1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 7
  3. CHAPTER 4
  4. Part 45
  5. 7-4-4502 Duties of city clerk related to city records and papers

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 4. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Part 45. Office of Municipal Clerk

Duties Of City Clerk Related To City Records And Papers

7-4-4502. Duties of city clerk related to city records and papers. The city clerk shall:

(1) file and keep all records, books, papers, or property belonging to the city or town and deliver the documents or property to the clerk's successor when qualified;

(2) make and certify copies of all records, books, and papers in the clerk's possession on the payment of fees that are allowed county clerks, which must be paid into the city treasury;

(3) make and keep a complete index of the journal, ordinance book, finance book, and all other books and papers on file in the clerk's office.

History: En. Sec. 4784, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3253, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5033, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4393; re-en. Sec. 5033, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-805(part); amd. Sec. 456, Ch. 61, L. 2007.