The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-08-13

ton, and into electing the Republican
representatives of big business and
the wealthy interests of our country
From IN FACT.
CHAPTER 1877
An Mission 70 THE oUALIFfED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA OF AN AMENDMENT TO
SECTION $g OF ARTICLE AR 5 IN y OF l,,5 THE he
MONTANA, RELATING TO THE RE
MISSION OF CERTAIN DELIN-
9UENT personal &S2iS PR PROPERTY 5I261-
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
of the Constitution of the State of
Montana be amended as. hereinafter
PROVIDED, th h Ihe qnest 10 OF su uS;
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
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
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 lien on real
estate and which have been delinquent
for ten (10) years 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
limitations"
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, 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 |
if majority of all votes cast at such |
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 its pas
sage and approval.
Approved March 5, 1917
United States of America
State of Montana SIS.
r. 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-
linquent Personal Property Taxes and
the Cancellation of Certain Obligations
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
ena, the Capital, this twenty-sixth day
SAM w. MITCHELL,
Great SeaD Secretary of State.
first publication August g. 1948-13t