Montana § 85-8-617 Illegal Assessments

Montana Statutes

§ 85-8-617 — Illegal Assessments

Montana § 85-8-617

Title 85WATER USE

Ch. 8DRAINAGE DISTRICTS

Part 6Taxes and Assessments

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 85-8-617 (2026).

Text

85-8-617 . Illegal assessments. In case the court decides that any land should not have been assessed for drainage purposes or that any assessment is void, the commissioners of the district shall:

(1)levy an additional assessment on all of the assessable lands, irrigation ditches, railroads, corporations, and individual owners, based on the last assessment of the district approved by the court, sufficient to pay the sum lost to the district by reason of such void assessment; or

(2)pay such sum out of the general fund of the district.

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85-8-617 . Illegal assessments. In case the court decides that any land should not have been assessed for drainage purposes or that any assessment is void, the commissioners of the district shall:
(1) levy an additional assessment on all of the assessable lands, irrigation ditches, railroads, corporations, and individual owners, based on the last assessment of the district approved by the court, sufficient to pay the sum lost to the district by reason of such void assessment; or
(2) pay such sum out of the general fund of the district.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 78, Ch. 129, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7342, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7342, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 109, L. 1923; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 169, L. 1929; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2412.