Title XIV — ROADS AND WATERWAYS

233.250. Special assessment bonds to be issued. — 1. After the expiration of thirty days from the date of said order, the commissioners of such district shall issue special assessment bonds of the district as follows: If no election to pay in full the tax so ordered shall have be…

233.255. Sale of bonds — payment — application of proceeds of bonds and special tax bills. — 1. The commissioners of the district may sell any of said bonds, at public or at private sale, for not less than ninety-five percent of their face value. 2. Such bonds shall be payable an…

233.260. Cost of improvements — estimate. — Whenever the issuing of special tax bills, or bonds, as herein provided, shall have been delayed for any cause for a period of at least six months subsequent to the estimate made therefor, and it shall be made to appear to the road comm…

233.265. Partial payments of special tax bills — correction of errors. — 1. County treasurers and collectors may receive and receipt for partial payments of special tax bills they may have for collection, but not cancel any such tax bills until receiving full payment thereof. 2. …

233.270. Contracts for improvement. — 1. Whenever an order for improvement is made, the special road district commissioners of the district shall, in the name of the district, enter into a written contract with the lowest and best bidder for making such improvement in compliance …

233.275. Title to lands — how considered. — If it shall appear that any land within a district so incorporated has been conveyed by mortgage or deed of trust, the mortgagor or owner of the equity of redemption, or if any land shall be owned by a minor, his conservator, or if any …

233.280. Compensation of collector, county clerk and commissioners of road districts. — 1. County collectors shall receive for collecting special tax bills authorized by sections 233.170 to 233.315 the same compensation as if collected as county taxes. 2. Clerks of county commiss…

233.285. Law not to affect road districts incorporated prior to effective date. — The repealing of the sections and law repealed by this law shall not have the effect of abating, nullifying, suspending or vitiating any public road district incorporated, or established by prelimin…

233.290. Dissolution of road district — not to affect validity of bonds, levy or collection of special taxes. — Whenever any owner of land within any road district organized under the provisions of sections 233.170 to 233.315 shall file with the county commission of the county in…

233.295. Dissolution of road district — petition — notice — disincorporation of district — combining of districts, procedure (Christian, Jasper and Barry counties). — 1. Whenever a petition, signed by the owners of a majority of the acres of land within a road district organized …

233.297. Dissolution of a special road district, procedure — ballot language — land assigned to common road district, when. — 1. In lieu of the modes of dissolution set forth in section 233.290 or in section 233.295, a special road district may be dissolved by election. The disso…

233.300. Contracts not affected by disincorporation. — No dissolution of such road district shall invalidate or affect any right accruing to such road district or to any person, or invalidate or affect any contract entered into or imposed on such road district. ­­-------- (RSMo 1…

233.305. Appointment of trustee. — Whenever the county commission shall dissolve any such road district, the said county commission shall appoint some competent person to act as trustee for the road district so dissolved, and such trustee, before entering upon the discharge of hi…

233.310. Trustee, duties of. — The trustee shall have power to prosecute and defend to final judgment all suits instituted by or against the road district, collect all moneys due the same, liquidate all lawful demands against the same, and for that purpose shall sell any property…

233.315. Final settlement of trustee. — When the trustee shall have closed the affairs of the road district, and shall have paid all debts due by said road district, he shall pay over to the county treasurer all money remaining in his hands, and take receipt therefor, and deliver…

233.316. Boundary change certain counties, procedure — petition granted by board, when — land included within boundaries to be subject to taxation (Cass and Platte counties) — 1. The boundaries of any special road district in any county with a population of less than one hundred …

233.317. Expansion or extension of a road district, procedure — ballot language. — 1. In addition to any other mechanism established by law for the expansion or extension of a road district established under sections 233.170 to 233.315, such road district may be extended by elect…

233.320. Special road districts — organized how — by whom. — 1. In counties now operating or which may hereafter operate under township organization, whenever it is proposed to form a special road district within the limits of one or more incorporated townships, such proposed dis…

233.325. Petitions — notice — remonstrances — order of county commission. — 1. Whenever a petition, signed by the owners of a majority of the acres of land owned by residents of the county residing within the district proposed to be organized, and setting forth the proposed name …

233.330. Commissioners of special road district, how selected — term — qualifications — vacancies, how filled. — 1. At the term of the county commission in which such order is made, or at any subsequent term thereafter, the county commission shall appoint three special road distr…

233.332. Commissioners of special road districts in certain counties of the third classification — vacancies, how filled. — Notwithstanding any provisions of section 233.330 to the contrary, in any county of the third classification with a population according to the most recent …

233.335. Commissioners of special road district shall organize — when — how. — 1. The special road district commissioners so appointed and qualified shall meet at such a time and place within such district as may be fixed by the county commission at the time of appointing them, o…

233.340. Tools and machinery, delivery to commissioners of special road district — powers and duties — concurrent jurisdiction with special road subdistrict, when. — 1. The township board of trustees shall, upon the organization of such special road district commissioners, cause …

233.345. Commissioners of special road district may issue bonds — election required — limitations — form of ballot. — 1. The special road district commissioners of districts so incorporated shall have power to issue road and bridge bonds for and on behalf of their respective dist…

233.350. Petitions for road improvement — proceedings. — 1. Whenever, in any road district so incorporated a petition signed by the owners of a majority of the acres of the land owned by residents of the county residing within the district that is within one-half mile of a public…

