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« ÉÊ rn of ArtSrie bTW tefltete of s to of Mb trfct .00toon.r ; ■ »¥ ,T ,A 1® a# Ar IX of te Ckasfltaflo» of te I inafter provided and that the qaes tion of said amendment be submlttad of Montana at te next general elec » I that 10 at Ar tick IX of the «'fflOatrtutnm of te State a# Montana be aad tee la ui to mad as follows: W 2 of th is by tions as the may by law to intend ■or any oter sebooi Section A Separat« official ballots ■hall be provided At the general elec tion to he held in November, 1924, which tell have printed thereon all of Section 10 of Article IX of te Con stitution of the State of Montana aa district office." ♦ the □ For the above written amend ment to te Constitution, Against the above written amendment to the Oonatitu c tion Each elector shall designate bb by marking an to te square before te proposition fer which such elector desires to vote. . Section A The votes cast for and against te amendment above pro posed aball be canvseaed, determined and declared as provided by oral election laws of tbe prêt te gem State of Section A Afl Arts aad parts of Acta to conflict herewith are hereby »! A This Act shall take ef fect and be to full force from and af ter its passage and approval. Approved March 7, 1923 United States of America, State of M 88 L cTf: STEWART, Secretary of Stete of te State of Montana, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an act entitled: "An Act for the Submis sion to the Qualified Electors of te Stet« of Montana of an Amendment to Section 10 of Art id* IX of the Constitution of te State of Mon tana, Relating to te Qualifications of County Superintendents of Schools and School District Offi cers."» ■ Z IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto set my hand and af fixed the Great Seal of the State i of Montana, at Helena, the Capital. this 1st day of August. A. D. 1924. i Seal of C- T. STEW ART, (cmtana) Secretary of Stete, ilst Pub. Sep. 26—last Pub. Oct. 80) « f NOTICE OF ELECTION CONSTITUTIONAL AM EN DM ENT Chapter 184. "An Act to Submit to the qualified Electors of the State of Montana Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Montana, Adding Thereto a New Artiek, Providing ■ for the Ac ceptance and Administration by te State of Gifts, Donations, Grant# and Legacies for the Creation of a State Permanent Revenue Fund, for te äI'ääs Useful Benevolent and Worthy Ob ■ ii, rwiivfftr v end tei te te mLÂ^e^tors of te Mai, taîüftor thrir «»oroval » rei^ttaTrete »eneraTcl«;»^ to £ SSiï'hTatotSÎSJrSS ^«toTdon - fii tl rmrT ^ ntoL of MmUM Iw _— « to hereto, Mmt r.a*d bv !ddto^te£to to £ few.wn «a A«îiJ£ted *** Article !r^v.(w Nadine^nd bete T ^- 1 L <Z1) ' J g as touowe. Serf son itaf Article 21) The itiT^rfMnntote teto^herJre'aRM iv^? a "f. { ma * lpt f ro«« ™y n *} er a! pereo n. <*, outarde te State, gm», donations, &£ A oS^ Xi Fon^ -Kter with TW I BE IT ENAC LATIVE J '■ÎTATE OF Suction 1, BY Bi.Y OF THE ANA; Constitution of the State of Montana he amended as MONTA IMI Hm ■ grants and legacies in ray amount or value not km than Two Hundred fifty ($269.09) Dolkrs each, for .the crea tion of a »tat* Permanent Revenue Fund, tor the creation of a State Per manent School Fund, for the creation of a Permanent Revenue Fund tor the Univcrrity of Montana, and tor . Die Benefit of jt and lira 'ZiZn7'of thi* xrtSp 8 * " »retiens of tbi* xifhkk 1 %« fttato tortL»- raree* rad «venante fi. n .M'-tTr-t-rrr-'-Tr-i rr-r-» r - wollt, nevolont and DR.HOSSBEIN ôpnciAii 8mi Yt ft» He ft* The Mais Who Oriafig T«wr While 7m Wait •fe wm SAUBs way mn -Wf* äSNfSÄTff he provisions Act tetou# iy,. ..... » (of Article fl>. f%t ogf n|| ripmd KAfirS Itetemnäb \STte «tnla.kJU ,.|J| * 5iT '-|Jon|f #»—.