Table of Contents TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Part 41. Municipalities

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7-1-4101 — Nature of municipalities 7-1-4102 — Name of municipality 1 7-1-4111 — Classification of municip... 7-1-4112 — Exceptions from classific... 7-1-4113 — Basis of classification 7-1-4114 — Advance in classification... 7-1-4115 — Procedure to advance muni... 7-1-4116 — Officers of reclassified... 7-1-4117 — Status of legislative act... 7-1-4118 — Reduction in classificati... 1 7-1-4121 — General definitions 7-1-4122 — Distribution of powers 7-1-4123 — Legislative powers 7-1-4124 — Powers 7-1-4125 — Limit on liability 7-1-4126 — Administrative rules 1 7-1-4127 — Publication of notice 7-1-4128 — Notice 7-1-4129 — Mail notice 7-1-4130 — Petition 7-1-4131 — Public hearing 7-1-4132 — Protest 7-1-4133 — Signatures 7-1-4134 — Rights on behalf of gover... 7-1-4135 — Posting 7-1-4136 — Oaths 7-1-4137 — Oath of office 7-1-4138 — Public servants 7-1-4139 — Waiver of mail notice or... 7-1-4140 — Facsimile signature 1 7-1-4141 — Public meeting required 7-1-4142 — Public participation 7-1-4143 — Participation 2 7-1-4144 — Public records 7-1-4145 — State reports 7-1-4146 — Reports of departments, b... 7-1-4147 — State technical advice an... 7-1-4148 — Penalty 7-1-4149 — Applicability 7-1-4150 — Municipal infractions --... 7-1-4151 — Municipal infractions --... 7-1-4152 — Municipal infractions --...

Mont. Code Ann. § 7-1-4111

(1999)

Classification of municipalities

(1) Every city having a population of 10,000 or more is a city of the first class.

(2) Every city having a population of less than 10,000 and more than 5,000 is a city of the second class.

(3) Every city having a population of less than 5,000 and more than 1,000 is a city of the third class.

(4) Every municipal corporation having a population of less than 1,000 and more than 300 is a town.

Opinions construing this section

1 opinion

2014 MT 186 Jul 15, 2014 Affirmed

Phillips, et al. v. City of Whitefish

Majority by Jim Rice · 4 to 3

ity’s exercise of zoning and subdivision authority outside its boundaries. As a city designated by statute of the second class, according to its population, § 7-1-4111(2), MCA, Whitefish could extend its regulations for up to two miles beyond the city limits, § 76-2-310(1)(b), MCA. State law also allows local governments to create j

Official Annotations archive.org, 1999 edition

History:

EnactedEn. SectionSec. 4710, Political CodePol. C. 1895

ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 3206, RevisedRev. CodeC. 1907

ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 4959, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1921

ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 4959, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1935

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 202, Laws ofL. 1947

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 126, Laws ofL. 1969

Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 11-201(part)

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 250, Laws ofL. 1979

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