In re the State Bar of Montana

OPINION AND ORDER

Introduction

¶1 The State Bar of Montana has petitioned this Court to increase the annual dues for active members of the State Bar from $100 to $150, to increase the dues for inactive members from $50 to $75, and to amend the By-Laws of the State Bar of Montana to provide a mechanism for the Board of Trustees to report to the Court once every five years, with the report to serve as the basis for any recommendation by the Board for a change in dues. The State Bar represents that general dues for active members of the State Bar were set at $100 per year in 1974, and, some 27…