233.355. Protests and objections to be considered by the county commission — order of the county commission. — 1. Anyone owning land within one-half mile of such public road or part of public road may, at any time before the day the county commission, as stated in such notice, is…

233.360. Special tax — how apportioned. — Such special tax shall be apportioned against the lands in the district in the following manner: For the purpose of such apportionment, lands appearing by said list of lands as approved by the county commission to be within one-half mile …

233.365. Tracts of land regarded within same distance as major portion. — In road districts so incorporated, each tract of land for forty acres, according to a government survey, and each of the smallest subdivisions of land that has been lawfully platted, and each separate tract…

233.370. Special tax payable in one installment — special tax bills. — 1. Whenever a special tax is so ordered, and the county commission states in the order that the petitioners desire that the cost of the improvements be payable in one installment, the clerk of the county commi…

233.375. Special tax payable in installments — interest — special assessments. — 1. Whenever a special tax is so ordered and the county commission ascertains and recites in such order that the petitioners stated in their petition that they desire that the cost of the improvement …

233.380. Special tax bills — issuance — form — collection. — 1. The clerk of the county commission, after such order is made, shall procure a suitable special tax record book and therein charge each tract of land in the district with the special tax chargeable against it and the …

233.385. Suits to foreclose liens of special tax bills. — If any such special tax bills be unpaid on the first day of February after becoming payable, the commissioners shall cause suits to be instituted for foreclosure of the lien thereof. Such suits shall be instituted in the c…

233.390. Special assessment bonds to be issued. — 1. The commissioners of the special road district, after such order is made, shall issue special assessment bonds of the district for an amount not exceeding ninety percent of the total amount of the tax so ordered, in denominatio…

233.395. Sale of bonds — payment — application of proceeds of bonds and special tax bills. — 1. The commissioners of the special road district may sell any of said bonds, at public or private sale, for not less than ninety-five percent of their face value. 2. Such bonds shall be …

233.400. Partial payments of special tax bills — correction of errors. — 1. District treasurers and collectors may receive and receipt for partial payments of special tax bills they may have for collection, but not cancel any such tax bills until receiving full payment thereof. 2…

233.405. Contracts for improvements. — 1. Whenever an order for improvement is made, the commissioners of the district shall, in the name of the district, enter into a written contract with the lowest and best bidder for making such improvement in compliance with such order. Such…

233.410. Title of lands — how considered. — If it shall appear that any land within the district so incorporated has been conveyed by mortgage or deed of trust, the mortgagor or owner of the equity of redemption, or if any land shall be owned by a minor, his conservator, or if an…

233.415. State roads — cost of improving and upkeep — how paid. — Whenever any road or highway in said special road district shall be designated and approved by the state transportation department as a state road, then the state shall pay at least one-half of the expense of const…

233.420. Compensation of collector, county clerk and commissioners of special road district. — 1. Township or county collectors shall receive for collecting special tax bills authorized by sections 233.320 to 233.445 the same compensation as if collected as county taxes. 2. Clerk…

233.425. Dissolution of road district — petition — notice — dissolution vote, Bates County, when. — 1. Whenever a petition, signed by the owners of a majority of the acres of land owned by residents of the county residing within the district organized under the provisions of sect…

233.430. Contracts not affected by disincorporation. — No dissolution of such road district shall invalidate or affect any right accruing to such road district or to any person, or invalidate or affect any contract entered into or imposed on such road district; provided further, …

233.435. Appointment of trustee. — Whenever the county commission shall dissolve any such road district, the said county commission shall appoint some competent person to act as trustee for the road district so dissolved, and such trustee, before entering upon the discharge of hi…

233.440. Trustee, duties of. — The trustee shall have power to prosecute and defend to final judgment all suits instituted by or against the road district, collect all money due the same, liquidate all lawful demands against the same, and for that purpose shall sell any property …

233.445. Final settlement of trustee. — When the trustee shall have closed the affairs of the road district, and shall have paid all debts due by said road district, he shall pay over to the county treasurer all money remaining in his hands, and take receipt therefor, and deliver…

233.450. Board of commissioners for special road district and county commissions for townships may issue bonds. — The board of commissioners of any special road district organized and incorporated under the provisions of sections 233.010 to 233.165, for and on behalf of such dist…

233.455. Election to be held, when — levy and collection of tax, procedure — applicability of other laws. — 1. Whenever the board of commissioners of any special road district proposes to issue bonds for road purposes, they shall order the submission of the question to the voters…

233.460. Form of ballot. — The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall the ______ special road district of ______ (Name district or township) of ______ county issue road bonds in the amount of ______ dollars? ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 8611, A.L. 1978 …

233.465. Bonds to be sold, when — how. — The board of commissioners on behalf of the special road districts, and the county commission on behalf of the townships, shall sell said bonds to the best advantage and the proceeds shall be paid over to the treasurer of the district or t…

233.470. Certain sections not to apply, when. — Sections 233.450 to 233.465 shall not apply to any township, the whole or any part of which is included in a special road district that has issued bonds, the whole or any part of which are outstanding and unpaid; nor shall said sect…

233.500. Establishment authorized — boundaries of subdistrict. — 1. Within the boundaries of any special road district established under the provisions of section 233.015, 233.170 or 233.320, or in an area within a county which is not included in any special road district, the co…