Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-7-4275. Refunding of bond issue held by state by exchange for amortization bonds

(1) Subject to the approval of the board of investments, the council of any city or town is hereby authorized to issue amortization bonds for the purpose of refunding any outstanding bonds of such city or town held by the state and which were not issued either as amortization or serial bonds and to exchange the same for such outstanding bonds.

(2) Such amortization bonds shall conform in all respects to the definition of amortization bonds as set forth in 7-7-4209 and shall bear interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the council of such city or town and the board of investments pursuant to 17-5-102. Such amortization bonds may be issued and exchanged for such outstanding bonds without submitting the question of issuing the same at an election, and it shall not be necessary to publish any notice of sale of such bonds.

(3) This section shall not be construed so as to deprive city or town councils of the right to advertise, sell, and issue refunding bonds in the manner provided in part 43.