The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-08-27

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MONTANA OF AN AMENDMENT TO
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MONTANA, RELATING TO THE RE
MISSION OF CERTAIN DELLM-
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OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS HELD
BY COUNTIES, THE COLLECTION
OF WHICH IS BARRED BY THE
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the State of Montana.
Section 1. That Section SO of Article
V of the Constitution of the State of
Montana be amended as hereinafter
provided, 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
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 liability of any person,
association or corporation, held or
owned by the state, or any municipal
corporation therein, She ever be ex-
changed, transferred, RENTED, re-
leased or postponed, or in any way di-
minished by the Legislative assembly;
nor shall such liability or obligation
be extinguished, except by the pay
ment thereof into the proper treasury.
1T shall however be lawful for the
legislative assembly in such manner
collation. of any personal property
taxes which are not lien on real
estate and which have been delinquent
for ten (10) years or more.
TT shall be lawful for the legislative
assembly, in such manner as it may
direct, to authorize the cancellation of
any contractual obligation owed to or
held by county, for seed grain, feed ,
or other relief, the collection of which
obligation is barred by the statute of
limitations"
Section g. 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 I
1885, as amended by Chapter 81. SEES !
sion Laws, 1899, and as provided by |
law, and there shall be printed on such |
ballot the title of this act and the fol- /
lowing words:
n For the above amendment.
n Against the above amendment.
The eIector shall designate his pref
erence, for either Of the propositions
by making an x before the proposition
for which he desires to vote.
Sectlon 4. The votes cast for and
against the amendment herein pro-
posed shall be counted, canvassed. and
determined by such officials and in
such manner as provided by law, and
if a majority of all votes cast at such Il
election for and against shall be in
favor of such amendment the gov
ernor of such amendment, the gov
ernor of the state shall so declare by
public proclamation, and the amend
ment shall be in full force and effect
as 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 it's pas
sage and approval
Approved March 5, 1947.
United States of America !
State of Montana ! SIS.
I, Sam w Mitchell, Secretary of
State of the State of Montana. do here
by certify that the foregoing is a true |
and correct copy of an act entitled: |
AN Act to Provide for the Submis- |
sion to the Qualified Electors of the |
state Of Montana of an Amendment to |
section 80 of Article V of the Consti-
-ution of the State of Montana. Relat- |
ng to the Remission of Certain De- |
jnquent Personal Property Taxes and |
he Cancellation of Certain Obligations |
Held by Counties, the Collection of |
Which is PAIRED by the Statute of |
In testimony whereof, I have here |
INTO set my hand and affixed the Great |
zeal of the State of Montana. at Hell ! /
ma. the Capital. this twenty sixth day /
# July, AID. 1913
SAM w. MITCHELL,
Great Seal) Secretary of State !