The board of county commissioners of the county in which the justice of the peace has been elected or appointed:
(1) shall provide for the justice's court:
(a) the office, courtroom, and clerical assistance necessary to enable the justice of the peace and the clerk of justice's court, if any, to conduct business in dignified surroundings;
(b) the books, records, forms, papers, stationery, postage, office equipment, and supplies necessary in the proper keeping of the records and files of the court and the transaction of the business; and
(c) the latest edition of the Montana Code Annotated and all official supplements; and
(2) may provide a clerk of justice's court.