{"data":{"id":"us-mt/85-5-403","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"85-5-403","heading":"Division of water.","body":"It shall be the duty of the water commissioner to divide the waters of said ditch between the owners, tenants in common, or stockholders in proportion to their respective rights, as set forth in the complaint or in such other manner or proportion as the court or judge may direct.","path":["TITLE 85. WATER USE","CHAPTER 5. WATER COMMISSIONERS AND WATER MEDIATORS","Part 4. Water Ditches Under Joint or Corporate Control"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0850/chapter_0050/part_0040/section_0030/0850-0050-0040-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:20Z","sha256":"f92be9b3e76fdfe9445281c3322098d63c43695af4c4682afb86619acc44a608","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/85-5-402","next":"us-mt/85-5-404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}