Missouri AG Opinions, 1945

District should not include territory of a school district supporting a public library by school taxes. Manner and time of conducting election on library proposition and qualification of voters.

Criminal liability of innocent purchaser of an automobile through forged transfer of certificate of title.

Board of Probation and Parole should pay the salary of the secretary employed by it and located in the office of the Lieutenant Governor; also pay their proportionate part of the janitor’s salary used for it in said office.

Disposition to be made of fees earned prior to but collected subsequent to effective date of Sec. 13404a, Laws of 1943, page 868.

Liquor licensee not required to be a voter and taxpayer of the county, town, city or village wherein he seeks the license, but he must be a resident of the State of Missouri.

Compensation.

May only receive compensation for days actually attending court.

Induction into the Armed Forces does not create vacancy in office.

Soliciting patronage by agents does not include advertising.

Regular term in session ends upon death of the Judge.

Levy may be made by County Court up to fifty cents on one hundred dollars valuation when authorized by a majority of the qualified voters of the road district, under the provision of Sec. 23 of Art. X of the Constitution.

Bond of County Collector of the Revenue.

Church property liable for real estate taxes where lien for taxes accrues prior to transfer of the property to church use.

Fees to be allowed for taking farm crop census, under Sec. 14030, Art. 102, R. S. Mo. 1939, as amended, Laws of Mo., 1943, page 324.

Last proviso in Section 9456 construed; also, method for striking names from the blind pension roll by the State Auditor.

Liability of the estate of a deceased soldier for payment of Missouri Inheritance Tax.

When proper commission was not delivered to Public Administrator by prior Governor and prior Secretary of State, same should be issued by the present Governor, properly attested by the present Secretary of State.

(1) Envelopes used to carry out the provision of the official war ballot law may be amended for use in a special election; (2) Ballot used for civilian absentee voting in special election may be used as ballots for soldier voting.

Precincts cannot be consolidated nor canvass lists omitted in Kansas City for Special Constitutional Election on February 27, 1945.

A majority of the county committee, when duly called and acting has right to transact all business for entire body. When committee fails to have quorum, any action except that of adjournment is not binding.

Prosecuting Attorneys entitled to receive compensation for office while legally holding title thereto.

County Courts cannot consolidate election precincts for the constitutional election February 27, 1945.