Mont. Code Ann. § 7-1-2103
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7-1-2103 County powers
Official statutory text
7-1-2103 . County powers. A county has power to:
(1) except as provided in 7-5-103 (2)(d)(iv) and 7-5-121 (2)(c)(iv), sue and be sued;
(2) purchase and hold lands within its limits;
(3) make contracts and purchase and hold personal property that may be necessary to the exercise of its powers;
(4) make orders for the disposition or use of its property that the interests of its inhabitants require;
(5) subject to 15-10-420 , levy and collect taxes for public or governmental purposes, as described in 7-6-2527 , under its exclusive jurisdiction unless prohibited by law.
(1) except as provided in 7-5-103 (2)(d)(iv) and 7-5-121 (2)(c)(iv), sue and be sued;
(2) purchase and hold lands within its limits;
(3) make contracts and purchase and hold personal property that may be necessary to the exercise of its powers;
(4) make orders for the disposition or use of its property that the interests of its inhabitants require;
(5) subject to 15-10-420 , levy and collect taxes for public or governmental purposes, as described in 7-6-2527 , under its exclusive jurisdiction unless prohibited by law.
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