Montana labor news., 1934-10-11
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF ELEcTIoN-CoNSTl-
TUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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Chapter 30
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMlS-
SION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTIONS
OF THE STATE OF MONTANA An
AMENDMENT TO SECTION FIVE, ARIi-
Gle XVI. GRANTING THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THE POW
Err TO CONSOLIDATE COUNTY OFFlc-
rs. AND PROVIDING THE PROCEDURE
FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF COUN-
TY OFFICES.
IBE IT 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 state
OF Montana at the next general election.
Section 2. That Section Five of Article
lXVI OF the Constitution of the State Of
| Montana be amended SO that, as amended
| the same shall read as follows;
Section s. There shall be elected in
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 % consecutive terms; one County
| Superintendent Of Schools; one County Sur
veyor; one Assessor; one Coroner; one Pub
lie Administrator. Persons elected to the
different offices named in this section shall
| hold their respective offices for me term
OF two I'd years, and until their success
ors are elected and qualified. Vacancies
in ali county, township and precinct offices,
| except that Of County Commissioners, 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
NAV. in its dissertation, consolidate any two
"a 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 % office incumbent to be en-
titled to the salaries and emoluments OF
two (2) or more o%fficesi provided, further,
that in consolidating county offices, the
Board of County Commissioner shall, six
90 months prior to the general election
held for the purpose of e~lecting 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
lished and circulated generally in said coun-
ty, 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, 1874. 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 Tor 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, 1888.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, lss.
STATE OF MONTANA.
], 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; AN 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 Commissioner
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 name and affixed the Great
Seal of the State of Montana, at Helena,
the Capital, this 18th day Of July, 1854.
Great Seal of the SAM W.. MITCHELL
State of Montana) Secretary Of State
First Publication August 2. t934-l3T.