The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08
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CHAPTER 1877

CHAPTER 1877
Mission 2Sns 70 g. T T[Er esT TA1ILEIFf6GPI2
MONTANA OF AN AMENDMENT TO
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA, RELATING TO THE RE
MISSION OF So CERTAIN po REbI4M N
TAXES AND THE CANCELLATION
OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS HELD
BY COUNTIES, THE COLLECTION
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Legislative As
sembly of the State of Montana.
Section l. That Section 80 of Article
of the Constitution of the State of
provided, that the question of such
fled electors of the State of Montana
at the general election to be held in
Section 2 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.
TT shall however be lawful for the
Legislative assembly, in such manner
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.
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 county, for seed grain, feed |
or other relief, the collection of which |
obligation is barred by the statute of
Section 8. This amendment shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of
On one the Reat Official Ballot provided for by
Section 678, Revised Codes of Montana,
1885, as amended by Chapter 81, SEES
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 e1ector shall designate his pref
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 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 it's pas
sage and approval. II
Approved March S, 1947.
United States of America
State of Montana } SIS. II
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-
tuition of the State of Montana, Relat-
ing to the Remission of Certain De- |
inquent Personal Property Taxes and 1
he Cancellation of Certain Obligations /
Held by Counties, the Collection of /
Which is Barred by the Statute of /
II
In testimony whereof, I have here II
into set my hand and affixed the Great II
seal of the State of Montana, at Hell II
ma, the Capital, this twenty-sixth day H
If July, AID. 1913 II
SAM w. MITCHELL, II
Great Sea11 Secretary of State ~