The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-22
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An AL IL FflOA1DE FUR 1f1E oOb-
F EISs9To Te OF T HE 9 sTATE OF
MONTANA OF AN AMENDMENT TO
SECTION 80 OF ARTICLE Y OF THE
MONTANA, RELATING TO THE RE-
MISSION OF CERTAIN DELIN-
9UENT p, RER 2S49I , PROPERTY 5I2I1I
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 l. That Section 80 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 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 sembly;
nor shall such liability or obligation
be extinguished, except by the pay
ment thereof into the proper treasury.
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.
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
hi ic-1 aslre Nv -+o 70 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 CTS, 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 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
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.
Approved March 5, 1947.
United States of America
"a of
T. Sam w Mitchell, Secretary of !,
State of the State of Montana, do here
by certify that the foregoing is 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-
inquent Personal Property Taxes and
he Cancellation of Certain Obligations
Held by Counties, the Collection of
Which is Barred by the Statute of
In testimony whereof, I have here
INTO set my hand and affixed the Great
zeal of the State of Montana, at Hell
ma, the Capital, this twenty-sixth day
f July, AID. 1913
SAM w MITCHELL,
Great SeaD Secretary of State.
sirct nubIicafion August 1q42-12t