The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-09-16
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THE SUBMISSION 10 T3E
oTTALIFIED ELECTORs nE
THE STATE OF MONTANA
OF AN AMENDMENT Tn
SECTION 80 OF ARTICLE .
OF THE CONSTITUTION or
THE STATE OF MONTANA
RELATING TO THE RENTS
SION OF CERTAIN DEEM
oUENT PERSONAL PROPER.
TY TAXES AND THE CAN
OBLIGATIONS HELD nv
COUNTIES, THE COIJEC-
TON OF WHICH Is BARREn
BY THE STATUTE OF LIMT.
TATIONS.
Re it enacted by the Legisla-
tive Assembly of the State Of
Section i. That Section 90 If
Article v of the Constitnfion
of the State of Montana ha
amended as hereinafter proe
yided, that the question of Sucb
amendment be submitted To tha
Gualified electors of the State
Of Montana at the general cleo
ton to be held in November.
1913.
Section 2. That Section 80 of
Article v of the Constitution of
the State of Montana be. and
the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"39. Except as hereinafter
provided, no obligation or La
bility of any person, association
or corporation, held or owned
BY the state, or any municipaI
corporation therein, shall ever
be exchanged, transferred, re-
mitted, released or postponed,
or in any way diminished b.
the legislative assembly; nor
shall such liability OF, obligation
be extinguished, except by the
payment thereof into the prop
er treasury.
1T shall however be lawful
for the legislative assembly, in.
such manner as it may direct,
to authorize the cancellation of
any personal property taxes
which, are not a lien on real
estate and which have been de-
linquent for ten, t1O) years or
more.
at shall be lawful for the
legislative assembly, in such
manner as 1t may direct, to
authorize the cancellation of
any contractual obligation owed
to or held by a county, for seed
grain, feed or other relief, the
collection of which obligation is
barred by the statute of limi-
tationS!"
Section 8. This amendment
shall be submitted to the quail
flied electors of the State of.
Montana by being placed on the
official ballot provided for by
Section 678, Revised Codes of
Montana, 1885, as amended by
Chapter 81, Session Laws, 1899,
and as provided by law, and
there shall be printed on such
ballot the title of this act and
the following words:
For the above amendment.
n Against the above amend
ment.
The elector shall designate
his preference for either Of the
propositions by making an K
before the proposition for which
he desires to vote.
Section 4. The votes cast for
and against the amendment
herein proposed shall be count
ed, canvaSsed, and 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 amendment shall be in ia
vor 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 5. This act shall be
in full force and effect from
and after its passage and an
prevail
Approved March 5, 1947.
United States of America
State of Montana SIS.
I, Sam w. Mitchell, Secretary
of State of the State of Mon
tana, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true and cor
rect copy of an art entitled:
AN Act to Provide for the
Submission to the QuaIfled
of the State of Mon
sana of an Amendment to Sec
ton 80 of Article v of the Con
Stitution of the State OF Mon
tana, Relating to the REMISSION
Of Certain Delinquent personal
Property Taxes and the Can
,e1'ation of Certain Obigatlons
Held by Counties, the CoHectlon
Of Which is Rarred by the Stat
ute of limitations"
In testimony whereof, nave
7ereuntn set my hand and az
liked the Great Seal OF the
State of Montana, at Helena,
he Capital, this twenty-slxtn
lay of July. A. d. 1913.
SAM w. MITCHELL,
Secretary of State.
'Pnb. Aug. 5, 70. 10, 26, sept z
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