF Article
Mon Of the Constitution OF the State Of
s9ontana, be amended, provided that the
question OF the said amendment hs s,hs
n.illoo TO the qualified electors OF the
election. N ~ senoiai
Section Z. That Section Five Of Articl.
AVl OF tho Constitution of the Sfate ~
Montana be amended so that. az armand
co, the same shall read as follows.
section o.. There shall be elected in
eacn county the following county officers
one County Clerk. who shall be clerk
OF the Board of County Commissioners
ana Ex-eVicio Recorder; one Sheriff: one
rrsasurer. VINO shall be collector Of the
taxes, provided. that no person shall hold
tne oiIlce OF County Treasurer for more
lnan two (2l consecutive terms: one
S Souy Superintendent Of Schools: one
oneIi one Public Administrator Persons
elected to the different offices named In
tnls section shall hold their respective
u ontt,1 LOT the term OF two CD years. and
Qnailfied. Vacancies In all county. town
shlp ana precinct offices, except that OF
sounty commissioners shall be filled by
appointment by the Board OF COUNTY
commissioners and the appointee shall
mold his office until the next general
f Heerd = provided however. that the
county may, in its discretion, consolidate
any two CD or more of the within named
offlces and combine the powers and dn-
ties oIthe said offices consolidated. now
ever, the provisions hereof shall not be
construed as allowing one ~ office in
cumbent to be entitled to the salaries and
emollments Of two l2) or more offices;
county offices, the Board OF County COM
missioners shall, six l6l months prior to
the general election held for the purpose
OF electing the aforesaid officers, make
ana enter an order. combining any two
~ or more OF the within named offices,
ana shall cause the said order to be pub
, ,,Sa IN q newspaper, published and circ-
ulated generally In said county. for a
period OF six f8) weeks next following
the date OF entry OF said ORDER
section 8 This amendment shall be
suohlitted to the qualified electors OF tho
OFFICIAL ballot as provided y law and
shall be voted on at the gensrai election
to be held IN November, 1891. On the
p PEI 2 ballot to be used at said election
NNNN. -, AlA1 NoIdSE
For an amendment to the Consti-
tuition relating to the consolidation
Of county offices.
Against an amendment to the Con-
s~titutton relating to the consoltda-
t1on OF county offices.
The elector shall designate his preferenea
Ior elmer OF the propositions by marking
IN before the proposition he desires
section 4. The votes cast for and
against this amendment above pronosed
man pc counted and canvassed as Is
,atsIueu oy law, and II a majority of all
1otes cast, at such election for and against
'ucn amendment, be In the favor OF such
the Governor of the State al
Montana shall so declare by public proc
AmAtion. and the safne shall be in full
oIce and effect as a part OF the Constl-
utfon after tho date OF such preelana-
Section s. This Act shall be in fun
orco and effect Immediately upon its
,assage and approval.
Approved March Z, 1888.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF MONTANA. So.
Il, Sam w. Mitchell, Secretary of State
the State Of Montana. do hereby certify
hat the foregoing is a true and correct
opy OF an act entitled: AN Act Provif-
for the Submission to the Qualified
OF the State Of Montana an
amendment to Section Five, Article XVI.
iranting the Board OF County Commits
toner's the Power 10 Consolidate County
offices, and Providing the Procedure for
he Consolidation OF County Offices
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. / have
.ereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal Of the State of Montana. at
ELENA, the Capital. this 25th day Of July,
Great Seal OF the SAM w. MITCHELL,
tate OF Aontana) Secretary OF state.