*-*— ii_* to thTriterSri v" r -S2 2 te net earn te net earn I til or >hf * event shall not be permitted by the rpetritka; hot no contribution ITS Mb State until it has been board shall have power to reject any »och contribution that it may d Section 4 (of Article 21). The State Treasurer shall keep a perman ent record of all such gifts, dona tiona, grants and legacies, showing te names of te given*, te purpose MS^^Htribotion. and other eaaen tial facts relating thereto. A dupli cate of this record shall be kept by the Secretary of State. These rue of HM orde shall be a lasting memorial to te fivers i in society. The Legis lative Assembly shall from time to their interest time make prov« M ?n for suitable pub licity concerning these benefactors of their fellowmun. Section 5 (of Article 21) ■■■if Board and have charge of te investi» administration of te Public Fund of the State shall have of te toveatment and administration of all the toads ■Stick. All ■ aa one common fund to be and designated as te Man The officers tet same State School charge f un da shall b» M known teaa Trust and Legacy Food. I« ease tet Mta any comnwooB » to mm* than «aah, such board shall convert into cash aa soon as practicable Section « (at Article 11). j investments of these funds shall be safely and conservatively | erence shall he given to long terra loans secured by first mortgages on town and city homes or on cultivated farms to this Stete H A» made Pre# Pi free iiena and encura -- âko to Montana Bortd» Issued tor educational purposes. Ail such loans and bonds shall be payable on tbe amortization plan. No loan to which the security is a mortgage exceed fifty per cent of te actual cash value of te real estate given aa security. No farm loan shall be for a longer period than forty years, and no loan secured on residence property fBa« b« tor a longer period than p*n ty years. No loan secured on town or rityproperty shall be made until te Perticukr town or city and subdivi thereof in which it is l ocated has peopled aiy approved bv the «täte Boa rd, having charge of te te £••£■•***. as perma nentl y established, having an assured future and being in every way safe security for these investments. Investment may also be made in other safe interest bearing securities ; provided however, that no part of such funds tel! ever be in vested to obligations of the State of Montana, except general fund war rants which will be paid within one from the time of the investment, discrimination m for or against any loan appli ; provided, however, tet in pass on a loan or investment, consider . »? snÄ-tr a - Jc !o*n*aad arorided sr and to the of that may be tu * l ? ou Iu * «uuwreBv ewH> or loans • nd mreatmenta. teflon 7 (of Article 21). It is th<> »«"«ng and intention of thk Ar ****0 that aU investments of these funds shall be confined exchwSvek . ,afe to * B investments, «rawing a fixed nt * oi interest and being to aid of bon,e «»WnF farming and education •* work - <>' otberwi»o conducive to ^ Frogress and well being of »o All long term investments shall be on the amortisation plan Further teguktions and Hmitations concern in Ç th«" iirreetmenta tell be pro »*d by kw. Section 8 (of Artiek 21). When ever the eecnrity given for a loan k to damage or destruction by fi», te insurance company accept SÂ^to^ *" ^ «nee shall be give« loans. The rate of to the interest shall aL ways be a reasonable rate, consider ing the character of the loan or in vestment but d iff e re n t rates tog te risk shall State for tbe toll «mount of te and the policy itaelf aba!) ape y recite such fall liability. The State may itself provide tor teurem* on any property constituting mcority for fia loan# j Section » 4of Article 21). The Lfifkkttve Assembly may provide other and additional ways aad means for hegtenteg or increasing rav of th * f»"* 1 errnted or sutemxed by tes Artete _ Sectko If - (fl t AtHd» tl). The te the M with te af ore s aid tonds tm but »8 .tog tonds, permament tonds, and ulatire fieri» behmgtog to te State pritea) steüriséons aad «J ■ > hy te ssteite ear« and custody ®f seefe tonds AH •SfrrfSÄÄ srfter fixed, shall to repaid wkre due, Ite proristoas &f fkm wadhm éaM Irnria« do so •mi mtfßg to te 21). The SI (of pu ' 'VTIT ywf. te te kat «ky - UMi Fand that was m te hoppT . . thereof m te», ana shall he added to WM» . fdad, or held available Iter te Wmrffclariea aa the caw may be ikWm Jamrary, hml _ ■ of One Hundred $1 ■» Dollars (100,000.uoe 00>. ffcare after only one twentieth of te WMW al net earnings shall be added te te itself, and te remaining dine ■ State Geaend 1 of «B mU te teases ascertained darn ■shaä'i be do tweatieth be the net earnings and «hall be itod C • B eaauimr month as ter aa practicable Section if (of Article fl). 