Montana § 7-7-2227 Examination Of Petition -- Resolution Calling For Election

Montana Statutes

§ 7-7-2227 — Examination Of Petition -- Resolution Calling For Election

Montana § 7-7-2227

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 7DEBT MANAGEMENT

Part 22County General Obligation Bonds

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 7-7-2227 (2026).

Text

7-7-2227 . Examination of petition -- resolution calling for election.

(1)Upon delivery of the certified petition, the board shall carefully examine the petition and make any other investigation that it may consider necessary. If it is found that the petition is in proper form, bears the requisite number of signers of qualified petitioners, and is in all other respects sufficient, the board shall pass and adopt a resolution that contains the provisions of subsection (2) plus the essential facts in regard to the petition and its filing and presentation.

(2)The resolution must:

(a)recite the purpose or purposes for which the bonds are proposed to be issued;

(b)fix the exact amount of bonds proposed to be issued for each purpose, which amount may be less than but must not exceed the amoun

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7-7-2227 . Examination of petition -- resolution calling for election. (1) Upon delivery of the certified petition, the board shall carefully examine the petition and make any other investigation that it may consider necessary. If it is found that the petition is in proper form, bears the requisite number of signers of qualified petitioners, and is in all other respects sufficient, the board shall pass and adopt a resolution that contains the provisions of subsection (2) plus the essential facts in regard to the petition and its filing and presentation.
(2) The resolution must:
(a) recite the purpose or purposes for which the bonds are proposed to be issued;
(b) fix the exact amount of bonds proposed to be issued for each purpose, which amount may be less than but must not exceed the amount set forth in the petition;
(c) determine the number of years through which the bonds are to be paid, not exceeding the limitations fixed in 7-7-2206 ; and
(d) make provision for having the question submitted to the registered electors of the county as required in 7-7-2223 .

Legislative History

En. Sec. 9, Ch. 188, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4630.9, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2023(part); amd. Sec. 311, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 89, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 387, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 234, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 100, Ch. 49, L. 2015.