The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-09-19
CHAPTER 132

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An Act Tor the Submission to the Quail
flied Electors of the State of Mon
tana of An Amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the State of Montana,
Amending Section of Article XVI
of said Constitution, Relating to the
Authorization of the Legislative AS
sembly to Provide for the Election or
Appointment of County, Township,
Precinct and Municipal Officers Not
Otherwise in the Constitution Pro-
vided As Public Convenience May
Require Increasing the Limit of Time
of office From Two Years to Four
Years.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the State of Montana:
Section l. That Section of Article
XVI of the Constitution of the State of
Montana be amended as hereinafter
provided and that the question of such
amendment be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the State of Montana at
the general election to be held in No
vember 1862.
Section 2. That Section of Article
XVI of the Constitution of the State of
Montana, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 6. The legislative assembly
may provide for the election or ap-
pointment of such other county, town.
ship, precinct and municipal officers as
public convenience may require and
their terms of office shall be prescribed
by law, not in any case to exceed four
ca years, except as in this constitution
otherwise provided"
Section 8. This amendment shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of
the State Of Montana by being placed
on the official ballot provided by Sec
tion 23-1102 of the Revised Codes of
Montana, 1947, and as provided by law,
and there shall be printed on such bal
LOT fba title of this and the follow
ing words:
n For the above amendment.
RI Against the above amendment.
The elector shall designate his prefer
ence for either of the propositions
by marking "X'' before the PROPOSE
tion for which he desires to vote.
Section 4. The vote cast for and
against the amendment herein proposed
shall be counted, canvassed and deter
mined by such officials and in such |
manner as provided by law, and If q |
majority of all votes cast at such cleo |
ton for and against such amendment
shall be in favor of such amendment |
the governor of the State of Montana
shall so declare by public proclamation,
and the amendment shall be in full
force and effect as a part of the con-
stitution from and after the date of
such proclamation.
Section s. This act shall be in full
force ana erect from ana dILer It's pass
age and approval.
Approved February 2S, 1851.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IS.
STATE OF MONTANA.
I, Sam w. Mitchell, Secretary of State OF
the State of Montana, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of an act entitled: An Act for the
to the Qualified Electors
of the State of Montana of An Amend
ment to the Constitution of the State of
Amending Section of Article
XVI of Said Constitution, Relating to
the Authorization of the Legislative
Assembly to Provide for the Election
or Appointment of County, Township,
Precinct and Municipal Officers Not
Otherwise in the Constitution Provided
AS Public Convenience May Require In
creasing the Limit of Time of Office
From Two Years to Four Years.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State of Montana, at
the Capital, July %, 1852.
SEAL
SAM W. MITCHELL,
Secretary OF State. u
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