The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-08-06
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CHAPTER 1877

CHAPTER 135
MISSION TO g., THE HE, 9 GU Ii GI,
MONTANA OF AN AMENDMENT TO
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA, RELATING TO THE RE
MISSION OF CERTAIN o DE I, N
TAXES AND THE CANCELLATION
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 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 2. That Section 80 of Article
Y 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
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
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.
ut shall be lawful for the legislative
assembly, in such manner as it may
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
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 678, Revised Codes of Montana,
1885, as amended by Chapter 81, Ses-
sion Laws, 1889, and as provided by
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, canyassed, and
determined by such officials and in
such manner as provided by law, and
if majority of all votes cast at such
election for and against shall be in
favor 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 Il
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.
l. 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:
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-
tuition of the State Of Montana, Relat-
ing to the Remission of Certain De-
Iinquent Personal Property Taxes and
the Cancellation of Certain Obligations
Held by Counties, the Collection of
Which is Barred by the Statute of
In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the Great
Seal of the State of Montana at Hell
ma, the Capital, this twenty-sixth day
# July, AID. 1913.
SAM w MITCHELL,
Great SeaD Secretary of State
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