The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18
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whose qualifications shall be the same
as are required for judge of the dis
| trict court except that he must be
over twenty-one CID years of age, but
age, and whose term of office shall be
four "a years, and until their success
sors are elected and qualified. He shall
| have a salary to be fixed by law, one
State, and the other half by the county
for which he is elected, and he shall
perform such duties as may be re-
Section 8. 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;
! in each organized township of each
county by the electors of such town
ship at least two go justices of the
cept as otherwise provided, in this
Constitution, for the term of four az
years. justices court shall have such
original Jurisdiction within their re-
spective 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 (s300.00)
dollars. There shall also be elected in
each organized township of each coun-
ty, by the electors. of such township,
at least two constables, who shall hold
their offices for a term Of four years.
Section 4. That Section 6 Of Article
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 Assem-
bly, may provide for the election or
township, precinct and municipal Off
GERS as public convenience may require
and their terms of office shall be as
prescribed by law, not in any case to
exceed four f1l q in this
Constitution otherwise provided"
Section s. This amendment shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of
the State Of Montana by being. placed
on the official ballot provided by Sec
ton 67S of the Revised Codes of Mon
tana, 1885, and as provided by law,
ballot the title Of this Act and the
following words:
n For the Above Amendment
n Against the Above Amendment
The elector shall designate his pref
erence for either of the propositions
tion for which he desires to vote.
Section 6. The vote cast for and
against the amendment herein pro-
posed shall be counted, canvassed and
such manner as provided by law, and
If majority of all votes cast at such
election for and against such amend
ment shall be in favor of such amend |
ment, the Governor of the State shall |
so declare by public proclamation, and |
the amendment shall be in full force |
and effect as part of the Constitution |
and and after the date of such proc
lamation.
Section 7. This Act shall be in full
force and effect from and after its
passage and approval.
Approved March IL, 1871.
STATES OF AMERICA }
STATE OF MONTANA } IS.
1, Sam w. Mitchell, Secretary of
state of the State of Montana, do here
BY certify that the foregoing is true
and correct copy of an Act entitled:
AN ACT FOR THE SUBMISSION TO
THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE
MENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF GER
fam ELECTIVE AND APPOINTIVE
OFFICERS NOT ENUMERATED IN
SECTIONS 4 AND 5 OF ARTICLE XVI
)F THE SAID CONSTITUTION, AS
AMENDED BY THE ADOPTION OF /
)F THE SESSION LAWS OF 1897.
BY THE AMENDMENT OF SECTIONS
9 AND 20 OF ARTICLE VIII AND
SECTION OF ARTICLE XVI OF
SAID CONSTITUTION, RELATING TO
THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF COUN-
rY AUDITORS, COUNTY ATTOR-
SEYS, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
,oNSTABLES, AND MUNICIPAL OF
TICERS."
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 1 have
lereunto set my hand and affixed the
treat Seal of the State of Montana, at
Helena, the Capital, July IA, 1912.
SAM w. MITCHELL,
Seal) Secretary of State.