'All te net earnings occrmn^^to te r ha fond ««« of the State. Section 13 (of Article 21). AB the net earning» accruing to the State Permanent Steel Fund shall ante ally he added thereto until it ha* reached te sura of Five Hundred Million Dollars ($600,00CLÔm9j|). There after only one twentieth of me annual net earning« shall he acted te the fund itself, sad the remateM twentieths shall «nnoaUf b« ' to te school diatifteta of on te basig of the aggre gate actual school attendance in mek district during the preceding sÄnl twentieths of te net nineteen apportioned the State o or calendar year by persons be tw ee n - of six and eighteen yegg» exclusively for ai> ocattonal purposes, subject to such regulation» and limitation* as MUf te «*>d •& be preacribed by Section 14 (of Article 21). AU te âæt earmnga accruing to the Pwrtaaa «n* Revend» Fund for te University of Montana aha» annually ha tMm thereto anti! it has mated te «ta» of One Hundred Million Dollar» (1100,000,000,00 k Thereafter only one twentieth of the annual net eare aw. k . te remaining nineteen twentiate apportioned to all the edttea inaatationa ten .eo^ te University of Montana, on te basis of the aggregate actual attend each institution during te preceding school or calendar year, and may be used for ail purposkti properly connected with te work o# teae institutions, subject, however, to such reguktion* and limitations aa'an may be preacribed by kw. _ Section 16 (of Article 21 >. When- J te purpose for which a certain contribution wss made has been ac complisbed, or can no longer be a» certained or followed, then the total amount of such fund shall be trans ferred to the State Permanent Schoo) Fund and become a Permanent and inviolable part thereof. ♦ AH contribu tions without a specified purpose shall be credited to the State Perman ent Schoo! Fund. Section 1« (of Article 21). Should te time ever come when any of the three aforesaid permanent fund® be a? shall be added to te come so large tet no further increase is necessary or desirable, then, In such case, the legislative Assembly shall have power to provide for the the net income from such fund for te purpose for which It wss created, or It may as« the one twen tieth of te annual net income which was to be added to te fund itself for te creation of other permanent rev •nu* fund» or for any other public pureos« that it may deem wise; pro rided. however, that non* of te tore going provisions of this section shall apply to any of these fund* until it has reached te specific amount fixed by this Article. Section 17 (of Article 21). The use of aii Justice# of the Supreme Court of the State of Montana are hereby made and constituted a supervisory board over the entire administration of ail the fonda created or authorised by te» artide and te income therefrom During January of each year, this board shall review te administrât)«» ffr the preceding year. It tell de eide aU uncertain or disputed points arising ip te administration of the fo«k vtenever requested to do so by a beneficiary, by a State Official f*«»X«d with some vart of te admin »stration of the fond, or any other in tareatod party: and it may do so upon «» own ihitistiv«. It «hall be te du tyof the supervisory board te do and P«foriB all seta and things tet it may deem necessary in order to can»« te board and officers haring direct fb*rg« of three funds to administer the same earefally end wisely m full compliance with the provision, of this «flrie and auch further k*kktion re may be enaetad rektte thereto The Clerk of te Supreme Court ahall be Ex-Officio Clerk of this Supervk Tmdhto 18 (of Article 21 ) The Legislative Aaaembly shall from tim« enact such farther legislation a* it JW deem