Title XIV, ROADS AND WATERWAYS

237.070. Continuation of licenses. — Such licenses shall continue until the end of the next term of the county commission; and the tax shall be assessed in proportion to the time for which the license is granted, and in all other respects the clerk and collector shall proceed as …

237.080. License granted without tax, when. — If any county commission believe that any ferry in the county is so little used as not to justify the payment of license, they may, in their discretion, give to the keeper of such ferry a license without the payment of any tax; and su…

237.090. License may be revoked. — If any ferryman fail to perform his duties, the county commission may, at any time, revoke his license. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 15304) Prior revisions: 1929 § 14216; 1919 § 5550; 1909 § 6493

237.100. Keeping ferry without license, penalty. — If any person demand or receive pay for services as ferryman, without a license, he shall forfeit to the county twenty dollars for every day he shall keep such ferry, or be imprisoned not less than ten nor more than thirty days, …

237.110. Liable to action for damages. — Such persons shall be liable to a civil action for all damages that may accrue to the person licensed to keep such ferry. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 15300) Prior revisions: 1929 § 14212; 1919 § 5546; 1909 § 6489

237.120. Ferriage — rates fixed by county commission. — The county commission shall fix the rate of ferriage at each ferry, and may at any time alter the same, having regard to the breadth and situation of the stream and publicity of the ferry. No change in the rates of ferriage …

237.130. Ferriage, when tendered. — No ferryman shall be compelled to do any act, as such, before payment or tender of his fee be made, according to the rates of ferriage. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 15296) Prior revisions: 1929 § 14208; 1919 § 5542; 1909 § 6485

237.140. Rates posted. — Every ferryman shall keep a list of the legal rates of ferriage, printed, or written in a legible hand, constantly posted up at some public place at the ferry or ferryhouse. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 15297) Prior revisions: 1929 § 14209; 1919 § 5543; 1909 §…

237.150. Failure to post rates, penalty. — If any ferryman fail to comply with the provisions of section 237.140, he shall, for every such offense, forfeit four dollars to the county. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 15298) Prior revisions: 1929 § 14210; 1919 § 5544; 1909 § 6487

237.160. Good boats and sufficient hands to be kept. — Every ferryman shall keep at his ferry a good boat or boats, in good repair, suitable to the water, and sufficient hands to attend on all occasions. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 15294) Prior revisions: 1929 § 14206; 1919 § 5540; 1…

237.170. Penalty for neglect. — Every ferryman failing to give such due attention shall, for every offense, forfeit five dollars, and for failure to keep such boat in good repair, shall forfeit thirty dollars to the county where the ferry is situated; and he shall be liable for a…

237.180. Number of licenses not limited. — The county commission of the proper county may grant, or not, at their discretion, ferry license for a ferry or ferries on the same side of the river, and in the same county, within any distance of any ferry that shall then be already li…

237.190. Exclusive privilege granted, when. — County commissions may grant to the owner or owners of lands, on both sides of a river, in any county in this state, the exclusive privilege of keeping a ferry thereat. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 15307) Prior revisions: 1929 § 14219; 191…

237.210. Cities may lease wharf. — Any city, town or other municipal corporation may, for a just compensation, in its discretion, lease to any owner or association of owners of any steamboat, or boats, or vessels, any portion of the wharf or landing of such city or town, for a te…

237.220. Suit on bond. — Upon the failure of any ferryman to perform any duty herein required, the attorney general or prosecuting attorney for the county shall commence and prosecute an action on the bond given by the ferryman, and the recovery of any penalty shall be no bar to …

237.230. Penalties, how recovered. — All penalties imposed by this chapter may be recovered before any court having jurisdiction, in the name of the county. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 15301) Prior revisions: 1929 § 14213; 1919 § 5547; 1909 § 6490

237.240. Limitation. — Every offense under this chapter shall be prosecuted within one year. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 15303) Prior revisions: 1929 § 14215; 1919 § 5549; 1909 § 6492

237.400. Interstate compact for barge traffic development on the Missouri River with Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska. — Within sixty days of September 28, 1983, the governor shall act to enter into a compact with the states of Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska to read substantially as f…

238.010. Compact between Missouri and Kansas — powers and duties of authority. — Within sixty days after October 13, 1965, the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate shall appoint three commissioners to enter into a compact on behalf of the state of Missouri wi…

238.020. Compact, when binding, where filed. — The compact when signed by the signatories of each state as herein provided shall become binding upon the state of Missouri and shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state of Missouri. ­­-------- (L. 1965 p. 376 § 2)

238.030. Authority may apply for approval of Congress. — The authority shall have power to apply to the Congress of the United States for its consent and approval of the compact; but in the absence of such consent of congress and until the same shall have been secured, the compac…

238.040. Tax status of property and securities of authority. — All property, real and personal, owned or held by the Kansas City area transportation authority, and all interest income derived from any notes, bonds or other instruments in writing issued by said authority, shall po…

