{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-3-434","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-3-434","heading":"Clerk and recorder.","body":"A clerk and recorder:\n(1) may be elected;\n(2) may be appointed by the local government commission;\n(3) may be appointed by the presiding officer of the local government commission;\n(4) may be selected as provided by ordinance;\n(5) may at the discretion of the commission be selected as provided by ordinance; or\n(6) may not be included in this form as a separate office.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Part 4. Commission Government"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0030/part_0040/section_0340/0070-0030-0040-0340.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:26Z","sha256":"b5035f766ac5a09c372a3e38c6a2e12c381a55ce5da9d1fbfb0803e819a530bd","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-3-433","next":"us-mt/7-3-435"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}