Montana Code Annotated
Part 27. Abandonment and Consolidation of Counties
7-2-2704. Hearing on petition by county commissioners -- notice

7-2-2704. Hearing on petition by county commissioners -- notice. (1) Whenever any such petition is presented to the board of county commissioners of a county with a certificate of the election administrator attached thereto and showing that the petition has been signed by not less than 35% of the registered electors of the county whose names appear upon the registration records of the county, as provided in 7-2-2702 and 7-2-2703, the board shall, immediately upon presentation of the petition, make and enter an order in its minutes fixing a day for considering and taking final action on the petition. The date for final action shall be not less than 30 or more than 35 days after the date when the order is made.
(2) The board shall cause a notice to be published as provided in 7-1-2121 to the effect that the petition has been presented to the board asking for the abandonment and abolishment of the county and that any registered electors of the county interested therein may appear and be heard thereon.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 105, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4003(1); amd. Sec. 282, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 349, L. 1985.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 7. Local Government

Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments

Part 27. Abandonment and Consolidation of Counties

7-2-2701. Abandonment and consolidation of counties

7-2-2702. Petition for abandonment of county

7-2-2703. Processing of petition -- certification to county commissioners

7-2-2704. Hearing on petition by county commissioners -- notice

7-2-2705. Petition to amend proposed consolidation

7-2-2706. Processing of petition to amend proposed consolidation -- certification to county commissioners

7-2-2707. Action on petitions -- resolution

7-2-2708. Form of resolution

7-2-2709. Election on question of abandonment and consolidation

7-2-2710. Repealed

7-2-2711. Form of ballot

7-2-2712. Canvass of returns -- proclamation of results

7-2-2713. Effect of election results

7-2-2714. through 7-2-2720 reserved

7-2-2721. Disposition of townships

7-2-2722. Disposition of property

7-2-2723. Vesting of property and legal rights

7-2-2724. Disposition of records and other papers

7-2-2725. Status of continuing contracts

7-2-2726. Status of printing contracts

7-2-2727. Effect of abandonment on school and special districts

7-2-2728. Effect of abandonment on county high schools

7-2-2729. Tax liability of property within abandoned county for debts of continuing county

7-2-2730. Establishment of special warrant district or special funding bond district in continuing county

7-2-2731. through 7-2-2740 reserved

7-2-2741. Processing of claims against abandoned county

7-2-2742. Transfer and use of funds of abandoned county

7-2-2743. Collection of taxes and other money

7-2-2744. Transfer of money when claims against fund satisfied

7-2-2745. Procedure if insufficient funds -- special warrant district or special funding bond district

7-2-2746. Details relating to special warrant district

7-2-2747. Details relating to special funding bond district

7-2-2748. Special funding bond district bonds

7-2-2749. Payment of outstanding bonds of abandoned county

7-2-2750. Procedure to collect and transmit taxes when several counties involved

7-2-2751. Disposition of money of abandoned district

7-2-2752. Liability for and payment of indebtedness of abandoned county

7-2-2753. Repealed

7-2-2754. Ownership and management of property acquired by continuing county

7-2-2755. Lease of acquired real property

7-2-2756. Sale of acquired real property

7-2-2757. Sale of acquired personal property

7-2-2758. Compensation for appraisers

7-2-2759. Distribution of money derived from acquired property