7-3-4217. Oath of office and official bond. Every person who has been declared elected mayor or council member shall, within 10 days after the declaration, take and file with the city clerk an oath of office in the form and manner provided by law and shall execute and give sufficient bond to the municipal corporation in the sum of $10,000, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the office. This bond must be approved by the judge of the district court of the county in which the city is situated and must be filed with the clerk and recorder of the county in which the city is situated.
History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 57, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 5377, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5377, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 535, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3112(9); amd. Sec. 366, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government
Part 42. Municipal Commission Government
7-3-4202. Authorization for commission form of municipal government
7-3-4203. Effect of part on other local government laws
7-3-4205. City to be governed by mayor and council members
7-3-4206. Territorial limits and property
7-3-4207. Requirements of petitions
7-3-4208. Petition to organize under commission form -- election required
7-3-4212. Effect of vote on question
7-3-4213. Election for first city officers
7-3-4214. First term of office
7-3-4215. Council members and mayor to be elected
7-3-4216. General term of office
7-3-4217. Oath of office and official bond
7-3-4222. Adoption of ordinances -- petition to protest -- election
7-3-4223. Granting of franchises -- election required
7-3-4227. Abandonment of commission form
7-3-4228. through 7-3-4230 reserved
7-3-4231. General provisions related to elections
7-3-4242. through 7-3-4250 reserved
7-3-4253. Department structure and operation
7-3-4254. Selection and supervision of officers and employees
7-3-4255. Compensation of mayor, council members, and employees
7-3-4256. Control of conflict of interest
7-3-4257. Appointment of civil service commission
7-3-4258. Civil service examinations
7-3-4259. Discharge of employees
7-3-4260. Investigatory powers of council
7-3-4261. Conduct of civil service commission business
7-3-4262. Nonpartisan appointments and elections
7-3-4264. Applicability of civil service provisions
7-3-4265. Violations of civil service provisions