Missouri Attorney General Opinions

Applies to officials and employees of cities of all classes in the State of Missouri.

The McCawley Act does not apply to banks being liquidated.

Designation of County Depository.

Expense of conveying prisoners to Boys’ Reformatory at Boonville, Mo. should be the actual outlay for conveyance of Sheriff and prisoners by the method and route from starting point to Boonville which is cheapest. If automobile cheaper than rail, former method should be used and if rail is cheaper, train should be used. Total cost of actual necessary traveling expenses should determine the method.

Privately owned motor vehicles used in mail service requires Missouri license plates.

Corporation wholesale permittee whose stock is owned by retail grocery merchants cannot sell legally to merchant permittee for resale in original package or for consumption on premises and the corporation wholesale permittee is violating the law in so selling to the merchant retail grocers who own the wholesale corporation.

Maximum amount in commissions County Collectors can retain as compensation.

Sell non-intoxicating beer to patrons of barbeque stand in parking lot.

Authority over taxicabs. Sec. 5264 and 5265. Laws of 1931, p. 304.

What may be accepted as collateral to secure county funds?

Limit of levy for maintenance. Constitution, Sec. 11, Article X.

Under Township Organization two bonds required.

Operating themselves buses for the transportation of children to and from school, when buying directly from the manufacturer or their agent are exempt from the payment of Federal taxes on gasoline.

Bona fide resident and who may have lost his or her sight while such – discussed.

Remitting Merchants Tax by collector – Duty of.

Court procedure, Sections 14161, 14162 and 14166 R. S. Mo. 1929, Laws 1931, p. 167. Residence, Section 655 R.S. Mo. 1929.

State is not affected by the laches of its agents in the management and care of school funds.

Trucks used in State work exempted from regulation by Public Service Commission.

Who required to register as registered operators?

Duty to hold inquest, When.

License required for sales under Sections 7289 and 13312 R. S. Mo. 1929.

Power to employ one of their own members to perform administrative acts.

Profits derived from sale of corpus of school fund created under and by virtue of Art. II, Sec. 8 of the Constitution of Missouri must be considered as “increment to principal” as differentiated from “income”.

Has the City of the third class (Excelsior Springs) the right to deed to the State Highway Commission right of way through public parks for highway road purposes.

County court’s duty in relation thereto. Sections 8524 and 8526, R. S. Mo. 1929.

Power of the board of commissioners or Road Districts to levy and collect tax without a vote of the taxpayers. (Not under township organization) Section 8067 R. S. Mo. 1929.

Duty of State Auditor to make payment to representative of an estate. Sections 623 and 624 R. S. Mo. 1929.

Right to compromise taxes, Section 9950, R.S. Mo. 1929. Rights in correcting errors, Section 9950, R. S. Mo. 1929. Collector’s liability, acting under an unauthorized order of county court.

Duty of recorder with reference to filing and recording. Sections 11543, 11544 and 11545. R. S. Mo. 1929.

Fees to be paid. Section 9806 R. S. Mo. 1929.

Right to order tax illegally collected to be re-distributed.

Have no right to employ themselves. Sections 8031, 8033 and 8038 RSMo. 1929.

Moratorium – waiver of deposits.

Fees and mileage for summonsing standing jury.

Sec 13 of Article V of the Constitution of Missouri, adopted Nov. 8, 1932, is self-enforcing.

Outside use of school property discussed under Secs. 9284 and 9205 R.S. 1929 construed herein. Special meeting duly called may prohibit, but not authorize such use.

Regarding authority for payment of premiums on bonds of state officials.

1. Salary of County Judges, Sections 11808-2092-655.; 2. Municipalities Cities of the 4th class quorum when mayor can vote.

Authority to hire and fix salaries of teachers, instructors, officers and employees.

Right of Board to have Secretary perform duties of Treasurer and act as such.

Legislature has a right to remit penalties accruing under Section 9914, Revised Statutes 1929, and similar sections.

Right to collect interest on state deposits after losing of state depository.

May originate in either house.

Place of assessment.

Definition of what are receipts under Section 5604 Revised Statutes Missouri 1929, amended 1931, page 155.

Effect of prior disbarment in this state, construction of – Sec. 11692, 11693, 11696, Sec. 11703, 11695, R.S. Mo. 1929.