Montana § 22-1-315 - City Library May Assume Functions Of County Library
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 22-1-315 — City Library May Assume Functions Of County Library, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22-1-315. City Library May Assume Functions Of County Library
City library may assume functions of county library. (1) Instead of establishing a separate county free library, the board of county commissioners may enter into a contract with the board of library trustees or other authority in charge of the free public library of any incorporated city, and the board of library trustees or other authority in charge of such free public library is hereby authorized to make such a contract. (2) Such contract may provide that the free public library of such incorporated city shall assume the functions of a county free library within the county with which such contract is made, and the board of county commissioners may agree to pay out of the county free library fund into the library fund of such incorporated city such sum as may be agreed upon. (3) Either party to such contract may terminate the same by giving 6 months' notice of intention to do so.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22-1-315 ("City Library May Assume Functions Of County Library") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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