238.050. Securities of authority recognized as lawful investments. — Any notes, bonds or other instruments in writing issued by the Kansas City area transportation authority pursuant to the provisions of the aforesaid compact are hereby recognized to be securities in which all st…

238.060. Commissioners, appointment, terms. — 1. There shall be five commissioners of the Kansas City area transportation authority appointed from within the district established by the compact between the states of Missouri and Kansas. One commissioner each shall be appointed fr…

238.070. Qualifications of commissioners. — All commissioners so appointed shall be qualified voters of the state of Missouri and shall reside within the district established by the compact and within the county or city from which appointed. No commissioner shall have a direct or…

238.080. Compensation and expenses of commissioners. — The compensation of the commissioners to be paid by the authority shall be determined by the commissioners, provided that the compensation of each commissioner shall not exceed the sum of one thousand two hundred dollars per …

238.090. Powers and duties of commissioners. — The commissioners shall have the powers and duties and be subject to the limitations provided for in the compact entered into between the two states and, together with five commissioners from the state of Kansas, shall form the "Kans…

238.100. Additional powers and duties of commissioners. — In further effectuation of that certain compact between the states of Missouri and Kansas heretofore made and entered into on December 28, 1965, the Kansas City area transportation authority of the Kansas City area transpo…

238.200. Citation of law. — Sections 238.200 to 238.275 shall be known as the "Missouri Transportation Development District Act". ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 35) Effective 5-30-90

238.202. Definitions. — 1. As used in sections 238.200 to 238.275, the following terms mean: (1) "Board", the board of directors of a district; (2) "Commission", the Missouri highways and transportation commission; (3) "District", a transportation development district organized u…

238.205. Purpose of district — district to be political subdivision. — 1. A district may be created to fund, promote, plan, design, construct, improve, maintain, and operate one or more projects or to assist in such activity. 2. A district is a political subdivision of the state.…

238.207. Creation of district, procedures — district to be contiguous, size requirements — petition, contents — alternative method. — 1. Whenever the creation of a district is desired, not less than fifty registered voters from each county partially or totally within the proposed…

238.208. Annexation of property adjacent to a transportation district, procedure — removal of property, procedure. — 1. The owners of property adjacent to a transportation district formed under the Missouri transportation development district act may petition the court by unanimo…

238.210. Hearing, how conducted — opposition to district, how filed — appeals, how. — 1. Within thirty days after the petition is filed, the circuit court clerk shall serve a copy of the petition on the respondents who shall have thirty days after receipt of service to file an an…

238.215. Election, when — ballot, form of — results. — 1. If the circuit court certifies the petition for voter approval, it shall call an election pursuant to section 238.216. 2. At such election for voter approval of the qualified voters, the questions shall be submitted in sub…

238.216. Election procedure, duties of court — application for ballot, contents — mail-in elections, affidavit form, procedure — unanimous verified petition submitted, when — results entered, how. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in section 238.220 with respect to the election o…

238.217. Costs of petition process, how paid. — The costs of filing and defending the petition and all publication and incidental costs incurred in obtaining circuit court certification of the petition for voter approval shall be paid by the petitioners. If a district is organize…

238.220. Directors, election of, how, qualifications — advisors, appointed when, duties. — 1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section 238.216, if any persons eligible to be registered voters reside within the district the following procedures shall be follow…

238.225. Projects, submission of plans to commission, approval — submission to local transportation authority, when — exemption. — 1. Before construction or funding of any project the district shall submit the proposed project to the commission for its prior approval. If the comm…

238.227. Funding mechanisms authorized — deposits with commission or authority, purpose. — 1. A district may use any one or more of the taxes or other funding methods specifically authorized by sections 238.200 to 238.275 to fund a project. 2. At any time during the existence of …

238.230. Special assessments, vote required — election, ballot form — petition form — effect of failure of question. — 1. If approved by: (1) A majority of the qualified voters voting on the question in the district; or (2) The owners of record of all of the real property located…

238.232. Property tax, vote required — election, ballot form — collection of tax. — 1. If approved by at least four-sevenths of the qualified voters voting on the question in the district, the district may impose a property tax in an amount not to exceed the annual rate of ten ce…

238.233. Collection of revenues. — 1. The county collector of each county in which the district is located shall collect the real property taxes and special assessments made upon all real property within that county and district, in the same manner as other real property taxes ar…

238.235. Sales tax, certain districts, exemptions from tax — election, ballot form — procedures for collection, distribution, use — repeal of tax — not considered economic activity tax. — 1. (1) Any transportation development district may by resolution impose a transportation dev…

238.236. Sales tax for transportation development district on all retail sales authorized — ballot form, content — rate of tax collection — fund created, lapse to general revenue prohibited — distribution — procedure to repeal tax. — 1. This section shall not apply to any tax lev…

238.237. Toll roads, allowed when — election, ballot form. — 1. If approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question in the district, the district may charge and collect tolls or fees for the use of a project. The board may charge a lower toll rate or fee than…