Montana labor news., 1934-08-30
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF ELECTION-CONSTI-
TUTIONAL AMENDMENT

TUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Chapter 80
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMiS
SION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS
Of THE STATE y T6 OF M0ETANA AR Al
Gle XVI. GRANTING THE BOARD Of
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THE POW
Err TO CONSOLIDATE COUNTY OFFIC.
ES. AND PROVIDING THE PROCEDURE
FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF COUN-
TI OFFICES.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF MON
TANA;
Section l.. That Section Five of Article
XVI 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 otate
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
| the same shall read as follows; a
Section 5. There shall be elected in
J. each county the following county officers;
One County Clerk, who shall be Clerk
OF the Board of County commissioner and
Ex- Officio Recorder; one Sheriff; one Treas
| urer, who shall be collector OF the taxes
| provided, that no person shall hold the Of
flee of County Treasurer tor more than
| two (2) consecutive terms; one County
| Superintendent OF Schools; one County Sur
| veyor; one Assessor; one Coroner one rnb-
lie Administrator. Persons elected to the
| different offices named in this section shall
| hold their respective offices for 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 appolntee
| shall hold his office until the next general
| election; provided, however, that the Board
| of County Commissioners OF any county
may, in it's dissertation, consolidate any two
| ca 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 (2) or more ~officesi 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 afore-
| 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
lshed and circulated generally in said coun-
ty. for a period of six (6) 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
s~titution relating to the consolida'
ton OF county offices.
The elector shall designate his pre-
ferance for either of the propositions By
marking an "X' before the proposition hi
desires.
Section a. The votes cast for and against
this amendment above proposed shall b'
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 thu
same shall be in full force and effect al
a part of the Constitution after the date o
such proclamation.
Section 5. This Act shall be in full force
and effect Immediately upon its passage
and approval.
Approved March 7, 1888.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, (ss.
STATE OF MONTANA.
|, Sam W.. Mitchell. Secretary of Stat
of the State of Montana, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is a true and correc
COPY of an act entitled: AN Act Provid
ing for the Submission to the Qualifie'
Electors of the State of Montana an Amend
ment to Section Five, Article XVI, Grant
ing the Board of County COMMISSIONS
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 Grea
Seal of the State of Montana at Helena
the Capital, this 18th day of July, 1888.
Great Seal Of the SAM W. MITCHELL
State of Montana) Secretary of Stat
First Publication August 2, l934-l3T.