Montana Code 7-5-4201. Municipal ordinances
7-5-4201. Municipal ordinances. (1) The style of ordinances may be as follows: “Be it ordained by the council of the city of…. (or town of….)”, and all ordinances may be published or posted as prescribed by the council.
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-5-4201
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)All ordinances, bylaws, and resolutions must be passed by the council and approved by the mayor or the person acting in the mayor’s stead and must be recorded in a book kept by the clerk, called “The Ordinance Book”, and numbered by numerical decimal system in the order in which they are passed or codified.
(3)An ordinance may not:
(a)include a prohibited action provided in 7-5-103; or
(b)contain more than one subject, which must be clearly expressed in its title, except ordinances for the codification and revision of ordinances.