The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-15
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CHAPTER 1877


An ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUB
EL Lfa5T OF The STATE ATE : OF OF
SECTION SO OF ARTICLE OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA cRELAA ,TI TO THE p, RE RI
o atfa1TN PERsoNA1Lfl Aif PRo PERiS
TAXES AND THE CANCELLATION
OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS HELD
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the State of Montana.
Section l. That Section 80 of Article
V of the Constitution of the State of
Montana be amended as hereinafter
amendment be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the State of Montana
at the general election to be held in
Section @ That Section SO 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'll 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
as it may direct, to authorize the can
collation. of any personal property
taxes which are not lien on real
estate and which have been delinquent
for ten (10l years. or more.
1T 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 a county, for seed grain, feed |
or other relief, the collection of which
obligation is barred by the statute of
limitations"
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, |
1885, as amended by Chapter 81, Ses- /
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 elector shall designate his pref
erence for either of the propositions
by making an x 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. 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 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 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 pas
sage and approval /
Approved March 5, 1947. |
United States of America n
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- Il
sion to the Qualified Electors of the | II
State OF Montana Of an Amendment to II
Section 80 of Article of the Consti- II
tuition of the State of Montana Relat- II
ing to the Remission of Certain De- II
inquent Personal Property Taxes and II
he Cancellation of Certain Obligations II
Held by Counties, the Collection of II
Which is Barred by the Statute of II
Ii
In testimony whereof 7 have bere- II
INTO set my hand and affixed the Great II
zeal of the State of Montana. at Hell n
ma, the Capital, this twenty-sixth dav II
f July, AID. 1913 II
SAM w. MITCHELL, Ill
,irst publication August & ia6o 1o4