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MT Code § 7-4-2105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 21. County Commissioners|7-4-2105. Term of office

  7-4-2105. Term of office. (1) The term of office of county commissioners is 6 years unless otherwise provided for under a plan of government provided for in a county adopting an optional or alternative form of government. A county commissioner takes office at 12:01 a.m. on January 1 succeeding the date of the election at which the county commissioner was elected.   (2) A county commissioner elected to take office shall take the oath of office on or before the last business day of December following the commissioner's election, except as provided for in 7-4-2106.   History: En. Sec. 4210, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2881, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4452, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4022; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 118, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 4452, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 123, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 16-901(part); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 220, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 421, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 131, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 291, L. 2009.
MT Code § 7-4-2107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 21. County Commissioners|7-4-2107. Compensation of county commissioners

  7-4-2107. Compensation of county commissioners. (1) Subject to subsection (2), each member of the board of county commissioners shall receive an annual salary equal to the annual salary established in 7-4-2503 for the clerk and recorder plus $2,000.   (2) Each board may elect to serve on a part-time rather than a full-time basis and receive part-time annual salaries based on the annual salary established in 7-4-2503(1)(a) for the clerk and recorder.   (3) This section does not apply to counties that have adopted a charter form of government.   History: En. Sec. 347, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; amd. Sec. 755, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 4222, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2893, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4464, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4464, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 176, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 4, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 82, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 238, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 113, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 260, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 56, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 223, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 177, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 415, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 439, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 493, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-912(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 518, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 264, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 12, Sp. L. June 1986; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 527, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 28, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 507, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-4-2108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 21. County Commissioners|7-4-2108. Mileage allowance for county commissioners -- expenses

  7-4-2108. Mileage allowance for county commissioners -- expenses. (1) In addition to the salary provided by 7-4-2107(1), each member of the board of county commissioners must receive a mileage allowance as provided in 2-18-503 for the distance necessarily traveled in going to and returning from the county seat and the commissioner's place of residence each day that the trip is actually made and while engaged in the performance of official duties.   (2) A county commissioner whose place of residence is 50 miles or more from the county seat, as measured by the usual route of travel, and who elects to remain more than one day in the county seat to attend sessions of the board or perform official duties is entitled to receive, in addition to mileage for one round trip between the commissioner's place of residence and the county seat, the rate for lodging established in Title 2, chapter 18, part 5, or the amount calculated in this section for mileage, whichever is less, as expenses for each day's attendance on sessions of the board while engaged in the performance of official duties.   (3) All claims for lodging expense reimbursement allowed under this section must be documented by an appropriate receipt.   (4) When other than commercial, nonreceiptable lodging facilities are utilized by a county commissioner, the rate for noncommercial, nonreceiptable lodging established in Title 2, chapter 18, part 5, is authorized for lodging expenses for each day in which travel involves an overnight stay in lieu of the amount authorized in this section. However, when overnight accommodations are provided at the expense of any government entity, reimbursement may not be claimed for lodging.   (5) This section does not apply to counties that have adopted a charter form of government.   History: En. Sec. 347, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; amd. Sec. 755, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 4222, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2893, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4464, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4464, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 176, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 4, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 82, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 238, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 113, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 260, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 56, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 223, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 177, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 415, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 439, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 493, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-912(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 370, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 402, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 291, L. 2009.
MT Code § 7-4-2109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 21. County Commissioners|7-4-2109. Presiding officer of board

  7-4-2109. Presiding officer of board. The board of county commissioners must elect one of its members presiding officer. The presiding officer shall preside at all meetings of the board, and in case of the presiding officer's absence or inability to act, the members present shall select one of their number to act temporarily as presiding officer.   History: En. Sec. 4214, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2885, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4456, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4028; re-en. Sec. 4456, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-905(part); amd. Sec. 403, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-4-2110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 21. County Commissioners|7-4-2110. Supervision of county and other officers

  7-4-2110. Supervision of county and other officers. The board of county commissioners has jurisdiction and power, under the limitations and restrictions that are prescribed by law, to:   (1) supervise the official conduct of all county officers and officers of all districts and other subdivisions of the county charged with assessing, collecting, safekeeping, managing, or disbursing public revenue;   (2) see that the officers faithfully perform their duties;   (3) direct prosecutions for delinquencies;   (4) when necessary, require the officers to renew their official bonds, make reports, and present their books and accounts for inspection; and   (5) require the officers to supervise staff in a manner that complies with personnel policies and procedures adopted by the county governing body.   History: Secs. 4465-4465.29, R.C.M. 1935, en. as Sec. 4230, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2894, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 15, L. 1919; Subd. 5 amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 84, L. 1919; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 94, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4465, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4046; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 95, L. 1923; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 54, L. 1927; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 1929; Subd. 28 amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 142, L. 1929; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4465, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 16, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1001(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 112, L. 2003.
MT Code § 7-4-2111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 21. County Commissioners|7-4-2111. Indemnity insurance for county officers

