Montana labor news., 1938-09-08

CHAPTER 80
An Act to Provide for the Submission tc
the Qualified Electors of the State Of
Montana of an Amendment to Section {
of Article XVI of the Constitution of the
State of Montana Relating to the Quail.
tlcations and Terms of Office of County
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY OF II STATE OF MON
Section /. That Section 5 of Article XVI
of the Constitution of the State of Mon
tana be amended as hereinafter provided
and that the question of such amendment
be submitted to the qualified electors OF
the State of Montana at the general cleo
ton to be held in November, 1888.
Section 2. That Section 5 Of Article XVI
of the Constitution of the State of Mon
tana be. and the same is hereby amended,
Section s.. There shall be elected In
each county the following county officers
who shall possess the Qualifications for
suffrage prescribed by Section 2 of Article
TX of this constitution and such other
qualifications as may be prescribed by
law:
the board of county commissioners ana
ex-offieio recorder. one sheriff; one treas
urer, who shall be collector of the taxes,
provided, that the county treasurer shall
not be eligible to his office for the sue
ceed1ng termi one county superintendent
of schools; one county Surveyor; one as
SCISSOR; IA coroner; one public administra-
tor. Persons elected to the different offices
named in this section shall hold their
respective offices for the term of four "a
years, and until their successors are elect
ed and qualified. Vacancies in all county,
township and precinct offices, except that
OF county commissioners, shall be filled
by appointment by the board of county
commissioners, and the a%ppointee shall
hold his office until the next general cleo
ton; provided, however, that the board of
county commissioners of any county may,
in ffc discretion. nOnGQliNlfg any fuyn or
more of the within named offices and
combine the powers and the duties of the
said offices consolidated; however, the
provisions hereof shall not be construed
as allowing n a. office incumbent to be
entitled to the salaries and emoluments of
two ~ or more offices; provided, further,
that in consolidating county offices, the
board of county commissioners shall, six
(6) months prior to the general election
held for the purpose of electing the afore-
said offices, make and enter an order,
combining M two (2) or more of the
within named offices, and shall cause the
said order to be published in a newspaper,
published and circulated generally ia said
county, for a period of six (6) week. next
following the date of entry of said order"
Section 3. This amendment shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of the
State OF Montana by being placed on the
official ballot, provided by Section 678
Revised Codes of Montana 1885, and as
provided by law, and there shall be print
ed on such ballot the title of his act and
the following words:
For the above amendment
Against the above amendment
The elector shall designate his prefer
ence for either of the propositions by
making an x before the proposition for
which he desires to vote.
Section A. The votes cast for and against
the amendment herein proposed shall be
counted, canvassed and determined by
such officials and in such name as pro-
vided by law, and if a majority Of all
votes cast at such election for and against
such amendment shall be in favor of such
amendment, the governor of the State
shall so declare by public proclamation,
and the amendment shall be in full force
and effect as a part of the constitution
from and after the date of such proclama-
Section 5. This act shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage and
approval. ,o ,oo,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF MONTANA
l, 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 Section 5 of Article XVI
of the Constitution of the State of Mon
tana Relating to the Qualifications and
Terms of Office of County Officers"
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the Great
Seal of the State of Montana, at Helena,
SAM W. MITCHELL,
Secretary of State.
First publication August 4, l93a.-l4T.