The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-18
CHAPTER 50.
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CHAPTER so.
An Act Providing for the Submission tt
the Qualified Electors of the State O
Montana an Amendment to Section
Five, Article XVI, Granting TIL.
Board of County Commissioners ths
Power to Consolidate County Offices
and Providing the Procedure for the
Consolidation of County Offices.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the State of Montana
Section l. That Section Five of Ar
ticle XVI of the Constitution Of the
State of Montana, be amended, provid-
ed that the question of the said amend
ment be submitted to the qualified
electors of the State of Montana at the
next general election
Section 2. That Section Five of Ar
ticle XVI 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 of
ficers:
One County Clerk, who shall be Clerk
OF the Board of County Commissioners
and Ex-Oficio Recorder; one Sheriff:
one Treasurer, who shall be collector OF
the taxes, provided, that no person
shall hold the office of County Treas
urer for more than two (2) consecutive
terms; one County Superintendent of
Schools; one County Surveyor; one As
SCISSOR; one Coroner; one Public Ad-
ministrator. Persons elected to the diff
ferent offices named in this section
shall hold their respective offices for
the term Of two (2) years, and until
their successors are elected and quail
fled. Vacancies in all county, township
and precinct offices, except that Of
County Commissioners, shall be filled
by appointment by the Board Of Coun-
ty Commissioners, and the appointee
shall hold his office until the next GEN
eral election; provided, however, that
the Board of County Commissioners of
any county may, in its discretion, con-
solidate any two ~ or more of the
within named offices and combine the
powers and duties Of the said offices
consolidated; however, the provisions
hereof shall not be construed as allow
ing one ~ office incumbent to be en-
titled to the salaries and emoluments of
two ~ or more offices; provided, fur
Their, that in consolidating county of
fees, the Board of County Commits
sioners shall, six (6) months prior to
the general election held for the pur-
pose of electing the aforesaid officers,
make and enter an order, combining
any two ~ or more of the within
named offices, and shall cause the said
order to be published in newspaper,
published and circulated generally in
said county, for a period of six (6)
weeks next following the date Of entry
If said order"
Section 3. This amendment shall be
submitted to the qualified electors Of
he State of Montana by being placed
IN the official ballot as provided by
aw and shall be voted on at the gen.
.ral election to be held in November,
1914 On the principal ballot to be used /
It said election shall be printed thereon
he words:
For an amendment to the Con-
stitution relating to the CONSOLE
- dation of county offices.
Against an amendment to the
Constitution relating to the con-
solicitation of county offices.
The elector shall designate his pref
erence for either of the propositions
hv marking an "Xn before the
proposition he desires.
Section A. The votes cast for and
gainst this amendment above proposed II
hall be counted and canvassed as is
rovided by law, and If a majority of
II votes cast, at such election for and
gainst such amendment, be in the
avor Of such amendment the Governor
{ the State of Montana shall so declare
Y public proclamation, and the same
nalI be in full force and effect as a
art of the Constitution after the date |
such proclamation.
Section S. This Act shall be in full |
,rce and effect Immediately upon its
assage and approval.
Approved March Z, 1888.
NITED STATES OF AMERICA.) H
TATE OF MONTANA
/, Sam w. Mitchell, Secretary Of State
the State of Montana. do hereby
,rtify that the foregoing is true and
rect copy of an act entitled; IAN