Missouri AG Opinions, 1933

All personal property owned by a resident though held outside the city is assessable for city taxes.

Compelling members of school board to publish annual reports.

(1) Power of Circuit Clerk to appoint deputy; (2) Sec. 11812, Laws of 1933, p. 371 governs appointment of deputy since July 24, 1933.

Judgment for taxes rendered prior to 4-13-33 not subject to Senate Bill 80.

Authority to issue bonds for municipal improvements.

Special motorcycle police in Carterville.

Board of Jury Commissioners in counties of 200,000 to 400,000 inhabitants receive no compensation, and have no power to appoint clerks or assistants.

Duties of State Home relative to returning and committing children. Guardianship.

Would an agreement entered into by business men as to time for opening and closing of stores, also number of employee work hours per week be contrary to existing state law?

A. Druggists required to have permit only for selling ethyl alcohol or wine.; B. Doctors not required to have permit.

City of St. Louis “Qualified electors” under Weeks Bill defined. Who eligible to vote?

Special State aid under Sections 9220, 9223 and 9431 R. S. Mo., 1929, not to be pro-rated or affected by laws of 1931, page 334.

No authority to bring suit for delinquent taxes after July 24, 1933 – Senate Bill 94.

Powers and duties of Lieutenant Governor in the absence of the Governor.

Rule as to determining capacity of trucks.

Procedure to collect delinquent taxes in suit but not in judgment prior to effective date of Senate Bill 94.

State Fair Grounds, not unlawful for directors to sell concessions for sale of beer therein.

Act does not make it a criminal offense for one holding distributor’s license to be interested in retail business.

Special elections can only be held when provided for by law.

Rolla School of Mines, handling of funds.

The officer and his bondsmen are responsible for same.

Sections 10025 and 9760 discussed. Assessment of local property other than distributable. Time of assessor.

Merchants’ license as applied to the beer law in Moberly.

Department of Penal Institutions has right to manufacture license plates and road signs under Senate Bill 204.

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.