The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-09-09
CHAPTER 1an

OF AN AMENDMENT no
SECTION 80 OF ARTICLE y
OF THE CONSTITUTING az
THE STATE OF MONTANn
RELATING TO THE REN1TS
SION OF CERTAIN DFTI2
QUENT PERSONAL PRoPEP-
TY TAXES AND THE CAN
COLLATION. OF CERTAIN
OBLIGATIONS HELD by
COUNTIES, THE COTJEG
TON OF WHICH Is BARPEn
BY THE STATUTE OF TINT
TATIoNS. i-
Be it enacted by the I.epis,o
tive Assembly of the State of
Section 1. That Section "a of
Article v of the Constitntion
of the State of Montana he
amended as hereinafter pro-
vided, that the question of sncb
amendment be submitted To tha
qualified electors of the STATE
of Montana at the general cleo
ton to be held in November.
1948.
Section 2. That Section 90 of
Article V of the ConStitution IF
the State of Montana be, and
the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"39. Except as hereinafter
provided, no obligation or La
bility OF any person, association
or corporation, held or owned
by the state, or any municipaI
corporation therein, shall ever
be exchanged, transferred. re-
mitted, released or postponed.
or in any way diminished by
the legislative assembly: NOR
shall such liability or OBLIGATION
be eXtinguiShed, except by the
payment thereof into the prom
er treasury.
at shall however be lawful
for the legislative assembly. in
such manner as it may direct.
to authorize the cancellation of
any personal property taxes
which are not a lien on real
estate and which have been de-
linquent for ten (10) years or
more. -
at 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 limi-
tationS."
Section 8. This amendment
shall be submitted to the quail
flied 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, Session Laws, 1889,
and as provided by law, and
there shall be printed on such
ballot the title of this act and
the following words:
For the above amendment.
n Against the above amend
ment.
The elector shall designate
his preference for either of the
propositions by making an <
before the proposition for which
he desires to vote.
Section 4. The votes cast for
and against the amendment
herein proposed shall be count
ed, 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
such amendment shall be in ia
vor of such amendment, the
governor of the state shall so
declare by public proclamation,
and the amendment shall be
in full force and effect as a
part of the Constitution from
and after the date of such
proclamation.
Section S. This act shall be
in full force and effect from
and after its passage and ap-
prevail
Approved March 5, 1947.
United States of America
State of Montana 50.
I, Sam w. Mitchell, Secretary
of State of State of Mon
tana, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true and cor
rect copy of an act entitled:
Gan Act to Provide for the
Submission to the qualified
Electors of the State OF Nom
tana of an Amendment to Sec
ton 80 of Article v of the Con-
Stitution of the State OF Mon
tana, Relating to the Remission
of Certain Delinquent Personal
Property Taxes and the Can
of Certain Obligations
Held by Counties, the Collectlon
of Which is Barred by the stat
ute of limitations
In testimony whereof, I nave
hereunto set my hand and al
fixed the Great Seal OF the
State of Montana, at Helena,
the Capital, this twenty-SlHtn
day of July, A. D. 1948
SAM w. MITCHELL,
Secretary of State.
(Seal)
pub. Aug. 5, II, 19, 26, sept; !,
g. 16, %, 80, Oct, 2, IA, Il, zo9
NOTICE OF CLOSE OF REGIS
GENERAL ELECTION