Montana labor news., 1938-09-01

An Act TO Provide for the Submission to
the qualified Electors of the State of
Montana Of an a thd liner TO Secuon ,
State of Montana Relating to the Quail
fications and Terms of Office of County
ar ~ ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF MON
Section /. That Section 5 Of Article XVI
of the Constitution OF the State of Mon
lana he 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
Section 2. That Section 5 of Article XVI
Of the Constitution of the State of Mon
tana be, and the same is hereby amended.
81 as 10 read as follows.
"Section S. There shall be elected in
each county the following county officers
| who shall possess the qualifications for
suffrage preseripsu py Secuon z OF Article
qualifications as may be prescribed by
One county clerk who shall be clerk of
| the board of county commissioners and
| 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
81 schools; one county surveyor; one as
SCISSOR; one 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 al
wears. and until their successors are elect
ed and qualified. Vacancies in all county
| township and precinct offices, except thai
Of county commissioners, shall be filleo
by appointment by the board of county
| commissioners, and the appointee shall
| hold his office until the next general cleo
ton: provided, however, that the board Of
county commissioners of any county may
hi It's discretion, consolidate any two OF
more of the within named offices anC
combine the powers n the duties Of the
said offices consolidated; however, tn,
provisions hereof shall not be construed
as allowing one "a office incumbent to BIZ
entitled to the salaries and emoluments o
two ~ or more Offices provided, further
that in consolidating county offices, thu
board of county commissioners shall, si'
t61 months prior to the general election
held for the purpose OF electns tne afore
combining n two ~ or more of thu
within named offices, and shall cause tn,
said order to be published in a newspaper
published and circulated generally in SAT-
county, for a period of six 90 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
i 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;
For the above amendment
/, Against the above amendment
The elector shall designate his prefer
, ence for either of the propositions D
, making a n x before the proposition to
which he desires to vote.
/, Section 4. TIL votes cast for n again:
the amendment herein proposed snail 2
, counted, canVassed and determined b
I such officials and in such manner as pre-
vided by law, and if a majority of a
votes cast at such election for and again
such amendment shall be in favor OF sue
amendment, the governor Of the stat
: Shall so declare by public proclamation
I and the amendment shall be in full fore
I and effect as a part of the constitute
t from and after the date of such proclaml
Section 5. This act shall be in full fore
! and effect from and after its passage an
: apRpproyed March IL, 1887.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
r STATE OF MONTANA
I, Sam w. Mitchell, Secretary Of State
y the State of Montana. do hereby certt
e that the foregoing is a true and CORE
copy Of an Act entitled: An Act to Pr
e vide for the submission to the Qualltls
It electors of the State of Montana of {
d Amendment to Section 5 Of Article *
e Of the Constitution of the State Of Mo-
tana Relating to the Qualifications al
It Terms of Office of County Officers"
e IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have her
d unto set my hand and affixed the Gre
Seal of the State of Montana, at Helen
d the Capital, July rs, 1898.
SAM w. MITCHELL,
d Secretary of State.
First publication August 4, lsSs.-l4T.