7-7-4201. Limitation on amount of bonded indebtedness. (1) Except as provided in 7-7-4202, a city or town may not issue bonds or incur other indebtedness for any purpose in an amount that with all outstanding and unpaid indebtedness exceeds 2.5% of the total assessed value of taxable property, determined as provided in 15-8-111, within the city or town, as ascertained by the last assessment for state and county taxes.
(2) The issuing of bonds for the purpose of funding or refunding outstanding warrants or bonds is not the incurring of a new or additional indebtedness but is merely the changing of the evidence of outstanding indebtedness.
(3) The limitation in subsection (1) does not apply to bonds issued for the repayment of tax protests lost by the city or town.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 160, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 5278.3, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 116, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 34, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 33, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 566, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2303; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 617, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 213, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 570, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 426, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 556, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 29, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 187, L. 2007.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 42. Municipal General Obligation Bonds
7-7-4201. Limitation on amount of bonded indebtedness
7-7-4202. Special provisions relating to water and sewer systems
7-7-4203. What constitutes a single purpose
7-7-4204. Nature of general obligation bonds
7-7-4205. Term of general obligation bonds
7-7-4208. Types of general obligation bonds
7-7-4211. Citizen bonds authorized
7-7-4212. Citizen bonds -- procedural requirements prior to issuance
7-7-4213. Citizen bonds -- procedure when issue not fully subscribed
7-7-4214. Zero-coupon and capital appreciation bonds
7-7-4215. through 7-7-4220 reserved
7-7-4221. Election on question of incurring indebtedness -- exception
7-7-4222. Election required for bond issue relating to water and sewer systems
7-7-4223. Procedure to call election on question of bonded indebtedness
7-7-4224. Petition to request election
7-7-4225. Presentation of petition to city or town clerk -- clerk's certificate
7-7-4226. Resolution to submit question of issuing bonds to voters
7-7-4235. Percentage of electors required to authorize issuing of bonds
7-7-4236. Resolution to sell bonds pursuant to public sale
7-7-4237. through 7-7-4250 reserved
7-7-4251. Form of notice of sale of bonds
7-7-4252. Publication of notice of sale
7-7-4254. Procedure for sale of bonds
7-7-4255. Form and execution of bonds
7-7-4257. Registration of bonds
7-7-4258. Copy of bond to be kept by city treasurer
7-7-4260. Disposition of sale proceeds
7-7-4261. Maintenance of accounts for bond issues
7-7-4262. Payment of principal and interest
7-7-4263. Interest on late payments of principal and interest
7-7-4264. Statement as to amount of principal and interest due and payable on bonds
7-7-4265. Tax levy for payment of bonds
7-7-4266. Procedure in case of insufficient tax levy -- individual liability of council members
7-7-4269. Order of redemption of bonds
7-7-4270. Authority to buy outstanding bonds
7-7-4272. Cancellation of bonds and coupons
7-7-4273. Cancellation of warrants and refunded general obligation bonds
7-7-4274. Closing of accounts and transfer of money to other funds
7-7-4275. Refunding of bond issue held by state by exchange for amortization bonds