Effective - 28 Aug 1990
233.200. Commissioners of special road district may issue bonds — election required — limitations — form of ballot. — 1. The commissioners of such districts so incorporated shall have power to issue road and bridge bonds for and on behalf of their respective districts, payable out of funds derived from taxation of all property taxable therein to an amount including existing indebtedness payable out of funds so derived not exceeding five percent of the assessed valuation of such property to be ascertained by the assessment next before the last assessment for state and county purposes. Such bonds to be issued in denominations of one hundred dollars, or some multiple thereof, to bear interest at not exceeding the rate per annum permitted by law, and to become due in not exceeding twenty years after the date of such bonds. Whenever the board of commissioners of any such road district propose to issue such bonds, they shall submit the question to the voters in the district.
2. The notice of election shall state the amount of bonds to be issued.
3. The result of the submission of the question shall be entered upon the records of the district. If it shall appear that the constitutionally required percentage of the voters voting on the question shall have voted in favor of the issue of the bonds, the commissioners shall order and direct the execution of the bonds for and on behalf of such district and provide for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable property in the district sufficient to provide for the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds so authorized as they respectively become due.
4. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:
Shall the ______ special road district of ______ County issue road and bridge bonds in the amount of ______ dollars?
5. The board of commissioners shall not sell the bonds for less than ninety-five percent of the par value thereof, and the proceeds shall be paid over to the county treasurer, and disbursed on warrants drawn by the president or vice president of the board of commissioners and attested by the secretary. The proceeds of the sale of such bonds shall be used for the purpose only of paying the cost of holding such election, and constructing, repairing and maintaining bridges and culverts within the district, and working, repairing, maintaining and dragging public roads within the district.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8717, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1621)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8068; 1919 § 10840
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XIV - Roads and Waterways
Chapter 233 - Incorporated Road Districts
Section 233.015 - Adoption of special road district law — election.
Section 233.025 - Powers of special road districts.
Section 233.030 - General road law — exceptions.
Section 233.035 - Duty of county clerk after adoption.
Section 233.050 - Board of commissioners of special road district to organize.
Section 233.055 - Treasurer of board.
Section 233.060 - Compensation of board.
Section 233.065 - Board to meet monthly — proceedings.
Section 233.075 - Powers of board.
Section 233.080 - Board to make and file plat of roads.
Section 233.085 - Tools, machinery, delivered to board.
Section 233.090 - Board may sell property of district.
Section 233.095 - Expenditures on municipal streets within district — amounts — conditions.
Section 233.100 - May repair, grade, gravel, pave or macadamize any road in district.
Section 233.103 - No limit on amounts spent within cities (Clay and Platte counties).
Section 233.110 - Board may plant shade trees — erect signboards.
Section 233.115 - Board may build bridges.
Section 233.120 - Disposition of proceeds from certain city licenses.
Section 233.125 - Disposition of proceeds from certain county licenses.
Section 233.135 - Issuance of check warrants.
Section 233.140 - Check warrant shall bear interest if not paid when presented for payment.
Section 233.145 - Records of board.
Section 233.150 - Annual report of receipts and disbursements.
Section 233.160 - Dissolution of special road district — procedure.
Section 233.165 - Dissolved district — tax levy to pay indebtedness.
Section 233.170 - County commissions may form districts.
Section 233.175 - Petitions — notice — remonstrances, order of county commission.
Section 233.177 - Election to establish road district, procedure — ballot language.
Section 233.180 - Commissioners of the special road district, how selected.
Section 233.185 - Commissioners of special road district shall organize — when — how.
Section 233.205 - Petitions for road improvement — proceedings.
Section 233.210 - Protests and objections considered by commission — order of commission.
Section 233.215 - Special tax — how apportioned.
Section 233.220 - Tracts of land regarded within same distance as major portion.
Section 233.225 - Special tax payable in one installment — special tax bills.
Section 233.230 - Special tax may be paid in installments — interest — special assessments.
Section 233.235 - Special tax bills — issuance — form — collection.
Section 233.240 - Suits to foreclose liens of special tax bills.
Section 233.245 - Owner of land may elect to pay in one installment.
Section 233.250 - Special assessment bonds to be issued.
Section 233.255 - Sale of bonds — payment — application of proceeds of bonds and special tax bills.
Section 233.260 - Cost of improvements — estimate.
Section 233.265 - Partial payments of special tax bills — correction of errors.
Section 233.270 - Contracts for improvement.
Section 233.275 - Title to lands — how considered.
Section 233.280 - Compensation of collector, county clerk and commissioners of road districts.
Section 233.285 - Law not to affect road districts incorporated prior to effective date.
Section 233.300 - Contracts not affected by disincorporation.
Section 233.305 - Appointment of trustee.
Section 233.310 - Trustee, duties of.
Section 233.315 - Final settlement of trustee.
Section 233.317 - Expansion or extension of a road district, procedure — ballot language.
Section 233.320 - Special road districts — organized how — by whom.
Section 233.325 - Petitions — notice — remonstrances — order of county commission.
Section 233.335 - Commissioners of special road district shall organize — when — how.
Section 233.350 - Petitions for road improvement — proceedings.
Section 233.360 - Special tax — how apportioned.
Section 233.365 - Tracts of land regarded within same distance as major portion.
Section 233.370 - Special tax payable in one installment — special tax bills.
Section 233.375 - Special tax payable in installments — interest — special assessments.
Section 233.380 - Special tax bills — issuance — form — collection.
Section 233.385 - Suits to foreclose liens of special tax bills.
Section 233.390 - Special assessment bonds to be issued.
Section 233.395 - Sale of bonds — payment — application of proceeds of bonds and special tax bills.
Section 233.400 - Partial payments of special tax bills — correction of errors.
Section 233.405 - Contracts for improvements.
Section 233.410 - Title of lands — how considered.
Section 233.415 - State roads — cost of improving and upkeep — how paid.
Section 233.425 - Dissolution of road district — petition — notice.
Section 233.430 - Contracts not affected by disincorporation.
Section 233.435 - Appointment of trustee.
Section 233.440 - Trustee, duties of.
Section 233.445 - Final settlement of trustee.
Section 233.460 - Form of ballot.
Section 233.465 - Bonds to be sold, when — how.
Section 233.470 - Certain sections not to apply, when.
Section 233.500 - Establishment authorized — boundaries of subdistrict.
Section 233.505 - Commissioners, appointment of, terms — requirements — vacancies.
Section 233.507 - Officers, election of, duties — meetings, conduct of.