naereaary to carnr into ef f®« te prenions of this Article. Section 8. Separate official bal tots shall be provided at the general eirotion to be arid to November, 1924, w h »ch shall have pr inted tereon «II of A rti c le Tmrefrreno (Mr* the Co natjtu&m of te State of Montana •* P« Wri b y thk art TWe «ha I *lfo be prtotsd on said official bal bolow the arid Article square the word* a* follows; foregoing amend te Constitution For te to te ron.t.tn to te Oonstita-j^ te Each fl*»t sqnare above printed, fflgÜJfsS? fiaetion 4 The rotes east for and ■Wirk on ent j «mine*) and te kw> ^ ta 6. Afi acta and ««tet wits* te m of tes, ons of ef f'-v> affect sp ■~ÜHgB.L v«l March R, 198S. States of America, i 1 Montana, sa. State of the Stated Maate*, «te hereby certify that the fosrrookig m a true and correct copy of a» act "titled "An Act to Submit to te Quahf>ed Elector« of the State of »■ Montana an Amendment te Constitution of the Slate of Mo* tana Adding Thereto a New ArtLi cl*. fTOvidtng for the Acceptance «" Administrât»« by the State Gifts l>unations. Grant» and lAga-,ri>k des fo r the Creation of a State Fennanent Revenue Pond, for te Creation of a State Permanent School Fuad, fer the Croat»« of a rorraanent Revenue Fund for the University of Montana, and fer the »enefit of other Useful, Benevolent and Worthy Objecte; and Aater Ujn K she State to Administer Other Funds Together with Those Hera mbefore Indicated " IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, If have hereunto set my hand and a# teed the Great Seal of te State of Montana at Helena, the Capital, .. this 1st day of August. A, D, 1 924-! ( T. OTEWART, ■on tan a i Secretary of State, 1st Pub Sep. 2b—last Pub Oct. 30) -. . . Stete of F NOTICE OF ELECTION rOONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT , Chapter 137. | "An Act to Provide for te Submi* Mon to the Qualified Elector» of the Si ate of Montane of an Amendment the Constitution of the State of Montana by Adding Thereto an Ar jticle to te known aa Article XXII, 'Providing for the Payment of Adjust ed Compensation to Bon* Fide E®«s dsnts of te State of Montana Who of Served on Active Duty in te Navy or Marine Corps of the State* in the World War and 6o Such «f Sa.d Person» Who Being Citisens the United State Served in te Naval, Military or Air Forces of Any Of the Governments Associate With fhe United State* Daring Said W *»d Authorising the Ifflcurr pdebtedneaa; Authorising lag of Bond»; Providing ta h Tax," Ä ar. the (e«o the Levy IT ENACTED BY THE LEGIS LATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: . Section 1. That the Constitution of te State of Montana be emended as ; «sinB<lKnreinafter provided, and tet the question of such amendment be sub mitted to the qualified electors of the «täte of Montana at the general eke tion to be held in November, 1924 Section 2. That te Constitution of the State of Montana ba and the same;tick is hereby amended by adding terete article to be known as Article XXII, and to read as follows; "Article XXH, Section 1. In order;secure [to promote the spirit of patriotism, and loyalty, in testimony of the grat- 1 Itude of the Stete of Montana, and to & Eleventh Day of November, Nineteen Hundred Eighteen for a period longer than two months; and to each person who, being a citizen of fhe United State« at the time of entry therein, served on active duty in the naval, military or air forces of any of the gormmmeat* associated with the fini ted States during the war with; the central allied power* between the sixth day of April. Nineteen Hundred Seven toms and te eleventh day of November, Nineteen Hundred Eight «en, for a period longer than two monte; andat the time of his call, enlistment, induction, commkrion or sente», was a bonafide resident of the »tat« of Montana, the sum of Ten ... of the State of Montana, aad ia recognition of the splendid service* Of Montana men uie United States and the German Empire and it# allies, there shall be h person who was regular enlisted, drafted, inducted Marins Corps of the United States between the sixth