Effective - 28 Aug 1939
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 term of years, for the purpose of maintaining wharf boats thereat for the accommodation of steamboats and merchants and others in the reception and discharge of freights; provided, that no part of any wharf or landing shall be so leased for the use of any particular owner of any boat or boats, or association of owners of boats, if such lease shall give to such owner or association of owners a monopoly of said portion of such wharf or landing, or work a serious injury or inconvenience to other owners of boats landing at such wharf or landing.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15309)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 14221; 1919 § 5562; 1909 § 6505
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XIV - Roads and Waterways
Chapter 237 - Barges, Ferries and Wharves
Section 237.010 - Ferry not to be kept without license.
Section 237.020 - Application for license.
Section 237.030 - Tax on license.
Section 237.040 - License issued, when.
Section 237.050 - Bond required.
Section 237.060 - Licenses granted by clerks in vacation.
Section 237.070 - Continuation of licenses.
Section 237.080 - License granted without tax, when.
Section 237.090 - License may be revoked.
Section 237.100 - Keeping ferry without license, penalty.
Section 237.110 - Liable to action for damages.
Section 237.120 - Ferriage — rates fixed by county commission.
Section 237.130 - Ferriage, when tendered.
Section 237.140 - Rates posted.
Section 237.150 - Failure to post rates, penalty.
Section 237.160 - Good boats and sufficient hands to be kept.
Section 237.170 - Penalty for neglect.
Section 237.180 - Number of licenses not limited.
Section 237.190 - Exclusive privilege granted, when.
Section 237.210 - Cities may lease wharf.
Section 237.220 - Suit on bond.