7-14-2101. General powers of county relating to roads and bridges. (1) The board of county commissioners, under such limitations and restrictions as are prescribed by law, may:
     (a) (i) lay out, maintain, control, and manage county roads and bridges within the county;
     (ii) levy taxes therefor as provided by law;
     (b) (i) in the exercise of sound discretion, jointly with other counties, lay out, maintain, control, manage, and improve county roads and bridges in adjacent counties, wholly or in such part as may be agreed upon between the boards of the counties concerned;
     (ii) levy taxes therefor as provided by law;
     (c) (i) enter into agreements for adjusted annual contributions over not more than 6 years toward the cost of joint highway or bridge construction projects entered into in cooperation with other counties, the state, or the United States;
     (ii) place such a project in the budget and levy taxes therefor as provided by law.
     (2) (a) Unless the context requires otherwise, county road means any public highway opened, established, constructed, maintained, abandoned, or discontinued by a county in accordance with this chapter.
     (b) Unless the context requires otherwise, bridge includes rights-of-way or other interest in land, abutments, superstructures, piers, and approaches except dirt fills.

     History: (1)En. Subd. 4, Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4465.3, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 12-101, Ch. 197, L. 1965; Sec. 16-1004, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 2-101, Ch. 197, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 69, Ch. 316, L. 1974; Sec. 32-2203, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1004(part), 32-2203(4), (11).