Montana § 85-7-2014 - Procedure After Election, Petition, Or Resolution Filed

Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 85-7-2014 — Procedure After Election, Petition, Or Resolution Filed, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 85-7-2014. Procedure After Election, Petition, Or Resolution Filed

Procedure after election, petition, or resolution filed. Upon an election, the filing of the petition pursuant to 85-7-2013 , or the adoption of a resolution approving the levy of a special tax or assessment under 85-7-2048 , the board of commissioners shall, by appropriate order or resolution: (1) authorize and direct the issuance of the bonds of the district to the amount and for the purpose or purposes specified in the election, petition, or resolution adopted pursuant to 85-7-2048 ; (2) fix the numbers, denominations, and maturity or maturities of the bonds; (3) specify the rate of interest on the bonds and whether it is payable annually or semiannually; (4) designate the place and method of payment of the bonds and the interest on the bonds, within or outside the state of Montana; (5) prescribe the form of the bonds; and (6) provide for the levy of a special tax or assessment as provided in this chapter on all the lands in the district or for a levy on a subdistrict if the bonds are issued on behalf of the subdistrict, for the irrigation and benefit of which the district or subdistrict was organized and the bonds are issued or the contract is to be made, sufficient in an amount to pay the interest on and principal of the bonds when due and all amounts to be paid to the United States under any contract between the district and the United States for which bonds of the district have not been deposited with the United States as provided in 85-7-1906 .

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Montana Code Annotated § 85-7-2014 cover?

Section 85-7-2014 ("Procedure After Election, Petition, Or Resolution Filed") 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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