{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-12-2201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-12-2201","heading":"Maintenance of lighting system.","body":"When there has been or shall be created a rural improvement district, according to the provisions of part 21, for the purpose of securing a lighting system for the territory embraced in such rural improvement district, the board of county commissioners of such county may enter into a contract with other persons or corporations for the purpose of furnishing light to said rural improvement district when:\n(1) no expense of construction is incurred by such rural improvement district in the installation of such lighting system;\n(2) it is necessary only to secure funds for the maintenance and operation of said system; and\n(3) lights for said territory can best be secured by entering a contract for such lighting with some other person or corporation.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 12. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS","Part 22. Special Provisions for Districts for Lighting"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0120/part_0220/section_0010/0070-0120-0220-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:09Z","sha256":"f5822195be7e9e1856265afec84b801ddb95ca022f95823eb09dc3465de77cf1","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-12-2198","next":"us-mt/7-12-2202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}