The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-08-06
CHAPTER 116
HOUSE BILL NO. 202

aOO9E DILL NO. AUL
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
1ana Making the Terms of Office
Of Certain Elective and Appointlve
Officers, Not Enumerated in Sec
tons and 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 1T ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA.
Section / That Sections 10 and %
of Article VIII and Section 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 gen.
eral election to be held in Novem-
Der. 1912
Section 2. That Section Is of Art
ticle VIII Of the Constitution of the
State of Montana. be, and the same
is hereby amended, SO as to read
as follows.
Section 49, There shall be elect
cd at the general election in each
county of the State one (D 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
(2l) years of age, but need not be
twenty-five (25) years Of age, and
whose term of office shall be four
(4 years, and until their successors
are elected and qualified. He shall
have a 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
lHdY De required by law.
Section g. That Section 20 of
Article VIII of the Constitution of
the State of Montana, be, and the
same is hereby amended, so as 10
read as follows:
Section 20, There shall be elected
in each organized township of each
county by the electors of such town
ship at least two ~ justices of the
peace, who shall hold their offices,
except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution for the term of four (4)
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 sum
of three hundred (S30000) dollars.
There shall also be elected in each
organized township of each county,
by the electors of such township, at
least two (2) constables, who shall
hold their offices for a term of four
years"
Section 4. That Section 6 of Art
licle XVI of the Constitution of the
State of Montana, be, and the same
is hereby amended SO as to read as
follows.
Section 6. The Legislative As
sembly may provide for the election
or appointment Of such other county,
township, precinct and municipal of
ficers as public convenience may re-
quire and their terms of office
shall be as prescribed by law, not in
amy case to exceed four (4) years,
except as in this Constitution other
wise provided"
Section 5 This amendment shall
be submitted to the qualified elect
ors Of the State Of Montana by be-
ing placed on the official ballot
provided by Section 678 of the Re
vised Codes of Montana, 1895, and
as provided by law, and there shall
be printed on such ballot the title
of this Act and the following words.
II FOR THE ABOVE AMEND
MENT.
II AGAINST THE ABOVE
AMENDMENT.