  7-4-2111. Indemnity insurance for county officers. The board of county commissioners may pay a proper charge to any insurance company authorized to do business in this state or to a self-insurance pool insuring counties as authorized by 2-9-211 for insurance providing indemnity for or protection to any county officer against liability for the loss, without fault, connivance, or neglect on the officer's part, of money, securities, or other property for which the officer is accountable to the county.   History: Secs. 4465-4465.29, R.C.M. 1935, en. as Sec. 4230, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2894, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 15, L. 1919; Subd. 5 amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 84, L. 1919; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 94, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4465, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4046; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 95, L. 1923; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 54, L. 1927; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 1929; Subd. 28 amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 142, L. 1929; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4465, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 16, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1001(part); amd. Sec. 404, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 291, L. 2009.
MT Code § 7-4-2112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 21. County Commissioners|7-4-2112. County seal

  7-4-2112. County seal. The board of county commissioners has jurisdiction and power, under such limitations and restrictions as are prescribed by law, to adopt a seal for the board. A description and impression thereof must be filed by the clerk in the offices of the county clerk and the secretary of state.   History: En. Subd. 24, Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4465.23, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1026.
MT Code § 7-4-2113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 21. County Commissioners|7-4-2113. Liability on official bond of commissioner

  7-4-2113. Liability on official bond of commissioner. In addition to any other penalty provided in this code, a county commissioner who neglects or refuses to perform any duty imposed on the commissioner without just cause, who willfully violates any law provided for the commissioner's government as an officer, who fraudulently or corruptly performs any duty imposed on the commissioner, or who willfully, fraudulently, or corruptly attempts to perform an act unauthorized by law as commissioner forfeits to the county $500 for every act, to be recovered on the commissioner's official bond, and is further liable on the official bond to any person injured by the act for all damages sustained.   History: En. Sec. 4295, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2954, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4520, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4086; re-en. Sec. 4520, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1161; amd. Sec. 405, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-4-2201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 22. County Officers in General|7-4-2201. General qualifications for county office

  7-4-2201. General qualifications for county office. A person is not eligible for a county office who at the time of election is not:   (1) of the voting age required by the Montana constitution;   (2) a citizen of the state; and   (3) (a) an elector of the county in which the duties of the office are to be exercised; or   (b) in the case of an office consolidated between two or more counties, an elector in one of the counties in which the duties of the office are to be exercised.   History: En. Sec. 4310, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2955, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4723, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4101; re-en. Sec. 4723, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 423, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2401; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 60, L. 1999.
MT Code § 7-4-2202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 22. County Officers in General|7-4-2202. General qualifications for district or township offices

  7-4-2202. General qualifications for district or township offices. A person is not eligible to a district or township office unless the person is:   (1) of voting age as required by the Montana constitution;   (2) a citizen of the state; and   (3) an elector of the district or township in which the duties of the office are to be exercised or for which the person is elected.   History: En. Sec. 4311, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2956, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4724, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4102; re-en. Sec. 4724, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 423, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2402; amd. Sec. 406, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-4-2203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 22. County Officers in General|7-4-2203. County officers

  7-4-2203. County officers. (1) There may be elected or appointed the following county officers, who shall possess the qualifications for suffrage prescribed by the Montana constitution and other qualifications as may be prescribed by law:   (a) one county attorney;   (b) one clerk of the district court;   (c) one county clerk;   (d) one sheriff;   (e) one treasurer;   (f) one auditor if authorized by 7-6-2401;   (g) one county superintendent of schools;   (h) one county surveyor;   (i) one assessor;   (j) one coroner;   (k) one public administrator; and   (l) at least one justice of the peace.   (2) The commissioners may appoint at their discretion constables. More than one constable may be appointed for each justice's court.   (3) All elective township officers may be elected at each general election as now provided by law.   History: En. Sec. 4315, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2960, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4728, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4109; re-en. Sec. 4728, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 134, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 123, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 129, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 491, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 253, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2406(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 443, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 228, L. 1989.
MT Code § 7-4-2204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 22. County Officers in General|7-4-2204. Township officers

  7-4-2204. Township officers. The officers of townships are as provided elsewhere in this code or by the board of county commissioners.   History: En. Sec. 4313, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2958, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4726, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4104; re-en. Sec. 4726, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 491, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 253, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2404.
MT Code § 7-4-2205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 22. County Officers in General|7-4-2205. Term of office -- oath

  7-4-2205. Term of office -- oath. (1) Each person elected to an office named in 7-4-2203 holds the office for the term of 4 years and until a successor is elected and qualified.   (2) A person appointed to any of the different offices serves at the pleasure of the commissioners.   (3) Each officer who is mentioned in this part and who is elected to office shall:   (a) take the oath of office on or before the last business day of December following the officer's election; and   (b) take office at 12:01 a.m. on January 1 following the officer's election.   History: En. Sec. 4315, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2960, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4728, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4109; re-en. Sec. 4728, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 134, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 123, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 129, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 491, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 253, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2406(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 71, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 421, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 131, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-4-2206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 22. County Officers in General|7-4-2206. Vacancies -- appointment of interim officer