day if April. Nine teen Hundred and Seventeen and the Eleventh Day of November, Nineteen Hundred Eighteen for a period longer than two months; and to each person who, bring a citizen of the United States at the time of entry therein, i served on «ctiv« duty in the naval, ' e spi< In te m r umpire anu its aines, mere shall be id to each called, ...... or commissioned and who served on active duty to the Army, Navy Marine Corps of tbe United Sta between tbe sixth day it Anri). Nil Do Bars ($10.00) for each month major fraction thereof that such per »on orm to active service during mlâ war, whether before or after Neve» ber 11. 1918. not to exceed, however, a total sum of Tw 0 Hundred D6San < $200.00); provided, that persona who hare received extra compensât from *ay other state, or nation ten the Onitad States for such service hall not be entitled to compensation under thk Article unies* te amount of compensatio» so received i. kss than they would be entitled to here under, .to which event they shall celva the difference between te com pcnaaMon allowable under this Article an d te extra compensation already received from »«Toter «tat« or na tion, provided, further, that person« who have received greater compensa tmn than te Mgvkr pay of tike Ar my . Navy, or Marine Corps and com mutatios tor quarters aWd subsist en0f tell not be entitled to receive t0 mp«w«tion under thk article on ]«#» the amount of te extra com pen «atlas ao received is less than they bo entitled to hereunder, tent they shall receive te wh Affimww» between the compensation allowable airier this article and such compensation In case of the death of My such person while in such »terries in omul ««want shall be paid to bk «mrriring widow if not remar r ied the time compensation k re ,,u«rt«d, or to case he kft no widow and kft ehildrerv then to hi* surriv-!| j„g riiiidre«, or to the event he left n< widow or «hlidren. then to hk s«r viriag amtmt or parents. Persons of tbs^uak sex, or their survirina children or pereuta. who are to all « within the term# of «half be entitled to com other *bk i 'SaettMS 2. The word 'person' as u»ed to- pm s g I of (hk Article, shall t ggfr to atom . durtog te service, refused on political or in such service. therefrom under rir mmomtmg to a dkhon and who have not officially restored onmR uiboe per to the bene ui L Article for compensa tta mom * fori m to te teta Awddtor, ■aha» to driv rert ti oa »item, «tat« of from active service. I# th i» not on active . Ate, a that the claimant duriag for which compensation *» te'aot refuse t« «sbjoet military diaeipline aad unqualified »erftee and that he has hot been sep ! aratad from the of_ discharge, 1 formation aa the State Auditer may require. Such certificate shall he pre ieonted to te State Auditor_ , iwentative together with an hoaor able discharge or release from active service, or in ease of its loss, a prop eriy authenticated reconi of service, or in the event that claimant ii still in the service, a properly rathenti oatod record of all active a formed by claimant, or if te si be presented by the widow, child parents of a deceased veteran, then with te proper evidence of death, tether with a properly authenticated record of service, and te State Aa ditor shall endom« upon charge, release or record of active service batst« k |ka anima flrainirt i*'tgflbrtsii to# waaaw »-fflBÇ «MB* » raCwSy « te fall 1 or fas tea aam« o f the alalmgat gp on the Veteran's Cora. ■ amount equal to Tan Dollars for each and every month i service, or major fraction aabaequent to te sixth day of April, Nineteen Hundred Seventeen, reeding however a total of Two dr«d Dollars Treasurer dis the fact that it was made te of tbe application, and «hall re turn each discharge or releaee ord of active »erviee to the claimant and tel) forthwith draw hi* warrant or ree tion Fund for an ) not ex H-,,. from the Veteran«' Fund I where application for ©om is madf by the widow, chil |cnMtk>n peraon shall furnish te though te ap; plication were ma d e hy the deceased veteran, and te Mate Auditor shall an