Table of Contents TITLE 85. WATER USE CHAPTER 8. DRAINAGE DISTRICTS Part 3. Organization and Operation

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85-8-301 — Term of commissioners at... 85-8-302 — Election of commissioners... 85-8-304 — Results of election 85-8-305 — Qualifications of elector... 85-8-306 — Nominations 85-8-307 — Vacancies 85-8-308 — Oath and bond of commissi... 85-8-311 — Record and vouchers 85-8-312 — Custody of funds 85-8-313 — Annual report of commissi... 85-8-314 — Court control and compens... 85-8-315 — Presumption of regularity... 85-8-321 — Organization, appointment... 85-8-322 — Adoption of feasible plan 85-8-323 — Hearing and notice on pre... 85-8-324 — Adjournment of hearing or... 85-8-325 — Remonstrance by intereste... 85-8-326 — Service of owners of adde... 85-8-327 — Procedure at court hearin... 85-8-328 — Corporate nature of drain... 85-8-329 — Necessity of preliminary... 85-8-341 — Preparation of report --... 85-8-342 — Apportionment of costs 85-8-343 — Commissioners to use most... 85-8-344 — Alteration of boundaries 85-8-345 — Notice of hearing of repo... 85-8-346 — Modification of report 85-8-347 — Confirmation of report --... 85-8-348 — Modification of court ord... 85-8-349 — Supplemental report 85-8-350 — Judgment on dismissal of... 85-8-351 — Statement of costs before... 85-8-352 — Contribution among petiti... 85-8-361 — Contracts 85-8-362 — Interest of commissioners... 85-8-363 — Commissioners' right of e... 85-8-364 — Payment or tender of dama... 85-8-365 — Location of drains 85-8-366 — Drains on railroad lands 85-8-367 — Commissioners' powers dur... 85-8-368 — Annual report -- objectio...

Mont. Code Ann. § 85-8-314

(1997)

Court control and compensation of commissioners

(1) The commissioners shall receive for their services such compensation as the court or presiding judge thereof may determine. They shall also receive their actual reasonable expenses. They shall at all times be under the control or direction of the court or presiding judge and shall obey its or his directions; for failure to do so they shall forfeit their compensation and be dealt with summarily as for contempt. Suit may also be brought upon their bonds, in the name of the clerk of the court, and the amount recovered shall be applied to the construction of the work or to the party injured, as justice may require.

(2) The court may at any time require the commissioners to make a report on any matter or matters connected with their duties as commissioners and after due hearing may remove from office any or all of said commissioners for neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, or for other good cause. The court may at any time require the commissioners to give new bonds to the clerk of the court and may fix the amount thereof. Said bonds shall be submitted to the court or the presiding judge thereof for approval.

Official Annotations archive.org, 1997 edition

History:

(1)EnactedEn. Secs. 24, 25, 26, ChapterCh. 129, Laws ofL. 1921

ReenactedRe-en. Secs. 7288, 7289, 7290, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1921

ReenactedRe-en. Secs. 7288, 7289, 7290, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1935

Secs. 89-2311, 89-2312, 89-2313, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947

(2)EnactedEn. SectionSec. 92, ChapterCh. 129, Laws ofL. 1921

ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 7356, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1921

ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 7356, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1935

SectionSec. 89-2812, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947

Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 89-2311, 89-2312, 89-2313, 89-2812.

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