Montana labor news., 1948-08-26

CHAPTER 1877
ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE suBMlS-
SION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA OF AN AMEND
MENr TO SECTION 80 OF ARTICLE or
rHE CONSTITUTION OF STATE OF
MONTANA. RELATING TO THE RENTS
SION or CERTAIN DELINQUENT PER
soNM PROPERTY x N THE
CANCELLATION or CERTAIN oBLl0A-
TONS HELD ny COUNTIES. II COL
LECTION or WHICH IS BARRE BY THE
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
H. ii enacted by the Legislative Assembly
Of 'hc state Of Montana
Section That Section 30 81 Article Y OF
the Constitution 0. the State Of Montana be
amended A. hereinafter provided. that the
question OF such amendment be submitted
10 me qualified electors o. the state OF Non
taua At the general election 20 be held In
sccion !. TIA. Section 30 Of Article V OF
TIC Constitution 81 the State Of Montana be.
and lie same Is hereby amended 70 read as
follows
$50 Except as hereinafter provided. no
obligation Or liability Of any person. asso-
clation or corporation. held or owned by the
state. or any municipal corporation therein,
shall ever be exchanged. transferred. re-
mlited. released or postponed, or IN any
way diminished By the legislative assembly.
nor shall such liability Or obligation De ex-
,inguishcd. except by the payment tnereo'
into the proper treasury.
IT shall however be lawful FOR the legts-
la,ive assembly. IN such manner as It may
direct. to authorize the cancellation OF any
personal property taxes which are not :
lien on real estate and which have been
eeunquent for ten il0l years or more.
III shall be lawful for the legislative as
scinbiy. M such manner as u may direct. 70
authorize the cancellation Of any contractuAi
obligation owed 10 or held By = county,
for seed grain. feed or other relief. the col
lection Of which obligation Is barred BY the
statute Of limitations"
SECTION ,. This nmcndement shall be sub
mitted to iie qualified electors OF the State
d. Montana By beng placed on the official
ballot provided for by Section SIS, Revised
Codes OF Montana, 1855, AS amended by
Chapter 81. Session Laws, 1889. and as pro-
vldcd by Law, and there shall be printed on
following words
II For the above amendment.
Against the above amendment.
INC electors shall designate hts preference
Tor either O, tie propositions by making an
x tetore the proposition for which ne de-
s.res 20 vote. /.
Section 4 The votes cast for and against
the amendment herein proposed shall be
counted. canyassed. and determined by such
officials and IN such manner as provided
By Law, and II a majority OF all votes cast
a. such election for ard against such amend
megt Shall be in favor OF such amendment. tho
governor Of the state shall 50 declare oy
public proclamation. and the amendment
shall be In full force and effect as . 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 It's passage Ans
approval.
Approved March 5. is47.
rri,ed states Of America
state Of Montana. IS:
+. Sam ". Mitchell, secretary OF state o
the state Of Montana, do hereby certify tina
the foregoing IS a true and correct copy o
an &c. entitled
IAN Act 20 Provide Tor the Submission :
the Qualified Electors OF the State Of Nor
, tana Of an Amendment TO Section 80 c
Article V OF the Constitution OF the stat
Of Montana. Relating 10 the Remission c
Certain Delinquent Personal. Property TAKE
ard the Cancellation OF Certain Obligation
Held By Counties. the Collection OF Which
Barred by the Statute OF Limitations
In testimony whereof. l have hereunto 81
. my hand and affixed the Grea, Seal OF tt
I State Of Montana. a. Helena, the Capita
this .yenty-six,h day Of July. A. D. 1913.
SEAL SAM W. MITCHELL.
Secretary OF State.
FRS. publication August ). lsls-i3t.