Montana labor news., 1944-11-02

HOUSE BILL NO. 81
An Act to Provide for the Submission to tn
Qualified Electors Of the State Of Montana
OF an Amendment to Section 5 Of Articl,
XI OF the Constitution Of the State OF Mon.
taaa, Relating to the apportionment of In.
come from Public School Funds to the Sew.
eral School District Of the State.
BE IT ENACTED BY TIL LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY OF H STATE OF MONTANA:
Section l. That Section of Article xI Of
the Constitution Of the State Of Montana be
amended as hereinafter provided, and that
the question OF such amendment be submit
TED to the qualified electors of the State of
Montana at the general election to be held
in November, 1914.
Section 2. That Section S Of Article XII Of
the Constitution Of the State Of Montana be.
follows:
Section S. Ninety-five per centum ts5qsl
OF all the interest received on the school
funds OF the state, and ninety-fiye per centum
lsofol OF all rents received from the leasing
OF school lands and of all other income from
the public school funds shall be apportioned
annually to the several school districts 10
such manner and at such time or times as
may be provided by law; the remaining five
per centum $50 of all the interest received
on the school funds Of the state, and the
remaining five per centum (5o5l OF all the
rents received from the leasing Of school
lands and Of all other income from the public
school funds, shall annually be added to the
public school funds Of the state and become
and forever remain an inseparable and in
violable part thereof"
Section 3. This amendment shall be SUBJ
mitted TO the qualified electors of the State
OF Montana by being placed on the official
ballot provided for by Section e78. REVISED
Codes Of Montana. 1885, as amended by CHAM
ter 81 Session Laws 1899. and as provided
by law, and there shall be printed on such
DaloI the title OF this act and the following
words:
FOR THE ABOVE AMENDMENT
AGAINST THE ABOVE AMENDMENT
The elector shall designate his preference for
either Of the propositions by making an "Xp
before the proposition for which he desires
to vote.
Section 4. The votes cast for and against
the amendment herein proposed shall be
counted, canvassed, andA determined by such
oIiiclals ana IN such manner as provided by
law, ana II a majority Of all votes cast at
such election for and against such amend
ment shall be in favor OF such amendment.
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 from and after the date of
such proclamation.
Section S. This act shall be in fun force
and effect from and after its passage.
Approved March 5, 1913.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF MONTANA
l, Sam w. Mitchell, Secretary Of State Of
the State Of Montana, do hereby certify thar
the foregoing is a true and correct COPY of
an Act entitled: IAN ACT TO PROVIDE
FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE OUAII-
FLED ELECTORS OF III STATE OF NON
IANA OF AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION S
OF ARTICLE XI OF THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, RELATING
TO THE APPORTIONMENT OF INCOME
FROM PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDS TO THE
SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE
7TATE."
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the Great
Seal Of the State of Montaaa, at Helena. the
July q. 1874.
Seal SAM W. MITCHELL,
Secretary Of State.
First Publication August 10, i944-l3T