Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-6-2424. Appeal of decision concerning claim

(1) Whenever a claim against a county is disallowed in whole or in part or whenever a taxpayer or resident of the county is not satisfied with an allowance made by the board, the claimant, taxpayer, or resident may appeal from the decision of the board to the district court for the county. A written notice of appeal must be served on the clerk of the board within 30 days after the making of the decision or allowance, and a bond must be executed to the county, with surety to be approved by the clerk of the board, conditioned to prosecute the appeal to effect and to pay all costs that may be adjudged against the appellant.

(2) The clerk of the board, upon an appeal being taken, shall immediately give notice to the county attorney and shall make out a return of the proceedings in the matter before the board, with its decision on the matter, and file the return, together with the bond and all the papers in the matter in the clerk's possession, with the clerk of the district court.

(3) The appeal must be entered, tried, and determined the same as appeals from justices' courts, and costs are awarded in the same manner.