Montana labor news., 1936-10-29
THE MONTANA LABOR NEWS
NOTICE OF ELECTION - CONSTI-
TIITIONAL AMENDMENT

SENATE BILL NC. "a
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUB
TORS OF THE STATE OF MONTANA OF
AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVI OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF MONTANA BY ADDING THERETO
A SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SEC
TION 8 PROHIBITING THE ABANDON
MENT. ABOLITION. ANDJOR CONSOLI-
DATlON OF COUNTIES IN WHOLE OR
IN PART OR AT ALL EXCEPT BY A
MAJORITY VOTE Of Tile DULY QuAL,
COUNTIES PROPOSED TO BE ABAN-
DONED. ABOLISHED AND/OR CONSOLE
DATED;
Section l.. That Article XVI of the Con-
s~titution of the State of Montana be amend
ed as hereinafter provided, and that said
amendment be submitted to the qualified
electors of the State OF Montana at the next
biennial regular general election to be held
Section Z. That Article XVI of the Con.
s~titution of the State of Montana be and
the same is hereby amended by adding
thereto a section to be known as Section 8
to read as follows:
Section b. Any county or counties in
existence on the first day of January, 1885.
under the laws of the state OF Montana or
which may thereafter be created or estab-
lished hereunder shall not be abandoned.
abolished andIor consolidated either in
whole or in part or at all with any other
county or counties except by a majority
vote of the duly qualified electors in each
county proposed to be abandoned, abolished
andyor consolidated with any other county
or counties expressed at a general or special
election held under the laws of said State"
Section 3. The regular official ballot
provided for by Section 6I6, r. c. M. 1921,
to be used at the election specified in Sec
ton of this Act shall nave printed there
on; Amendment to Prohibit Consolidation
of Counties Except by Vote of the People
of Each County Affected" followed by all
- = - r. DH
shall also be printed on said official ballots
below the said section, squares and the
RI For the Amendment.
r. Against the Amendment.
Zach elector shall designate his prefer.
enee by marking an X" in the square be-
fore the proposition for which such cleo.
tors desires to vote.
Section 4. The votes cast for and against
the said amendment at the said biennial
regular general election shall be canvassed
and counted as provided by the general cleo.
ton laws Of the State of Montana and If
q majority of all votes cast at said election
for and against said amendment shall be
in favor OF the amendment the Governor
OF the State shall Immediately so declare
by public proclamation and said amend.
A4AtAll andti De III lhAl I0fCG and elect as a
part of the Constitution from and after the
date of said election.
Section 5. All Acts and parts Of Acts
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section o. This Act shall be in full force
and effect from and after the passage and
approval.
ERNEST T. EATON,
President Of the Senate.
w. P. PlLGERAM,
Speaker of the House.
Approved March /, 1885.
F. H. COONEY. Governor
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF MONTANA - SIS.
|, 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 to Pro
vide for the Submission to the Qualified
Electors OF the State of Montana Of an
Amendment to Article XVI Of the Constitu-
ton Of the State of Montana by Adding
Thereto a Section to be Known as Section
8 Prohibiting the Abandonment, Abolition.
andfor Consolidation of Counties in Whole
or in Part or at All Except by a Majority
Vote Of the Duly Qualified Electors in the
County or Counties Proposed to be Aban-
doned, Abolished and/or Consolidated
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have here
unto set my hand and affixed the Great
Seal of the State Of Montana, at Helena.
the Capital, July 9th, 1886.
SAM w. MITCHELL,
Secretary of State.
By CLIFFORD L. WALKER, Deputy
tGreat Seal of the
State of Montana)
First Publication July 80, i936-I4T.