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CHAPTER 232
SENATE BILL NO. 1919

SENAIE BILL M. 1875
An Act for the Submission to the
Qualified Electors of the State OF
| Montana of an Amendment to the
Constitution of the State Of Montana,
Making, the Terms Of Office Four
| Years for County Auditors, County
Attorneys, Justices of the Peace,
Constables, and Certain Elective and
Appointed Officers, not Enumerated
| in Section and of Article XVI OF
the Said Constitution, as Amended
by the Adoption Of the Provisions
of Chapter SO of the Session Laws
Conform to Such Amendment by the
Amendment of Sections 19 and 20 Of
Article VIII and Section of Article
| to the Terms of office of County
| Auditors, County Attorneys, Justices
| of the Peace, Constables and Munic-
| ipal Officers.
| LATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE
| OF MONTANA:
| Section 1. That Sections I9 and 20
Iof Article VIII and Section of Article
Montana, be. amended as hereinafter
provided, and that the question of such
amendment be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the State of Montana
at the General Election to be held in
November, 1914.
Section 2. That Section 10 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 49,. There shall be elected
at the General Election in each county
whose qualifications shall be the same
as are required for a Judge of the
District Court except that he must, be
over twenty-one (21) years of age. but
age, and whose term of office shall be
four (4 years, and until their success
ssors are elected and qualified. He shall
have q salary to be fixed by law, one
half (15) 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 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 20. There shall be elected
in each organized township of each
county by the electors of such town
ship at last two (2) Justices of the
cept as otherwise provided in this Con-
stitution, for the term of four (4)
wears. Justices court shall have such
jurisdiction within their re-
spective counties as may be prescribed
by law except as in this Constitution
otherwise provided; provided, that they
value value of the property involved
exceeds the sum Of Three Hundred
elected in each organized township of
each county, by the electors of such
township, at least two (2) eonstables.
who shall hold their offices for term
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 6. The Legislative Assem-
bly, may provide for the election of
County Auditors and/or appointment
IF such other county, township, pre-
,inct and municipal officers as public
may require and their
-erms of office shall be as prescribed
~ years, except as in this Constitu
ion otherwise provided"
Section 5. This amendment shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of
he State Of Montana by being placed
IN the official ballot provided by Sec
ion 67S of the Revised Codes of Mon
here shall be printed on such ballot
he title of this act and the following
words:
n FOR THE ABOVE AMENDMENT.
n AGAINST THE ABOVE
AMENDMENT
he elector shall designate his prefer
nee for either of the propositions by
barking an *" before the proposition
or which he desires to vote.
Section 6. The vote cast for and
gainst the amendment herein pro-
osed shall be counted, canvassed and
etermined by such officials and in
uch manner as provided by law, and
majority of all votes cast at such
lection for and against such amend
,ent shall be in favor Of such amend,
tent, the Governor of the State shall
D declare by public proclamation, and
he amendment shall be in full force
nd effect as a part of the Constitu-
on from and after the date of such
reclamation.
Section Z. This Act shall be in full
orce and effect from and after it's
d CT nea md
tate March 16. 1943 by the Governor
ithout approval.
nited ed States Of America, }ss.
l. Sam w. Mitchell, Secretary of State
the State of Montana, do hereby
srtify that the foregoing is a true
correct m o G9py Of an Aet sptited ed
HE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE
FATE OF MONTANA OF AN AMEND
ENT n , to ]rr, THE aI5 GoMSTITUTIoN r OF
EARS FOR COUNTY AUDITORS.
2gNTY4 ,ATToRN6G1Ys, TT, JggSSTIScEs OF
ERTAIN ELECTIVE AND APPOINT
SECTION AND OF ARTICLE
5 AMENDED BY THE ADOPTION
OF THE SESSION LAWS OF 1881.
11NE9pn ES tx "a SIIcrT IN EUHrT1H1H NJ rnSEH
Z THE AMENDMENT OF SECTIONS
AND 20 OF ARTICLE VIII AND
COTTON OF ARTICLE XVI OF
I'D CONSTITUTION, RELATING TO
he TERMS OF OFFICE OF COUNTY
COUNTY ATTORNEYS,
JSTICES OF THE PEACE, CONSTA-
LES AND MUNICIPAL OFFICERS"
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, L have
reunto set my hand and affixed the
eat Seal of the State of Montana, at
elena, the Capital, July 27, 1914.
SAM w. MITCHELL,
Secretary of State.
4 Publication, September l, 1914.