Section 242.290 – Court to declare corporation dissolved — costs not to exceed benefits.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 242.290. Court to declare corporation dissolved — costs not to exceed benefits. — If, after determining the objections made to the commissioners’ report, the court shall find that the estimated costs of works and improvements as reported by the board of commissioners, or as amended by the court, exceed the […]
Section 242.300 – Decree or order of court may be amended or changed.
Effective – 28 Aug 1949 242.300. Decree or order of court may be amended or changed. — 1. Any decree or order of the court organizing any drainage district, confirming the report of commissioners, extending or changing the boundary lines of the district, reorganizing a district or otherwise pertaining to any procedure of the district […]
Section 242.310 – Amendment of plan of reclamation procedure — appointment of commissioners.
Effective – 02 Jan 1979 242.310. Amendment of plan of reclamation procedure — appointment of commissioners. — 1. The board of supervisors for and in behalf of any drainage district, organized under sections 242.010 to 242.690, may file a petition in the office of the clerk of the court organizing said district, asking permission to […]
Section 242.320 – Assessed damages paid before appropriating land.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 242.320. Assessed damages paid before appropriating land. — 1. The board of supervisors of drainage districts organized under sections 242.010 to 242.690 shall not have the right to enter upon or appropriate any land for rights-of-way, holding basins or other works of the districts, until the prices awarded to the […]
Section 242.180 – Supervisors to take oath.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 242.180. Supervisors to take oath. — Each supervisor before entering upon his official duties shall take and subscribe to an oath before some officer authorized by law to administer oaths, that he will honestly, faithfully, and impartially perform the duties devolving upon him in office as supervisor of the drainage […]
Section 242.190 – Supervisors — powers and duties.
Effective – 28 Aug 1969 242.190. Supervisors — powers and duties. — 1. In order to effect the drainage, protection and reclamation of the land and other property in the district subject to tax, the board of supervisors is authorized and empowered to clean out, straighten, widen, change the course and flow, alter or deepen […]
Section 242.200 – Board to elect president and secretary — report — compensation.
Effective – 28 Aug 2002 242.200. Board to elect president and secretary — report — compensation. — 1. The board of supervisors immediately after their election shall choose one of their number president of the board, and elect some suitable person secretary, who shall serve until the secretary’s successor is elected and qualified, and who […]
Section 242.210 – Secretary-treasurer of board — annual audit — warrants, form.
Effective – 28 Aug 2002 242.210. Secretary-treasurer of board — annual audit — warrants, form. — 1. The secretary of the board of supervisors in any drainage district shall hold the office of treasurer of such district, except as otherwise provided herein, and the treasurer shall receive and receipt for all the drainage taxes collected […]
Section 242.220 – Chief engineer and assistants — appointment — duties.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 242.220. Chief engineer and assistants — appointment — duties. — 1. Within sixty days after organizing the board of supervisors shall appoint a competent civil engineer as chief engineer, who may be an individual, copartnership or corporation, and who shall engage such assistants as the board of supervisors may approve. […]
Section 242.130 – Extending time of corporate existence.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 242.130. Extending time of corporate existence. — 1. Whenever the board of supervisors of any district organized under sections 242.010 to 242.690 or any previous enactment of the general assembly of the state of Missouri providing for the organization of drainage districts by the circuit courts, finds that, in order […]