Montana Code 85-7-1501. Qualifications of commissioners and term of office
85-7-1501. Qualifications of commissioners and term of office. (1) To qualify as a commissioner, an individual:
Terms Used In Montana Code 85-7-1501
- 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.
- irrigable land: means :
(1)land that can receive irrigation water and is classified as irrigable by the district or the United States government; or
(2)land decreed as taxable acreage under 85-7-1841 through 85-7-1845. See Montana Code 85-7-2205
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(a)must own irrigable land within the division of the district that the individual would represent or hold an equity ownership in an entity that owns irrigable land within the division of the district that the individual would represent; and
(b)must be a resident of the county, or an adjoining county, in which some portion of the division of the district that the individual would represent is located.
(2)The commissioners appointed shall hold their respective offices until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Each of the commissioners shall qualify in the same manner as justices of the peace. The bond for a commissioner must be approved by the district court or judge of the district court and filed in the office of the clerk of the court.
(3)For the purposes of this section, the term “entity” means a corporation, a limited liability company, a business trust, an estate, a trust, a partnership, an unincorporated association, or a foundation.