The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-09-28
CHAPTER 232
SENATE BILL NO. 1879

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CHAPTER 232
SENATE BILL NO. 1879
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
tana, Making the Terms of Office
Four Years for County Auditors,
County Attorneys, Justices of the
Peace, Constables, and Certain Elec-
tive and Appointive Officers, not
Enumerated in Section and 5 Of
Article XVI of the Said Constitution.
as Amended by the Adoption of the
Provisions of Chapter SO of the
Session Laws Of 1887, so as to Make
Such Offices 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, Coun-
ty Attorneys, Justices of the Peace,
Constables and Municipal Officers.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LEG
i lOLA llVE AooEMDLI OT liz
/ STATE OF MONTANA:
Section /. That Sections 10 and
20 of Article VIII and Section 8 of
Article XVI of the Constit.~lon of
the State of Montana, be amended
as hereinafter provided, and that the
question of such amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified electors Of
the State of Montana at the General
Election to be held in November,
! 1914.
Section 2. That Section IS of Ar
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 elected
at the General Election in eacn
county of the State one % 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
(2D 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 success
sors are elected and qualified. He
shall have a salary to be fixed by
law, one-half (1a) 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 required by law"
Section g. That Section 20 of Ar
ticle 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 least two (2) Justices of the
Peace, who shall hold their offices,
except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, for the term of four
ca 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 Dollars (S30000).
| There shall also be elected in each
organized township of each county,
by the electors of such township, at
least two ~ constables, who shall
hold their offices for term Of four
"a years"
1 Section 4. That Section Of Ar
ticle XVI Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Montana, be, and the same
is hereby amended SO as to read as
1 follows.
Section s. The Legislative Assem-
bly, may provide for the election of
County Auditors and/or appoint
ment of such other county, town
ship, precinct and municipal officers
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 Constitution otherwise pro-
vided."
Section 5. This amendment shall
be submitted to the qualified cleo
tors of the State Of Montana by be
ing placed on the official ballot pro-
vided by Section 678 of the Revised
Codes of Montana, 1885, and as pro-
vided by law, and there shall be
printed on such ballot the title Of
this act and the following words.
| FOR THE ABOVE AMEND
MENT
AGAINST THE ABOVE
AMENDMENT
The elector shall designate his pref
erence for either of the propositions