  7-4-2206. Vacancies -- appointment of interim officer. (1) For the purposes of this part, "vacancy" has the same meaning as prescribed in 2-16-501.   (2) (a) Vacancies in all county offices, except that of county commissioner, must be filled by appointment by the board of county commissioners. Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), the appointee holds the office, if elective, until the person elected at the next general election is certified pursuant to 13-15-406. If the office is not elective, the appointee serves at the pleasure of the commissioners.   (b) The commissioners may appoint a person to serve as an interim officer for the time period between occurrence of the vacancy and the date on which the vacancy is filled pursuant to this section. A person appointed as an interim officer must have the qualifications required under this chapter for the office to which the person has been appointed. Upon appointment, the interim officer is authorized to perform the duties assigned by law to that office.   (3) Whenever a vacancy occurs prior to August 1 before the general election held during the second year of the term, an individual must be elected to complete the term at that general election. The election procedure to be used to elect the successor is as follows:   (a) Whenever the vacancy occurs prior to March 1 before the primary election during the second year of the term, the same procedure must be used as is used to elect a person to that office for a full 4-year term.   (b) Whenever the vacancy occurs on or after March 1 before the primary election, any political party desiring to enter a candidate in a partisan election in the general election shall select a candidate as provided in 13-38-204. A political party shall notify the county election administrator of the party nominee. A person desiring to be a candidate as an independent shall follow the procedures provided in 13-10-501 and 13-10-502. The petition for an independent candidate must be filed with the county election administrator prior to August 1 before the general election. A candidate for a nonpartisan office shall file as provided in Title 13, chapter 14.   (4) Whenever a vacancy occurs after July 31 before the general election held during the second year of the term, the person appointed by the commissioners under subsection (2) shall serve until the end of the term.   History: En. Sec. 4315, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2960, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4728, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4109; re-en. Sec. 4728, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 134, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 123, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 129, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 491, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 253, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2406(part); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 526, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 250, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 51, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 143, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 372, L. 2017.
MT Code § 7-4-2207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 22. County Officers in General|7-4-2207. Duty of officers to complete official business

  7-4-2207. Duty of officers to complete official business. It is the duty of all officers to complete the business of their respective offices prior to the time of the expiration of their respective terms. If any officer, at the close of the term, leaves to the officer's successor official labor to be performed for which the officer has received compensation or that it was the officer's duty to perform, the officer is liable to pay to the successor the full value of the services, which may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction upon action brought against the officer on the officer's official bond.   History: En. Sec. 4623, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3156, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4905, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4905, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 25-221; amd. Sec. 407, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-4-2208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 22. County Officers in General|7-4-2208. Absence of county officers from state

  7-4-2208. Absence of county officers from state. (1) Subject to subsection (2) and except as provided in 10-1-1008, if a county officer is absent from the state for a period of more than 30 consecutive days without the consent of the board of county commissioners, the officer forfeits the office.   (2) If the county officer who is seeking consent to be absent from the state for more than 30 consecutive days is a member of the board of county commissioners, the officer may participate in the vote on the question of providing consent for the absence.   History: En. Sec. 4326, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2971, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4739, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4120; re-en. Sec. 4739, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 92, L. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2417; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 232, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 381, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 123, L. 2009.
MT Code § 7-4-2209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 22. County Officers in General|7-4-2209. Authority to administer oaths

  7-4-2209. Authority to administer oaths. Every officer mentioned in 7-4-2203(1) may administer and certify oaths.   History: En. Sec. 4325, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2970, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4738, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4118; re-en. Sec. 4738, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2416; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 443, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-4-2210 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 22. County Officers in General|7-4-2210. Restriction on practice of law by certain officers

  7-4-2210. Restriction on practice of law by certain officers. (1) Sheriffs, clerks, constables, and their deputies are prohibited from practicing law or acting as attorneys or counselors at law or having as a partner a lawyer or one who acts as a lawyer.   (2) A county clerk, clerk of any court, or sheriff may not act as an agent or solicitor in the prosecution of any claim or application for lands, pensions, patent rights, or other proceedings before any department of the state or general government or courts of the United States during the person's continuance in office.   History: (1)En. Sec. 4327, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2972, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4740, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4121; re-en. Sec. 4740, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2418, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Secs. 454, 455, p. 134, Bannack Stat.; re-en. Secs. 611, 612, p. 159, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Secs. 531, 532, p. 179, L. 1877; re-en. Secs. 531, 532, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Secs. 548, 549, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 181, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6316, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8869, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 171; re-en. Sec. 8869, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 23, L. 1963; Sec. 93-902, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2418, 93-902(part); amd. Sec. 408, Ch. 61, L. 2007.