7-14-2504. Additional road and bridge construction tax -- election required. (1) Each board may make an additional levy upon the taxable property in the county of up to 10 mills for constructing public highways and bridges.
     (2) Before the additional levy may be made, the question must be submitted to a vote of the people at a general election or a special election held in conjunction with a regular or primary election. The question must be in the following form, inserting the number of mills to be levied and the name of the county:
     "Shall there be an additional levy of.... mills upon the taxable property in the county of...., state of Montana, for the purpose of constructing public highways and bridges?
    [] YES
    [] NO".
     (3) A majority of the votes cast is necessary to permit the additional levy, which must be collected in the same manner as other road taxes.

     History: En. Sec. 7-105, Ch. 197, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-3605; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 387, L. 1995.