The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-08-17
the Approval of a Majority

IN Approval or a Majority
of the Electors Thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislative
Assembly of the State of
Montana:
Section /. That Section 5 of
Article XIII of the Constitution
of the State of Montana be
amended as hereinafter pro-
Vided, and that the question of
such amendment he submitted
to the qualified electors of the
State of Montana at the gen.
eral election to be held in
November, 1850.
Section 2. That Section 5 of
Article XIII of the Constitution
of the State of Montana be, and
the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Section 5. No county shall
be allowed to become indebted
in any manner, or for any pur-
pose, to an amount, including
existing indebtedness, IN the
aggregate, exceeding five 90
per centum of the value of the
taxable property therein, to be
aScertained by the last assess
ment for state and county tax
es previous to the mourning of
such Indebtedness, and all
bonds or obligations in excess
of such amount given by or on
behalf of such county shall be
void. No county shall incur any
Indebtedness or liability for
any single purpose to an
amount exceeding the sum set
by Law without the approval of
a majority of the electors
thereof, voting at an election
to be provided by law.
Section 3. This amendment
shall be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the State of
Montana by being placed upon
an official ballot provided for
by Section 678, Revised Codes
of Montana, 1885 as amended
by Chapter 81 of the Laws of
the 26th Legislative Assembly
Of the State of Montana, 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
II Amendment
Against the above
II Amendment
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 favor of such amendment,
the Governor of the State shall
so declare by Public Procla-
nation, 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 it's passage and ap-
prevail. \
Approved Mar. 2, 1949.
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 correct
COPY of an act entitled: An
Act to provide for the Submis-
sion to the Qualified Voters of
the State of Montana of an
Amendment to Section 5, Ar
ticle XIII of the Constitution
of the State of Montana, Re
lating to the Limitation of In
debtedneSS or Liability of a
County Without the Approval
of a Majority of the Electors
Thereof.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,
I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the Great Seal of
the State of Montana, at
Helena, the Capital, July II,
1850.
SAM w. MITCHELL,
Secretary of State.
By G. L. Walker, Deputy.
(GREAT SEAL)
Pub. Aug. 10-Nov. p