The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-09-03
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CHAPTER 1877

An ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUB
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF
SECTION SO OF ARTICLE V OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA, RELATING TO THE r Re k4
oU tfa1TN PERsoNA1Lfl Il PROPERTY
TAXES AND THE CANCELLATION
OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS HELD 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
"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, Shell ever be eX-
changed, transferred, RENTED, re-
leased or postponed, or in any way. di-
nor shall such liability or obligation
be extinguished, except by the pay
ment thereof into the proper treasury.
TT 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 (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 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 CTS, Revised Codes of Montana,
1885, as amended by Chapter 81, SEES
sion Laws 1899, and as provided by
ballot the title of this act and the fol-
lowing words:
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.
Section 4. The votes cast for and
against the amendment herein pro-
posed shall be counted, canvassed. and |
such manner as provided by law, and !
if a majority of all votes cast at such I
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 }
I, sam W. Mitchell, Secretary of
State of the State of Montana, do here n
by certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of an act entitled:
IAN Act to Provide for the Submits
sion to the Qualified Electors of the
State of Montana of an Amendment to
section 80 of Article 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
Ield by Counties, the Collection of
Which is Barred by the Statute of
limitations"
In testimony whereof, I have here |
nto set my hand and affixed the Great |
cal of the State of Montana, at Hell |
na,> the Capital, this twenty-sixth day |
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