Montana § 7-5-4201 Municipal Ordinances

Montana Statutes

§ 7-5-4201 — Municipal Ordinances

Montana § 7-5-4201

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 5GENERAL OPERATION AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

Part 42Municipal Ordinances and Resolutions

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 7-5-4201 (2026).

Text

7-5-4201 . Municipal ordinances.

(1)The style of ordinances may be as follows: "Be it ordained by the council of the city of.... (or town of....)", and all ordinances may be published or posted as prescribed by the council.

(2)All ordinances, bylaws, and resolutions must be passed by the council and approved by the mayor or the person acting in the mayor's stead and must be recorded in a book kept by the clerk, called "The Ordinance Book", and numbered by numerical decimal system in the order in which they are passed or codified.

(3)An ordinance may not:

(a)include a prohibited action provided in 7-5-103 ; or

(b)contain more than one subject, which must be clearly expressed in its title, except ordinances for the codification and revision of ordinances.

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7-5-4201 . Municipal ordinances. (1) The style of ordinances may be as follows: "Be it ordained by the council of the city of.... (or town of....)", and all ordinances may be published or posted as prescribed by the council.
(2) All ordinances, bylaws, and resolutions must be passed by the council and approved by the mayor or the person acting in the mayor's stead and must be recorded in a book kept by the clerk, called "The Ordinance Book", and numbered by numerical decimal system in the order in which they are passed or codified.
(3) An ordinance may not:
(a) include a prohibited action provided in 7-5-103 ; or
(b) contain more than one subject, which must be clearly expressed in its title, except ordinances for the codification and revision of ordinances.

Legislative History

(1)En. Sec. 4804, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3264, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5055, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5055, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-1101, R.C.M. 1947; (2), (3)En. Sec. 4805, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3265, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5056, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5056, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 231, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 111, L. 1975; Sec. 11-1102, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1101, 11-1102(part); amd. Sec. 468, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 408, L. 2021.