7-2-2301. Meeting and organization of board of county commissioners upon creation of new county by legislature. Whenever a county is created in this state by legislative enactment, it shall be the duty of the persons appointed to the office of county commissioner of such county by the act creating it to meet at some place in the county, to be agreed upon by a majority of said county commissioners, within 15 days after the passage of the act creating the county and then and there to organize as a board of county commissioners by electing one of their number chairman.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 135, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 4378, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4378, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-401(part).