Effect of organization of communities into single municipal district
(1) Whenever any group of communities shall become a single municipal district under the provisions of this law, the commissioners elected at the first election shall have the same functions and authority and municipal procedure in all respects shall be the same as is provided in this law where single communities, cities, or towns adopt the commission-manager form of government, and the terms of all municipal officers in any prior city or town which may be included in such new municipal district shall in like manner cease and terminate as soon as the commissioners shall by resolution so declare, and the corporate functions and existence of any such prior municipal corporation may in like manner be terminated by said commissioners when the need for the further existence of such prior corporation shall be at an end.
(2) Whenever any group of communities, including one or more incorporated cities or towns, shall become a single municipal district under this law, such municipal district shall bear the same name as the principal incorporated city or town in such district.
(3) Whenever any group of communities, including one or more incorporated cities or towns, shall become a single municipal district under this law, the corporate property of each such city or town shall become the property of the new municipality, but improvements paid for in whole or in part by special assessments upon abutting property within special improvement districts shall not be deemed municipal property within the meaning of this law to the extent of payments so made. If such prior city or town shall have an unpaid indebtedness, the commissioners of said new municipality elected at the first municipal election shall inventory and appraise or cause to be inventoried and appraised all of such property, and if the amount of the indebtedness of such prior city or town shall exceed the inventory value of the property surrendered to the new municipality by such prior city or town, then the excess of such indebtedness over the inventory value of said property shall be a charge only against the taxable property within the limits of such prior city or town and shall be paid by levy upon such property alone.
(1) Whenever any group of communities shall become becomes a single municipal district under the provisions of this law, part, the commissioners elected at the first election shall have the same functions and authority and municipal procedure must in be all respects shall be the same as is provided in this law where part when single communities, cities, or towns adopt the commission-manager form of government, and the government. The terms of all municipal officers in any prior city or town which may be that is included in such the new municipal district shall in like manner cease and terminate as soon as the commissioners shall by adopt a resolution so declare, terminating and the terms, the and the corporate functions and existence of any such prior municipal corporation may in like manner be terminated by said commissioners the commissioners when the need for the further existence of such the prior corporation shall be at an end. has ended.
(2) Whenever any group of communities, including one or more incorporated cities or towns, shall become becomes a single municipal district under this law, such part, municipal the municipal district shall bear has the same name as the principal incorporated city or town in such the district.
(3) Whenever any group of communities, including one or more incorporated cities or towns, shall become becomes a single municipal district under this law, part, the corporate property of each such city or town shall become becomes the property of the new municipality, but improvements paid for in whole or in part by special assessments upon abutting property within special improvement districts shall may not be deemed considered municipal property within the meaning of this law part to the extent of payments so made. the special assessment payments. If such a prior city or town shall have has an unpaid indebtedness, the commissioners of said new the new municipality elected at the first municipal election shall inventory and appraise or cause to be inventoried and appraised all of such property, the property, and if the amount of the indebtedness of such prior the prior city or town shall exceed exceeds the inventory value of the property surrendered to the new municipality by such prior the prior city or town, then the excess of such indebtedness the indebtedness over the inventory value of said property the shall be a property is a charge only against the taxable property within the limits of such the prior city or town and shall and, subject to 15-10-420, must be paid by levy upon such the property alone. located within the prior city or town.
Effect of organization of communities into single municipal district
| (1)EnactedEn. SectionSec. 121, ChapterCh. 152, Laws ofL. 1917 added by SectionSec. 6, ChapterCh. 44, Laws ofL. 1919 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 5517, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1921 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 5517, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1935 |
| SectionSec. 11-3333, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947 |
| (2)EnactedEn. SectionSec. 122, ChapterCh. 152, Laws ofL. 1917 added by SectionSec. 6, ChapterCh. 44, Laws ofL. 1919 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 5518, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1921 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 5518, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1935 |
| SectionSec. 11-3334, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947 |
| (3)EnactedEn. SectionSec. 123, ChapterCh. 152, Laws ofL. 1917 added by SectionSec. 6, ChapterCh. 44, Laws ofL. 1919 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 5519, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1921 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 5519, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1935 |
| SectionSec. 11-3335, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947 |
| Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 11-3333, 11-3334, 11-3335. |