7-2-2602. Filing of petition -- notice and hearing. (1) A petition for removal of a county seat must be filed with the county clerk.
(2) The county clerk, immediately upon the filing of the petition, shall publish a notice as provided in 7-1-2121. The notice must state that the petition is open to inspection in the office of the county clerk.
(3) Any other or additional petition than the one originally filed may not be considered by the board.
History: En. Sec. 4157, Pol. C. 1895; amd. Sec. 1, p. 145, L. 1901; re-en. Sec. 2851, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 62, L. 1915; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 10, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4369, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 3976; re-en. Sec. 4369, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-301(part); amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 354, L. 2001.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments
Part 26. Removal of County Seat
7-2-2601. Petition to remove county seat
7-2-2602. Filing of petition -- notice and hearing
7-2-2604. Consideration of petition -- submission to voters -- withdrawal of signatures
7-2-2606. Determination and publication of election results
7-2-2607. Transmittal of election results
7-2-2608. Frequency of elections on question of moving county seat