The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-08-14
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and Section of Article XVI of Said
Constitution, Relating to the Terms
of Office of County Auditors, County
Attorneys, Justices of the Peace
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLA-
TIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE
i OF MONTANA:
/ Section l. That Sections 10 and 20
of Article VIII and Section of Article
4 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 quail
flied electors of the State of Montana
| at the general election to be held In
November, 1912.
! Section 2. That Section 10 of Arti-
Gle VII of the Constitution of the
State of Montana, be, and the same Is
hereby amended, so as to read as fol-
lows
Section 10. There shall be elected
at the general election in each county
of the State one % county attorney,
whose qualifications shall be the same
as are required for judge of the dis
over twenty-one (21) years of age, but
need not be twenty-five (25) years of
age, and whose term of office shall be
four "a years, and until their success
sors 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 re-
quired by law"
Section 9. 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 20. There shall be elected
in each organized township of each
ship at least two ~ justices of the
peace who shall hold their offices, ex-
cept as otherwise provided, in this
Constitution, for the term of four "a
InCfIHaG' a
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;O0)
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 term of four years" |
Section 4. That Section 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 g. The Legislative Assem- |
bly, may provide for the election or |
appointment of such other county. |
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 a. years, except as in this
OIneTWlSe provided.
Section .. 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 CTS of the Revised Codes of Mon
tana, 1885, and as provided by law,
and there shall be printed on such i
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
by marking an TX" before the PROPOSE
ton for which he desires to vote.
Section 6. The vote cast for and
against the amendment herein pro-
posed shall be counted, canvassed and
determined by such officials and in
such manner as provided by law, and
II 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 a part of the Constitution ]
and and after the date of such proc
Section Z. This Act shall be in full
force and effect from and after its