Missouri Attorney General Opinions

Cities of the Fourth Class shall elect and qualify for Mayor and Aldermen in the following manner.

“Bank Night”

County Board of Equalization must equalize assessments to reflect true values.

Penalties and Interest on 1932 taxes same as for 1933 taxes under House Bill #124.

Method of collecting delinquent taxes-qualifications of town trustees-method of removal of unqualified members of a school board.

Construction of Section 13569 R. S. Mo. 1929.

Duty to include all costs in criminal costs bills.

Answering six questions relating to various phases of the Act.

Under Section 8026, R. S. Mo. 1929, Mayor, City Council and Judges of the County Court elect Commissioners. If one member of City Council participates in the election of relative within prohibited degree, such election would be illegal.

Shall forfeit office and be remove, when?

Right of City Council in Louisiana, Missouri, to appoint a brother of one of their members as an election judge in a city election.

Approval of contract for modernization of elevators in Capitol Building.

Sufficiency of statutory penalty for operating a motor vehicle on highways without license plates.

Child whose parents do not support her and who is making a permanent or temporary home with her grandmother, is entitled to be educated in the district in which she lives, without the payment of tuition.

Railroad Company may eject an intoxicated person on train.

Salary of official court reporter should be in Class 4.

It is not in conflict therewith for the County Court to contract and make an appropriation for three years for extension work in the county.

Abandonment defined.

Section 12293-12298, inclusive, or other sections of Chapter 86, R. S. Mo. 1929, do not require Clerk to itemize individual warrants in making report.

Intoxicating liquor may be sold in original package not for consumption on premises anywhere in Missouri when proper licenses are obtained. Definition of “city” in Sec. 13-a applicable to whole Act. County court has only power to issue licenses-cannot regulate.

Owner of vehicle does not need a Chauffeur’s or registered operator’s license.

Warrants reduced to judgment do not lose their priority nor does the judgment extinguish priority.

Under Section 7782, para. a, to tamper with an automobile is a crime, and according to Webster, to tamper means to alter or change without right. Since our courts have not interpreted the word we cannot definitely say whether a person who removes a part and carries it away should be prosecuted under said Section, instead of under the Larceny section.

Transportation Fund received from State should be placed in Incidental Fund. Warrants in payment of transportation should be issued and paid from the Incidental Fund.

Of no force or effect prior to effective date.

An Indictment obtained before repeal may be prosecuted after repeal.

Probate Court may not have more than one clerk in one place but deputy clerks may be appointed in same place by the clerk with the approval of the probate judge.

Prosecuting Attorney may only be removed under Section 7929 when notice to institute suit has been given by a road overseer, county or state highway engineer.

1. To consolidation of offices of County Treasurer and Collector in certain counties.; 2. To time of election of party county committee.

Relating to fee for registration of hairdressing cosmetologists or manicurists establishment or school.

Book Fund can only be used for the purchase of free textbooks.

An opinion relating to the payment of delinquent county warrants.

What disposition is to be made of money in County Treasury to the credit of said fund under Sections 10052-10063 R. S. Mo. 1929.

Relating to authority of other states to prohibit sale of “prison made” goods within such states. Determined in the light of the commerce clause as affected by the power conferred under the Hawes-Cooper Law.

Relating to classification of trucks which come under regulations of P.S.C. and discusses interstate and intra state transportation.

State Tax Commission, authority to appoint agents to investigate property omitted from assessment lists and to provide for their compensation.

Effect of County Budget Law of 1933 (Laws of 1933, page 340) upon statutes regulating pay of jurors (R.S. Mo. 1929), Sections 8765, 8767.

Entitled to fee for transcription of “still birth” certificates. 13 U.S.C.A. 101.

Laws 1933, page 191, abolishing old Missouri Commission for Blind and conferring duties on Board of Managers of Eleemosynary Institutions. Section 12-U of House Bill 127 appropriating funds out of Blind Pension Fund for prevention of blindness is unconstitutional.

Proceedings for merger examined.

Holder of Permit to sell non-intoxicating beer having alcoholic content not in excess of 3.2% by weight is prohibited from obtaining any license under Liquor Control Act.

Under Section 9261, R. S. Mo. 1929, the maximum levy for school purposes is sixty-five cents in districts other than town districts.

Inapplicable to the University of Missouri.

Road Districts are political subdivisions under Section 13 of Article XIV; Commissioners have no right to contract for own benefit with the District.

Charges for printing election notices should be computed under Sec. 13773, R. S. Mo. 1929.

An opinion on question of whether present county treasurers are eligible as candidates for office of county collector in election of 1934.

Authorized to examine collector’s bonds. May be examined by County Court. “Additional Bond” means a new bond.

Classification of salaries – office expense- traveling expenses.

Liability of state for defendant’s costs where case “continued generally”.

Bona Fide resident entitled to bonus – when?