The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-08-25
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CHAPTER 200
HOUSE BILL NO. 81

HOUSE BILL NO. 81
An Act to Provide for the Submission
to the Qualified Electors of the state
of Montana of an Amendment to
| Section of Article XII of the Con-
stitution of the State of Montana,
Relating to the, apport1onment OF IN n
come from Public School Funds to
! the Several School Districts OF the
| State.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLA,,
! LATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE
| OF MONTANA:
Section 1. That Section of Article
XII 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
fled electors of the State of Montana
at the general election to be held in
November, 1914.
Section 2. That Section of Article
| XI of the Constitution of the State OF
Montana be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section s; .Ninety-fives pe per centu I'm
the school funds of the state and nine
| ty-five per centum (9596) of all rents
received from the leasing Of school
public school funds shall be, appor--
toned annually to the several school
districts in such manner and at such
time or times as may be provided by
(5%) of all the interest received on
the school funds of the state, and the
remaining five per centum 800 of all
the rents received from the leasing of
school lands and of all other income
from the public school funds, shall an
nually be added to the public school
funds of the state and become and for
ever remain an inseparable and in
violable part thereof"
Section 8. This amendment shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of
the State of Montana by being placed
on the official ballot provided for by
Section 67S, Revised Codes of Montana,
sion Laws 1889, and as provided by
law, and there shall be printed on
such 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 prefer
making an before the proposition
for which he desires to vote.
Section 4. The votes cast for and
against the amendment herein pro-
posed shall be counted, canvassed, ana
determined by such officials and IN
such manner as provided by law, and
if a majority of all votes cast at such
election for and against such amend
ment, the Governor of the state shall
so declare by public proclamation, and
the amendment shall be IN run Iorce
and effect as part of the Constltu-
N>~O~~
proclamation.
Section s. This act shall be in full
force and effect from and after its
passage.
Approved March 5, 1913.
United States, of America, SIS.
State of Montana J'''
I. Sam W. Mitchell, Secretary of State
of the State of Montana, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is true
and correct copy Of an Act enti tie |;
IAN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE
SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF MON
TANA OF AN AMENDMENT TO SEC
TION OF ARTICLE XI OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA, RELATING TO THE APP
.PoRTIoNMENT OF INCOME E. FROM RON
PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDS TO THE
SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF
THE STATE"
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, L have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State of Montana, at
Helena. the Capital, July ", 1874
SAM w. MITCHELL,
Secretary of State.
4th Publication, August 25, 1914.