Montana § 85-8-802 - Dividing Older Districts Into Three Divisions
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§ 85-8-802. Dividing Older Districts Into Three Divisions
Dividing older districts into three divisions. Ten percent of the adult owners or legally authorized agents or representatives of minor owners of lands within any drainage district heretofore created and organized and in existence on February 27,1925, may file a petition with the proper district court to have such district divided into divisions. Such court must thereupon make an order setting a day for hearing such petition and cause a copy of such order to be served on each of the commissioners of such district at least 5 days before the date set for such hearing. On the day fixed in such order (or on any day to which such hearing may be regularly continued) the court must hear such petition and, after such hearing, must make an order dividing such district into three divisions, as nearly equal in area as possible.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 85-8-802 ("Dividing Older Districts Into Three Divisions") 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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