appropriate bm titelt« to co*et such earn«, (»»p-w ■ation allowed to te children of de ceased veterans shall be paid to te guardians of *uch ||| guardian if appointed of this state, shall sen psnsatios and to the court without bond, and It shall — the duty of every county attorney to this state to appear to te courte or render any other necessary legal as sistanee in behalf of such children to so te as te provision* of this Ar are concerned, without coiape» nation and no public officer shall eol ket any lees to any p ■_ (brought in behalf of such children to compensation under this Ar tick, The «nke diMvuttm kept on file for the use of persons covered by this Article a «officient number of form» of certificates so that there may be no delay in te payment of this compensation. The State Auditor may authorize te coon ty auditor, or county clerk, or both, of any county of te state to act for, tom in recefvtog applications under the provision» of this Article, and shall furnish such person with te ; proper certificate« to enable him to accept such application. The State Auditor is hereby authorised and di reeled to procure such printing and office supplie* and equipment, and to ) employ *«ch persons a* may be nec easary in order to properly carry out State Auditor is emp o were d to make such additional reasonable re qulremente from "Section 4. Th« State Auditor shall furnish free of charge, upon applies tion therefor, the necessary form of certificate to ail person« entitled thereto, and may establish at differ ent point* within te State of Mon tana offices at which there shall to kept on file for the use of persons covered by thk Article a sufficient number of forms of certificates so that there payment of i State Auditor applicants as are necessary to prevent fraud or te payment of compensation to person* not entitled thereto. "Section 4. Th« State Auditor shall or te provisions of thk Article, aad »U expense* incurred by him in te ad maStotration of tak Article be paid by warrant* drawn upon the Veterans' Compensation Fund Th« Adjutant General shall advise with and assist the State Auditor in ion te performance of te duties of te Auditor under thk Article. "Section 8 For te purpose of providing means tor te payment of compensation hereunder and for pay tog te expenses of administration, the State Board of Examiners of te re- State of Montana is hereby author Ited, empowered and directed to issue, from time to time, as may be re quired for the purpoae of thk Article, bond, of, and in tbe name of, te State of Montana, to and in te amount of te sum of Four Million Five Hun dred Thousand Dollars ($4JK4> •'XX..90) to excess of the constitutional Hmita tion of indebtedness of te State of Montana, and over end above any bonded indebtedness of said state heretofore created or incurred ter which said state k now obligated. The bonds provided for to thk Article «hail be issued in denomination of One Thousand Dollars (»1.000.00) each, and shall ter interest at a rate not exceeding five end one half per cent (f>*é per cent) per annum, payable semi-annually on the first days of January and July of each year at the office of the State Tereurer of the State of Montana, or at some bank to a city outside of the State of Montan» designated by the State Treasurer; noch bond* shall be dated on te first day of and shall become due and —*■ able twenty (20) year# from date and be redeemable at the option of Jmmmry or te first m. a of te State Board of Examiners af any thn« after tan (10) years from their data at my interest paring per iod. The bond» hereto referred to shaU be to « toft J am a ß Pj r N gto. ;vssr*'?rï scribed by approved by «miners, am «tor te gn of Man of in . arid office oi the har« to turret eenpon» »ached thereto coverin g te tote 'KWmPHI shall be «xrentafl with fare nature» of aB te members of aft bonds than dw % SS te » - h exrewtton, of pom tm behalf of te State of TW toads provided fi» tu m* à& tvpSSshxSs -J*, »hUlte kttüMiw «»ta ^ the state, as «aKrrinr oat te janees made {be 1» of for than its par of this Article