Montana Code 15-2-103. Organization, quorum, sessions
15-2-103. Organization, quorum, sessions. The members of the Montana tax appeal board shall, without delay, meet at the state capital, and the governor shall designate one of their members as presiding officer. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. The board is in continuous session and must be open for the transaction of business every day except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and the sessions of the board must stand and be considered to be adjourned from day to day without formal entry upon its records. The board may hold sessions or conduct hearings and investigations at other places than the capital when considered necessary to facilitate the performance of its duties or to accommodate parties in interest.
Terms Used In Montana Code 15-2-103
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201