{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-14-2824","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-14-2824","heading":"Preference for landowner.","body":"The owner of the land on either bank of the waters to be crossed, with the owner of the land on the left bank descending given preference over the owner of the land on the right bank, is entitled to preference in procuring authority to construct a ferry. Whenever the owners of the banks do not apply for such authority within a reasonable time after the necessity therefor arises, the board of commissioners may grant authority to another.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 14. TRANSPORTATION","Part 28. Ferries and Wharves"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0140/part_0280/section_0240/0070-0140-0280-0240.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:26Z","sha256":"ee5fd59da94265b142f9d4486fc415ebfa5fb1aff614a3ceff90ac4893ef2647","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-14-2823","next":"us-mt/7-14-2825"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}