te«nt for any of te Stete. "Section e The af h invest «f te known aa te "Veterans' tioa rood" which shalLto used for te payment of te compensation ecu rid«d I» this Article aad for paying te expomes of adarinktratto» there of. For te porpoee of carrying out te nroriskms at this Article teem hi hereby appropriated ans' Compensation 1 from te Veter - Dollars a ftxyi fte u may be necessary. "Section 7. All payments or | jfaa Article taxation and from tea e under from a» exempt fn levy and sole «B e» "Section A That shall he exceeding levied annually a tax net mill on te doBar on all a property subject to mid tax when col lected by te Gmt; Treasurers of te counties of the State of Montana tell be ter them a cc o u nte d for and » te State Treasury of te to be by te in and credited m as te "Veter an* 1 Oompensatipo Bond Betiremen! Fund" and which fu*d tel) be wmd mlnhtb fee te puMHAt of te principal and interest accruing the State of taxation, which in E of Mon m known to a fund to be ion 9. No charge made by «W Ifa wvir ivw 1*1 *- wiafil ^ tog te alkwaaea as previdei for by this Article shaft !* recognised bv te slate and any p e r aon whe for sidération discounts or attempts to with "Section 10. intent to toll false srSSFS&'fftraä Article or art» trite Intent te defraadv presents to te State Auditor, or to any other officer of te stete, any which do not to fact belong to such n person, or makes any fake tat ton to connection with y funds under the term* of thk vide additional may . tor raisin« of the inter est and principal of said bonds this Act shall not be deemed vide an exclusive method for ^Section 8. That separate officiai bailot# be provided at the genera! elec tion to be held in November, 1984, which ahail have printed thereon the wont* For the amendment to te ConsU tution relating to the payment °f Ad lusted comwBisSttion to mmpde rm Mente of the State of Montana who served on active duty » the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the Unite States to the «f of said persont who, M nf tbe United SfcriML tafte to te Ha val, Military or Air iotem ot any or [the governments «teeffid witii te United State* during eM w w^utt - thorium* the incurring of a« J»debt edness; atilborislag the bonds to an a»ount not .to Four Million Five Hundred Thoasan«» Dollar* ( $4,600^00-00>, ahd prevMtog for the levy of a tax. Against te amendment to teOM> stitution rekttog to tba payout of pm j moneys for the payment to pro adjusted compensation to bonafid* resident* of te Stale of Montaimj^ho served on active duty to the AWj Navy or Marin« Corps of the UMM State» to the world war, and to such persons who, being eitiseas of te United States, served to the M Military or Air foreéo of any of te governments aosoctotod Wifk te United State« during said war; to» thorizing te iocuirrin* of an Indabt «does«: authorising the hwuing of bonds fn an amom t not to exceod Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Doi ] ar s ($4,600.000 00), and providing for te levy of a tax. Each elector shall preference by making an the preposition for which desires to vote, Section A That te votes cast for and against the amendment above proposed ten be «Utyaread and de temlned as provided by the general election taws of the State of Mon tana. , _ Section 8- All Acta and parts of Acta in conflict herewith are hereby repealed . „ . . Section 6. This Act tell take ef feet upon ita passage and approval, Approved March 8, 1028 , „ United States of America, State of Montana. #*: I, C. T- STEWART, %aMtary of State of the State <jf Montana, do hereby certify that te foregoing is a true and correct com of an ac* entitled; "An Act to Froyri ejor the Submission to te Qaaftfted Elector# of the State of Montana of an Amendment to te Constitution designate his n "X" before said elector U *«iie Snow«« tor te of the State of Monta»» Thereto an Article to, be Article XXH, Payment of A te Bona Fide - of Montana f World War rad to » Mb of jtori « o# «ft to te Military or Ak Foto» «£ te Governments Assoektog of the U i-pSÄtr I have fixed te % ri ' '• V Î