7-2-4103. Prerequisites to organization of municipality. No municipal corporation may be formed unless:

Terms Used In Montana Code 7-2-4103

  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

(1)(a) the number of inhabitants is 300 or upwards; or

(b)the community was a townsite owned and built by the U.S. government prior to April 3, 1981; and

(2)the boundary of the proposed territory to be incorporated is more than 3 miles from the boundary, measured from the nearest point between the two, of any presently incorporated city or town or there is presented to the board appropriate evidence that any presently incorporated city or town within 3 miles which legally could annex has refused to annex the proposed territory.