The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-08-07
CHAPTER I32

An Act for the Submission to
the Qualified Electors of the
State of Montana of An Am
endment to the Constitution
of the State of Montana, Am
ending Section 6, of Article
XVI of Said Constitution, Re
Iating to the Authorization of
the Legislative Assembly to
Provide for the Election or
Appointment of County,
Township, Precinct and Mum
icipal Officers Not Otherwise
in the Constitution Provided
As Public Convenience May
Require Increasing the Limit
of Time of Office From Two
to -Four Years.
Be It Enacted by the LegiSla-
tive Assembly of the State of
Montana:
Section /. That Section 6 of
Article XVI of the Constitution
of the State of Montana be
amended as hereinafter provid-
ed, and that the question of
such amendment be submitted
to the qualified electors of the
State of Montana at the gener-
al election to be held in NO
vember 1852. -
Section 2. That Section 6 of
Article XVI of the Constitution
of the State of Montana, be,
and the same is hereby amend
ed to read as follows:
Section 6. The legislative as
sembly may provide for the
election or appointment of such
other county, township, pre-
cinct 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 az years,
except as in this constitution
otherwise provided" 4
Section 8. This amendment
shall be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the State of
Montana by being placed on
the official ballot provided by
Section 23-1102 of the Revised
Codes OF Montana, 1947, and as
provided by law, and there
shall be printed on such ballot
the title Of this act and the fol-
lowing words:
For the above amendment
Against the above amend
ment. -
The elector shall designate his
preference for either of the
propositions by marking *"
before the proposition for which
he desires to vote.
Section 4. The vote 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 of Mon
tana shall so declare by public
proclamation, and the amend
ment shall be in full force and
effect as a part of the consti-
tuition from and after the date
of such proclamation.
Section 5. This act shall be in
fall force and effect from and
after its passage and approval.
Approved February 23, 1851.
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:
Act for the Submission to
the Qualified Electors of the
State of Montana of an AM
endment to the Constitution of
the State of Montana, Amend
ing Section 6 of Article XVI of
Said Constitution, Relating to
the Authorization of the LegiS-
lative Assembly to Provide for
the Election or Appointment of
County, Township, Precinct and
Municipal Officers Not Other
wise in the Constitution Pro-
vided AS Public Convenience
May Require Increasing the
Limit of Time of Office From
Two Years to Four Years.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF.
I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the Great Seal of
the State of Montana, at Hell
ena, the Capital, July %, 1852.
SAM w. MITCHELL
Secretary of State
Pub. Aug. 7-Oct 80, incl