The Sidney herald., 1962-10-10
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H. Laws OF MONTANA
ofA4ENr EAST TO SUBMIT TO THE
TAM ~ ELECTORS OF non
CONyeA AN AMENDMENT To TrTr
III nTtt44 DIION OF MONTANA no
STATUS az CONSTITUTIONAL
Nm COURTS. POLICE COrrPTS
nv, MONlCIPAL COURTS NV M
FRft1NrSGE GERrAIN SPECTFTC RFF-
CONSTTTTS1 No SUCH COURTS IN TILE
SECTIONS 8 AND % AMENDING
49, 2EC!4ONS 1 AND "a ARTT-
No. VII AND BY REPFATHic ST@
WI 20 81 p. . and "a, ARTICLE
6E 1T ENACTED BY THE 1rcrs
LAIlNE ASSEMBLY Or nus EE ~
OF MONTANA: VI AHE
tbSecIon A. Section 3. article III of
tana Fl o-eelSh OF the State Of Nom
sSection S5lueQ TO read as follows:
- oSStlon .. Criminal offensee ebsu
IN al courts inferior 10 the dtst-iH,
DC prosecuted by Complaint All
.lat actions in the district co,1rt
ecI1faS nose on appeal, shall be pros
tion and m~LOILnauon, after examina-
or 9Lu commitment by a magistrates
~ GGeSII IeaVe granted by the court
y-i+isI. De prosecuted by Indictment
wttlout Such examination or con,~oi+t
co1irf 4 WAlnOu such leave of the
seven narss[oSnd Jury shall consist of
CONF persons, of whom five must
0OnSur 70 find an indictment. ~
and 5aeHQ jury shall only be drawn
49, 49, when the district
$3.50 a in his discretion. con-
I necessary. anL shall so or,de- Z"
section ?. Section 81 @articio M
~ constitution of the State of Mon
&c - TO read as foIlovvs
i,,r,5 E Eon .. The right of trial bv
main invloi oe secured to all, and re-
- HlVLolale, but in all civil cases
alu IN an criminal cases not ar,oI1nf1
~ 70 Ielony, upon default OF aDDear-
oISe' or Dy consent of the nsrfies
49, SsSeC IN such manner as the law
~ presSrlbe, a trial by jury may
oe waived, or a trial had Nv 49,
tess number of jurors than the num-
pIoVtueQ BY law. IN all civil ac-
s-ous ana IN all criminal cases not
amounting. to felony, t~wo-thirds in
$500 ~ the jury may render a
SS.H1- ana such verdict 50 rendered
SHau nave h same force and ef-
therein" joy SoANAIeu
Section 3. Section /. article VIII Of
sne constitution of the state Of Mon
tana Is amended to read as follows.
Sectlon l. The judicial power Of
ne state snail be vested in the senate
oAItils as q court OF Impeachment in
q supreme court, district courts. and
Sucn other courts as the lepisiative
E--as
ecuon 4 Section "a. article VIII
81 the constitution of the state Of
lows: ~ % III
Section 81. Vacancies in the office
OF Justice of the supreme court or
judge Of the district court. or clerk
OF ne supreme court. shall be filled
Dy appointment, by the governor of
the state. and vacancies in the Of
noes of county attorney, AND clerk
OF the district court, shall be filled
by appointment, by the board Of
county commissioners of the county
where such vacancy occurs. A person
appointed 10 fill any such vacancy
shall hold his office until the next
general election and until his sue
cessor is elected and Qualified. A
person elected 10 fill a vacancy shall
hold office until the expiration Of the
term for which the person he sue
ceedS was elected"
Section 5. Sections 20. d, %. %.
and "a, article VIII of the constitu-
ton Of the state Of Montana are re-
pealed.
Section 6. When this amendment is
submitted 10 the electors of the state