The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-08-12
CHAPTER 1877


CHAPTER 1877
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR
THE SUBMISSION TO THE
QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA
OF AN AMENDMENT TIC
SECTION 80 OF ARTICLE v
OF THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA
RELATING TO THE RENTS
SION OF CERTAIN DELIN-
QUENT PERSONAL PROPER
TY TAXES AND THE CAN
COLLATION. OF CERTAIN
OBLIGATIONS HELD BY
COUNTIES, THE COLLEC-
TON OF WHICH Is BARRED
BY THE STATUTE OF LIMI-
TATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Legisla-
tive Assembly of the State OF
Montana:
Section 1. That Section SO OF
Article " of the Constitution
of the State of Montana be
amended as hereinafter pro-
vided, that the question of such
amendment be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State
of Montana at the general cleo
ton to be held in November
1913.
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 LA
bility of any person, association
or corporation, held or owned
by the state, or any municipal
corporation therein, shall ever
be exchanged, transferred, re-
mitted, released or postponed,
or in any way diminished BIZ
the legislative assembly; nor
shall such liability or obligation
be extinguished, except by the
payment thereof into the prop
er treasury.
ut 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 OF
more.
ut shall be awful for the
legislative assembly, in such
manner as it may direct, tic
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
Against the above amend
IL ment.
The elector shall designate
his preference 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 proposed shall be count
ed, canvaSsed. and determined
by such officials and in such
manner as provided by law, and
if a maioritv 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 sc
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 5. This act shall be
in full force and effect from
and after its passage and an
prevail
Approved March 5, 1947.
United States of America
State of Montana SIS
I, Sam w. Mitchell, Secretary
of State of the State of Mon
tana, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true and cor
rect copy of an act entitled:
can Act to Provide for the
Submission to the Qualified
Electors of the State of Mon
tana of an Amendment to Sec
ton SO of Article " of the Con-
stitution of the State of Mon
tana, Relating to the Remission
of Certain Delinquent Personal
Property Taxes and the Can
collation. of Certain Obligations
Held by Counties, the Collection
of Which is Barred by the Stat
ute of limitations
In testimony whereof, I have
shereunto set my hand and af-
fixed the Great Seal of the
State of Montana, at Helena,
the Capital, this twenty-sixth
day of July, A. D.. 1948.
SAM w. MITCHELL,
Secretary of State.