35-16-302. Procedure for receiving other members. (1) Whenever any corporation or district has been formed under the provisions hereof, it is authorized and directed to permit other holders of title or evidence of title of similar or like agricultural, horticultural, or farm lands within this state to become members thereof, upon such holder of title or evidence of title, in manner and form as may be required by the laws of Montana and the rules of such corporation or district or its bylaws, applying for membership therein to the officers thereof by written application, duly acknowledged:
     (a) containing a full, true, and correct description of the lands owned by him and proposed to be contained in said corporation or district;
     (b) containing a statement of his desire to become a member thereof and his consent to submit his lands to the provisions hereof and to the administration of said corporation or district and its bylaws and to its objects and purposes; and
     (c) accompanied by a map of the lands so owned by him and proposed to be submitted to said corporation or district, its objects and purposes.
     (2) If said application shall be in proper form and the applicant be the holder of title or evidence of title to the lands described and the uses of said land as represented in said petition be similar to the uses of lands already included in said corporation or district, a full, true, and correct copy of his application shall be made and filed in the office of principal place of business of the corporation or district and his original application shall be filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the lands or the greater portion thereof is situate. He shall thereupon be entitled to evidence of temporary membership, in shares or units of membership, in similar manner as original members thereof and the lands described in the petition shall thereafter be construed to be a part of said corporation or district to all intents and purposes as though originally incorporated therein. Upon the consent of a majority of the members or stockholders given in the annual meeting or at a special meeting called as provided by law for that purpose, such new member or stockholder shall be entitled to full membership in such corporation or district.

     History: En. Sec. 6, Art. 1, Ch. 152, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6402, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6402, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 14-306.