Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 235 - Street Light Maintenance Districts
Section 235.260 - Dissolution of district, when — procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978
235.260. Dissolution of district, when — procedure. — 1. If the commission 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 submission of the question to dissolve such district to a vote of the voters of the district. The question shall be submitted only at the time of the general election at which a board member is elected. Returns of the submission of the question certified to the commission.
2. If the commission finds that a majority of the voters voting thereon shall have voted in favor of the question to dissolve said district, the commission shall make a final order dissolving said district, and the order shall contain a proviso that said district shall continue in full force for the purpose of paying all outstanding and lawful obligations and disposing of property of the district; but no additional costs or obligations shall be created except such as are necessary to pay such costs, obligations and liabilities theretofore incurred or necessary to the winding up of the district.
3. If the commission shall find that a majority of the voters of the district voting thereon shall not have voted favorably on the question to dissolve such district, then the commission shall make a final order declaring such result dismissing the petition praying for the dissolution of said district; and the district shall continue to operate in the same manner as though said petition asking for such dissolution had not been filed.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 452 § 26, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
*Word "and" appears here in original rolls.

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

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 235.070 - County commission to declare district organized — election to ratify organization — board of directors, how selected.

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 235.210 - Boundaries of district may be altered to include new territory — annexation, procedure.

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.