Montana Code 7-35-2133. Appointment of trustees of fund
7-35-2133. Appointment of trustees of fund. (1) The district judge shall, upon receipt of the application, appoint a trustee or a board of trustees to administer the fund from a list submitted to the judge by the trustees of the public cemetery district.
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-35-2133
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- 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
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(2)The number of trustees for the fund may not exceed five, with the exact number to be set at the discretion of the trustees of the public cemetery district. Each trustee for the fund must be a resident of the state during the time the trustee exercises the powers of the trust.
(3)If a person who is chosen and appointed fails to qualify within 30 days after appointment, a vacancy exists, and the judge of the district court shall appoint from a list submitted to the judge by the trustees of the public cemetery district a person possessing the qualifications to fill the vacancy in the board of trustees of the fund.