Title XV — LANDS, LEVEES, DRAINAGE, SEWERS AND PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY

247.420. Meetings of board, quorum, vacancy — annual audit. — The board shall meet at the place to be designated by the board as often as the needs of the district require on notice to each member of the board. The board shall cause to be made an annual audit of the receipts and …

247.430. Election of directors. — On the expiration of terms of members of the first board of directors as set forth in section 247.350, elections shall be held as provided herein and directors elected by the voters of the district for a term of three years. Nominations may be fi…

247.440. Powers of board. — For the purpose of providing a water supply for the public water supply districts, cities, towns, villages and other political subdivisions within the district, the district and, on its behalf, the board shall have the following powers, authorities and…

247.445. Sewage treatment facilities, construction and operation — procedure to establish, petition to circuit court, content — user fee authorized. — 1. The board of directors of any metropolitan water supply district may petition the circuit court of the county containing the m…

247.450. Levy taxes — collection. — The board shall have the power and authority to order the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes as provided in sections 247.230 to 247.670 on and against all taxable tangible property within the district, and to make timely demand and to sue …

247.460. Levy, how made — limitations on levy. — To levy and collect taxes as herein provided, the board shall in each year determine the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, and shall fix a rate of levy which, when levied upon every dollar of the taxable tangible …

247.470. Certification of levy to county commission — election on increased rate. — 1. On or before the first day of May of each year, the board shall certify to the county commission of the county within which the district is located a rate of levy so fixed by the board as provi…

247.480. Approval of rate at election — certification. — If it shall appear to the board from the returns that a majority of the voters voting thereon shall have voted in favor of such question, the board shall, on or before the first day of May and each year thereafter, certify …

247.490. Rate to be sufficient to pay principal and interest on bonds. — The board in certifying annual levies as herein provided shall take into account, in addition to the amounts necessary for general purposes as herein provided, the maturing indebtedness for the ensuing year …

247.500. Collection of taxes — interest and penalties — lien of taxes. — It shall be the duty of the body having authority to levy taxes within the county to levy the taxes provided in sections 247.230 to 247.670, and it shall be the duty of all officials charged with the duty of…

247.510. Collection of delinquent taxes. — If the taxes levied are not paid as herein provided, then the delinquent real property shall be sold at the regular tax sale for the payment of said taxes, interest and penalties, in the manner provided by the statutes of the state of Mi…

247.520. Boundaries of district, how changed. — 1. The boundaries of any district organized under the provisions of sections 247.230 to 247.670 may be changed in the manner herein prescribed; but any change of boundaries of the district shall not impair or affect its organization…

247.530. Owner may petition for exclusion of property from district — procedure. — 1. The owner or owners of any real or personal property contained within the boundaries of the district may file with the board a petition praying that such property be excluded and taken from said…

247.540. Certain property subject to taxes. — All real property included within, or excluded from, a district shall thereafter be subject to the levy of taxes for the payment of any indebtedness of the district outstanding at the time of inclusion or exclusion; provided, however,…

247.550. District may borrow money — procedure. — 1. Any district organized hereunder shall have power to borrow money for any of the purposes provided for in sections 247.230 to 247.670, and to issue bonds therefor. In such event the board of directors shall proceed substantiall…

247.560. General obligation bonds — tax levied before issue. — General obligation bonds, within the meaning of sections 247.230 to 247.670, shall be bonds issued within the limitations of indebtedness prescribed under Section 26 of Article VI of the Constitution of Missouri for p…

247.570. Special revenue obligation bonds — revenues pledged before issue. — Special revenue obligation bonds, within the meaning of sections 247.230 to 247.670, shall be bonds payable, both as to principal and interest, wholly and only out of the net income and revenues arising …

247.580. Bonds, when payable — interest, execution — denomination. — All general obligation bonds, issued under the provisions of sections 247.230 to 247.670 shall be payable serially, beginning not more than five years after date they bear, and the last installment thereof shall…

247.590. Issuance of current revenue bonds, when — execution. — During the period of time required to collect any tax or property within the district levied for general operating purposes the board may issue and sell current revenue bonds to bear interest at not to exceed six per…

247.600. Elections in district. — 1. Regular elections shall be held on municipal election days. 2. Returns of elections, except as herein otherwise provided, shall be made to the board of directors, shall be canvassed by said board, and the results spread upon the records of the…

247.620. Petition for dissolution of district, contents, where filed — submission of question. — Whenever a petition signed by not less than one hundred voters in any district organized under the provisions of sections 247.230 to 247.670 shall have been filed with the circuit cou…

247.630. Election on question of dissolution — effect — procedure if question approved. — 1. If the court shall find that it is to the best interest of the inhabitants of said district that such district be dissolved, it shall make an order reciting the same and providing for the…

247.640. Effect of dissolution — appointment of trustee. — No dissolution of such district shall invalidate or affect any right accruing to the district, or to any person, or invalidate or affect any contract or indebtedness entered into or imposed upon the district or person; an…

247.650. Defective notice, when given. — In any and every case where a notice is provided for in sections 247.230 to 247.670, if the court finds for any reason that due notice was not given, the court shall not thereby lose jurisdiction, and the court shall in that case order due…

247.660. Cases involving validity of organization, when heard. — All cases in which there may arise a question of the validity of the organization of a district, or a question of the validity of any proceeding under sections 247.230 to 247.670, shall be advanced on the docket as …

247.670. Sale of water outside district prohibited. — No metropolitan water supply district created under sections 247.230 to 247.670 shall sell water directly or indirectly to any area nor municipality or political subdivision not included in the legally constituted boundaries o…