The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-08-20

Of CIVILIZATIONS 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 80 of Article
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
November, 1913.
Section 2; That Section g Of Article
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, shall 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
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 a 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 contractuaI 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 SIS, Revised Codes of Montana,
1885. as amended by, Chapter 81. SEES
sion Laws, 1889, 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 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
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 II
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 }
State Of Montana S.
/, 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 Subnlis- |
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-
inquent Personal Property Taxes and |
he Cancellation of Certain Obligations |
Held by Counties, the Collection of |
Which is Barred by the Statute of |
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In testimony whereof, 7 have here |
INTO set my hand and affixed the Great /
eal of the State of Montana, at Hell |
ma, the Capital, this twenty-sixth day i
f July, AID. J948 Il
SAM w. MITCHELL, i
Great SeaD Secretary of State.
'irst publication August g. 194S-13t