Montana § 82-2-404 Umpire Assayers -- Appointment, Qualifications, And Duties

Montana Statutes

§ 82-2-404 — Umpire Assayers -- Appointment, Qualifications, And Duties

Montana § 82-2-404

Title 82MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS

Ch. 2MINING GENERALLY

Part 4Assaying of Ore and Payment for Consignments

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 82-2-404 (2026).

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82-2-404 . Umpire assayers -- appointment, qualifications, and duties. A person, association, or corporation engaged in the sampling of ores with intent to purchase or smelt them, whether for themselves or as the agent or agents for other purchasers, shall choose an assayer who has operated an assay office or chemical laboratory for at least 1 year. The person, association, or corporation shall submit to the selected assayer all samples of ore over which there is a dispute as to metallic contents or value between the buyer or sampler and the seller of the ore. The chosen assayer shall be known as the umpire for the person, association, or corporation.

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82-2-404 . Umpire assayers -- appointment, qualifications, and duties. A person, association, or corporation engaged in the sampling of ores with intent to purchase or smelt them, whether for themselves or as the agent or agents for other purchasers, shall choose an assayer who has operated an assay office or chemical laboratory for at least 1 year. The person, association, or corporation shall submit to the selected assayer all samples of ore over which there is a dispute as to metallic contents or value between the buyer or sampler and the seller of the ore. The chosen assayer shall be known as the umpire for the person, association, or corporation.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 3439, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3439, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 39, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 50-204; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 27, L. 1979.