7-7-2266. Procedure in case of insufficient tax levy -- individual liability of county commissioners. - Montana Statutes

     7-7-2266. Procedure in case of insufficient tax levy -- individual liability of county commissioners. (1) If the board of county commissioners of any county shall fail, neglect, or refuse in any year to make a levy sufficient to pay the interest on and principal of any issue or series of bonds as required by the provisions of 7-7-2265, the holder of any bond of such issue or series or any taxpayer paying taxes on property situated in such county may apply to the district court of the county issuing such bonds for a writ of mandate to compel the board of such county to make a proper and sufficient levy for such purposes.
     (2) If, upon the hearing of such application, it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court that the board has failed, neglected, or refused to make any levy whatever for such purposes or has made a levy but that the same is insufficient to raise the amount required to be raised for such purposes under the provisions of 7-7-2265, the court shall determine the amount of the deficiency and shall issue a writ of mandate directed to and requiring such board, at the next meeting thereof for the purpose of making and fixing county levies, to raise the amount of such deficiency. This levy shall be in addition to the levy required to be made for the then-current fiscal year.
     (3) Any costs which may be allowed or awarded the petitioner in any such proceeding shall be paid by the members of the board and shall not be a charge against such county.

     History: En. Sec. 26, Ch. 188, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4630.26, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2040.