{"data":{"id":"us-mt/22-1-316","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"22-1-316","heading":"Joint city-county library.","body":"(1) A county and any city or cities within the county, by action of their respective governing bodies, may join in establishing and maintaining a joint city-county library under the terms of a contract agreed upon by all parties.\n(2) The expenses of a joint city-county library must be apportioned between or among the county and cities on the basis agreed upon in the contract.\n(3) Subject to 15-10-420, the governing body of any city or county entering into a contract may levy a special tax as provided in 22-1-304 for the establishment and operation of a joint city-county library.\n(4) The treasurer of the county or of a participating city within the county, as provided in the contract, has custody of the funds of the joint city-county library, and the other treasurers of the county or cities joining in the contract shall transfer quarterly to the designated treasurer all money collected for the joint city-county library.\n(5) The contract must provide for the disposition of property upon dissolution of the joint city-county library.","path":["TITLE 22. LIBRARIES, ARTS, AND ANTIQUITIES","CHAPTER 1. LIBRARIES","Part 3. Free Public Libraries"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0220/chapter_0010/part_0030/section_0160/0220-0010-0030-0160.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:41Z","sha256":"6a1cf70a4722d0fee283856027021dcd11110e3e753f0b3a0e713fa394e977a3","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/22-1-315","next":"us-mt/22-1-317"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}