Montana labor news., 1938-08-11
THE MONTANA LABOR NEWS
CHAPTER 90


An Act to Provide for the Submission to
the Qualified Electors of the State of
Montana OF an Amendment to Section S
of Article XVI of the Constitution of the
State of Montana Relating to the Quail
fications and Terms of Office of County
BE II IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF MON
Section l. That Section 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 of Article XVI
of the Constitution of the State of Mon
tana be, and the same is hereby amended.
so as to read as follows:
Section 5. There shall be elected III
each county the following county officers
who shall possess the qualifications for
Suffrage prescribed by Section of Article
| TX of this constitution and such other
qualifications as may be prescribed by
| law:
one county clerk who shall be clerk OF
| the board of county commissioners ano
ex-officio 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
ceeding term; one county superintendent
Of schools; one county surveyor; one as.
| SCISSOR; one coroner; one public administra-
| tor. Persons elected to the different office:
named in this section shall hold theil
| 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 tina
| of county commissioners, shall be fillee
| by appointment by the board of county
| commissioners, and the appointee shal
| hold his office until the next general cleo
| ton; provided, however, that the board o.
| county commissioners of any county may
in its discretion, consolidate any two o.
/ rtf "a nff r1f
combine the powers and the duties of ths
said offices consolidated; however. tn,
| provisions hereof shall not be construed
as allowing one ID office incumbent TO bs
| two ~ or more offices; provided, further
that in consolidating county offices, th'
board of county commissioners shall, si1
(6) months prior to the general election
held for the purpose of electing the afore
said offices, make and enter an order
combining any two ~ or more of thu
within named offices, and shall cause th'
said order to be published in a newspaper
published and circulated generally in saiS
county, for a period of six (6l weeks mex
following the date of entry of said order.
Section 3. This amendment shall b.
submitted to the qualified electors of tn
State of Montana by being placed on tn
official ballot, provided by Section 81
Revised Codes of Montana 1885. and a
provided by law. and there shall be print
ed on such ballot the title of this act an'
the following words:
II ! For the above amendment
III Against the above amendment
The elector shall designate his prefer
ence for either of the propositions b,
making an x before the proposition fo
which he desires to vote.
Section 4. The votes cast for and agains
the amendment herein proposed shall b
counted, eanvassed and determined p
vided by law and if a majority of a
votes cast at such election for and agains
such amendment shall be in favor of sue
, amendment the governor of the Stat
shall so declare by public proclamation
. and effect as a part of the constitution
from and after the date of such proclama
Section 5. This act shall be in full fore
and effect from and after its passage an
approval. 800.
UNIFIED STATES OF AMERICA }
STATE OF MONTANA
/, Sam w MITCHELL Secretary of State {
the State of Montana. do hereby certif
that the foregoing is true and correG
vide for the submission to the Qualifie
Electors of the State of Montana of a
Amendment to Section of Article XIV
of the Constitution of the State of Nor
tana Relating to the Qualifications an
Terms of Office of County Officers"
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, / have here
J unto set my hand and affixed the Grei
Seal of the State of Montana, at Heleni
/ SAM W. MITCHELL.
Secretary of State.
! First publication August A. 19Ss.-l4T.