Montana Code Annotated
Part 1. General Provisions
2-16-101. Classification of public officers

2-16-101. Classification of public officers. (1) The public officers of this state are classified as follows:
(a) legislative;
(b) executive;
(c) judicial;
(d) ministerial officers and officers of the courts.
(2) This classification is not to be construed as defining the legal powers of either class.
(3) Executive officers are either:
(a) civil; or
(b) military.
History: (1), (2)En. Sec. 140, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 49, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 50, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 220; re-en. Sec. 50, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 59-101, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 330, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 125, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 109, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 341; re-en. Sec. 109, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 59-201, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 59-101, 59-201.

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