7-2-4917. Procedure to collect receivables. (1) The board of county commissioners shall make provisions for the collection of the amounts due a corporation and for the closing up of its affairs, and any act or acts necessary for that purpose and not otherwise provided shall, upon order of the board, be performed by the officer or officers performing similar duties for the county as if it had been performed by the proper officer of the city or town before disincorporation.
(2) The county shall succeed to and possess all rights of the corporation to indebtedness and has power to sue for or otherwise collect any debts in the name of the county.
History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 99, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 11-320.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments
Part 49. Disincorporation of Municipalities
7-2-4901. Automatic disincorporation
7-2-4902. Disincorporation by election
7-2-4905. Effect of insufficient vote to disincorporate
7-2-4906. Effect of sufficient vote to disincorporate
7-2-4907. through 7-2-4910 reserved
7-2-4911. Certification of financial condition
7-2-4912. Management of unencumbered cash
7-2-4913. Release of public property to county commissioners
7-2-4914. Disposition of city court records
7-2-4915. Effect of disincorporation on prior legal rights
7-2-4916. Payment of debts and collection of receivables of disincorporated municipality
7-2-4917. Procedure to collect receivables
7-2-4918. Tax levy in event of insolvency
7-2-4919. Management of surplus assets deposited to special fund
7-2-4920. Payment of costs and expenses from special county fund