Montana Code > Title 7 > Chapter 13 > Part 41 – General Provisions Related to Municipal Utility Services


§ 7-13-4101	Authority to permit laying of utility mains
§ 7-13-4102	Authority to acquire natural gas system — indebtedness permitted
§ 7-13-4103	Limitation on indebtedness for acquisition of natural gas system
§ 7-13-4104	Inspection and measurement of gas, light, and electric or other power systems
§ 7-13-4105	Regulation of vaults, cisterns, hydrants, pumps, sewers, and gutters
§ 7-13-4106	Erection of poles, wires, rods, and cables
§ 7-13-4107	Protection of private waste disposal service in municipality
§ 7-13-4108	Local government authority to charge for solid waste services — procedure to collect charges

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201