Effective - 28 Aug 1939
241.170. County commissions may cancel contracts, upon conditions. — In every case where persons have become the purchasers of swamp and overflowed lands in the several counties in this state, on credit, either in whole or in part, and shall, by death or otherwise, become unable to pay for the same, the county commission of such county, on the application of such purchaser, or, in case of death, of his or her legal representatives, is hereby authorized to cancel the contract, in whole or in part, upon these conditions: The said commission shall not, in any case, pay back any money or interest that has been paid upon said contract, nor rescind a contract for timbered land, when the timber or any portion of it has been removed since the sale of said land by said commission, without full indemnity being made therefor; and whenever any such sale is cancelled the county commission may resell said land as provided in section 241.160.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12770)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11146; 1919 § 7010; 1909 § 8013
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply
Chapter 241 - Swamplands, Islands and Abandoned Riverbeds
Section 241.010 - Reclamation of swamplands by counties.
Section 241.020 - Duty of governor and secretary of state as to lists and plats.
Section 241.030 - Secretary of state to act as swampland agent — his duties.
Section 241.040 - Governor to relinquish title to certain lands, when.
Section 241.050 - Duty of treasurer.
Section 241.060 - Expenses, how paid.
Section 241.070 - Compensation of persons appointed to designate lands.
Section 241.080 - Title to be conveyed by patents.
Section 241.090 - Preparation of patents.
Section 241.100 - Lands hereafter patented to be also conveyed.
Section 241.110 - County recorder to record patents.
Section 241.120 - Patents to be evidence of title.
Section 241.130 - Construction of this law.
Section 241.140 - County recorder to be lawful custodian.
Section 241.150 - Control over patented lands vested in county commissions.
Section 241.155 - County commission may employ counsel, when.
Section 241.160 - Sale of public lands by county commission — procedure.
Section 241.170 - County commissions may cancel contracts, upon conditions.
Section 241.180 - Cancellation of contract when process cannot be served, how.
Section 241.190 - Insufficient title cause for cancellation.
Section 241.200 - Power to cancel discretionary with commission.
Section 241.210 - Lands may be resold, when — conditions.
Section 241.220 - Issuance of patent, how.
Section 241.230 - Errors in description, how corrected.
Section 241.240 - Net proceeds of sales to county school fund.
Section 241.250 - Drainage and reclamation commissioners, appointment, duties.
Section 241.260 - County commissions may borrow money, how.
Section 241.270 - Landowners may protest, when — proceedings.
Section 241.290 - Abandoned riverbeds and islands granted counties for schools.
Section 241.300 - Future abandoned riverbeds and islands granted counties.
Section 241.309 - Counties may sell land, how — proceeds, how used.
Section 241.310 - Lands may be sold, how — disposition of proceeds.
Section 241.311 - Land to be auctioned to highest bidder.
Section 241.320 - Lands to be surveyed, how.
Section 241.330 - Limitation against counties.
Section 241.340 - County commission may employ surveyors and attorneys.