The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-09-03
CHAPTER I16
HOUSE BILL NO. 202

T1OOCE DILL lNO. LU1
An Act for the Submission to the
Qualified Electors Of the State of
Montana of an Amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Mon
tana Making the Terms of Office
of Certain Elective and Appointive
Officers, Not Enumerated in Sec
tons 4 and S of Article XVI of the
Said Constitution, as Amended by
the Adoption of the Provisions of
Chapter SO of the Session Laws of
1887, Conform to Such Amendment
by the Amendment of Sections 10
and 20 of Article VIII and Section 6
of Article XVI of Said Constitution,
Relating to the Terms of Office of
County Auditors, County Attor-
.neys, Justices of the Peace, Con-
stables, and Municipal Officers.
BE TT ENACTED BY Fl E
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA
Section |. That Sections 10 and 20
of Article VIII and Section 6 of
Article XVI of the Constitution of
the State of Montana 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 gem
eral election to be held in Noven-
Der, 1912
Section Q. That Section 10 of Ar
ticle VIII of the Constitution of the
State of Montana, be, and the same
is hereby amended, so as to read
as follows:
Section 10. There shall be elect
ed at the general election in each
county of the State one CD county
attorney, whose qualifications shall
| be the same as are required for a
Judge of the district court, except
that he must be over twenty-one
l(2D years of age, but need not be
twenty (25) years Of age, and
whose term of office shall be four
4 (4) years, and until their successors
are elected and qualified. He shall
have salary to be fixed by law,
one half of which shall be paid by
the State, and the other half by the
county for which he is elected, and
he shall perform such duties as
may be required by law
Section 3. That Section 20 OF
Article VIII of the Constitution of
the State Of Montana, be, and the
same is hereby amended, SO as to
read as follows:
Section 90. There shall be elected
in each organized township of each
county by the electors of such town
ship at least two (2) justices of the
peace, who shall hold their offices
except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution for the term of four "a
years. Justices court shall have
such original jurisdiction within
their respective counties as may be
prescribed by law except as in this
Constitution otherwise provided
provided that they shall not have
jurisdiction in any case where the
debt, damage, claim or value of the
property involved exceeds the sun
of three hundred ($30000) dollars
. There shall also be elected in eacf
organized township of each county
by the electors of such township, a
least two constables, who shall
hold their offices for term of -four
, years.
Section 4 That Section 6 of Art
icle XVI of the Constitution of tn,
State of Montana, be, and the sam,
is hereby amended so as to read a
follows.
Section 6. The Legislative AS
, sembly may provide for the election
or appointment OF such other county
township, precinct and municipal of
t ficers as public convenience may re
quire and their terms of offic
! shall be as prescribed by law, not II
any case to exceed four (4) years
except as in this Constitution other
$ wise provided"
G Section This amendment shal
r be submitted to the qualified elect
ors of the State of Montana by be
ing placed on the official ballc
G provided by Section 678 of the Re
: vised Codes of Montana, 1885, an
as provided by law and there sha
be printed on such ballot the It'll
, Of this Act and the following word:
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