Effective - 28 Aug 1945
138.240. Quorums — hearings — decisions. — 1. The commissioners appointed under sections 138.190 to 138.490 shall, within ten days after their appointment, meet at their offices in Jefferson City and enter upon the duties of their office.
2. A majority of such commission shall, at all times, constitute a quorum to transact business, and any vacancy shall not impair the right of the remaining commissioners to exercise all the powers of the commission so long as a majority remains.
3. Any investigation, inquiry or hearing which this commission is authorized to hold or undertake may be held or undertaken by or before any one member of the commission.
4. All investigations, inquiries, hearings and decisions of a commissioner, and every order made by a commissioner, when approved and confirmed by a quorum of the commission, if so shown on its record of proceedings, shall be deemed to be the order of the commission.
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(RSMo 1939 § 11016, A.L. 1945 p. 1805 § 12)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9827; 1919 § 12836
(1961) Where one member of the tax commission conducted a hearing on an appeal from the county board of equalization and the transcript of the evidence therein was not available for eleven days after the decision was rendered the commission could not possibly have complied with the provisions of section 536.080 and consequently its decision was invalid. T.J. Moss Tie Co. v. State Tax Comm. of Missouri (Mo.), 345 S.W.2d 191.
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title X - Taxation and Revenue
Chapter 138 - Equalization and Review of Tax Assessments
Section 138.010 - Membership of county board of equalization — annual meetings.
Section 138.030 - Oath of members — powers and duties.
Section 138.040 - Power to send for persons and papers — quorum.
Section 138.050 - Rules to be observed.
Section 138.070 - Assessment of property omitted from assessor's books — notice — hearings.
Section 138.080 - Adjustment of tax books.
Section 138.085 - County board of equalization, certain first and second class counties.
Section 138.090 - Meetings of board (first class counties).
Section 138.100 - Rules — hearings (first classification counties).
Section 138.110 - Complaints to be filed with state tax commission, when (first class counties).
Section 138.130 - Extension of taxes — delivery of books (first class counties).
Section 138.140 - Board of equalization — members — oath — compensation — vacancies, how filled.
Section 138.150 - Powers and duties — notice of increase.
Section 138.170 - Length and period of meetings — subpoena witnesses — hearings.
Section 138.180 - Appeal to board of equalization, how taken.
Section 138.190 - Creation of state tax commission — term of office.
Section 138.210 - Oath of office.
Section 138.220 - Bond — amount.
Section 138.230 - Compensation and expenses.
Section 138.240 - Quorums — hearings — decisions.
Section 138.250 - Location of office.
Section 138.260 - Secretary, appointment, duties — compensation, how set.
Section 138.280 - Employment of clerical help.
Section 138.290 - Agents, appointed, when — compensation, how provided.
Section 138.300 - Powers of agents.
Section 138.310 - Agent to conduct investigations — advisory recommendations.
Section 138.320 - Forms and instructions.
Section 138.330 - Seal for commission — attestation of records — evidence — custodian of seal.
Section 138.340 - Commission cannot fix rate of levy.
Section 138.350 - Public meetings — access to records — certification of documents.
Section 138.360 - Issuance of subpoenas — fees — costs.
Section 138.370 - Examination of witnesses and books.
Section 138.380 - Duties and powers of commission.
Section 138.390 - To classify and equalize property.
Section 138.400 - Certification of valuation changes — adjustments.
Section 138.415 - Official visits to counties.
Section 138.420 - Power of original assessment — notification — modification of decision.
Section 138.433 - Pleadings, when deemed filed.
Section 138.440 - Annual report — content — compensation for extra duties.
Section 138.450 - Annual meeting of assessors — expenses — warrant in payment.