Effective - 28 Aug 1978
235.030. Petition for organization, contents. — The organization of a district shall be initiated by a petition filed in the office of the clerk of the county commission in the county in which the real property in the proposed district is situated. The petition shall be signed by one hundred voters of the proposed district. The petition shall set forth the following:
(1) Proposed name of the street light maintenance district;
(2) An estimated number of the inhabitants;
(3) The assessed valuation of the taxable tangible property located in the district;
(4) The estimated annual cost of the operation of the district;
(5) A general description of the boundaries of the district or the territory to be included therein with such certainty as to enable a property owner to determine whether or not his property is within the district;
(6) The names of three voters who shall constitute the first board of directors of the district, one to hold office until the first biennial election, one until two years and one until four years after such election;
(7) Such other data and information as may be useful to the county commission in determining the necessity for the organization of the district.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 452 § 3, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XIV - Roads and Waterways
Chapter 235 - Street Light Maintenance Districts
Section 235.010 - Street light maintenance districts (first class counties).
Section 235.020 - Purpose of district — location.
Section 235.030 - Petition for organization, contents.
Section 235.040 - Petition may be amended — filing fee.
Section 235.050 - Notice to be published, when.
Section 235.060 - Protesting petition.
Section 235.080 - County commission findings and orders to be filed, where.
Section 235.090 - Board members to qualify, how — bonds.
Section 235.100 - Selection of officers — seal — duties of secretary.
Section 235.110 - Treasurer's bond — financial statement.
Section 235.120 - Attendance fee — expenses — power of removal.
Section 235.130 - Board meetings — quorum — vacancies, how filled.
Section 235.140 - Election of new board members, when.
Section 235.150 - Powers — authority and privileges of board.
Section 235.160 - Power of taxation.
Section 235.170 - Board to fix rate of taxation.
Section 235.175 - Increase of tax rate — election — form of ballot — maximum rate.
Section 235.180 - Board to certify rate of levy to county commission.
Section 235.190 - Taxes to be levied and collected as other taxes.
Section 235.200 - Property to be sold for delinquent taxes — manner.
Section 235.220 - Boundaries may be altered to exclude certain territory, how.
Section 235.230 - Property subject to taxation.
Section 235.240 - Annexation of district by municipality.
Section 235.250 - Dissolution of district, election for, when required — form of ballot.
Section 235.260 - Dissolution of district, when — procedure.
Section 235.270 - Appointment of trustee to liquidate district.